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CRCMining’s Oscillating Disc Cutter (ODC) has been successfully trialled by Joy Global with, the organisation says, “outstanding results. A step-change technology for cutting very hard rock with lightweight equipment, ODC could potentially replace batch drill and blast processes with dynamic continuous rock cutting.” The ODC technology employs a new method for cutting hard rock using[…]

Supplier of washing plants and systems for mined materials, CDE Global, has recently announced an official alliance with the world’s largest manufacturer of organic coagulants and synthetic flocculants, SNF (UK) Ltd. CDE said that the partnership will ultimately allow it “to continue to provide customers with an unrivalled level of aftersales service for those who deal[…]

AccTech Systems will be showcasing AccTech Advanced Analytics (A3) for Sage ERP at Africa Mining Indaba 2014, which is being held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from February 3 to 6, 2014. AccTech Systems CEO Tertius Zitzke says AccTech Advanced Analytics (A3) allows a business to build a dynamic data warehouse for Sage ERP[…]

There has been a lot of speculation in the market since Caterpillar acquired Bucyrus on where further consolidation in the industry could come from, particularly with regard to any move into underground mining by Komatsu Ltd. This question has now been answered, with the announcement by Komatsu and GE Mining, a division of GE Transportation,[…]

Wenco International Mining Systems has been contracted to supply the Wenco Fleet Management System at the Roy Hill Iron Ore Project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The Roy Hill project has a defined mineralisation of more than 2.4 billion tonnes of +55% Fe iron ore and an estimated mine life of 20 years. Roy Hill[…]

Motion Metrics has established a partnership with Vandrico Solutions Inc to develop smartglass applications for mining. “Technology analysts are predicting 2014 will be the year of the wearable device – primarily watches and glasses, although there are already smart rings and gloves coming into the market too. But most of those devices – and the apps developed[…]

MICROMINE is to showcase its exploration and mining software solutions and services at Mining Indaba, being held from February 3-6, 2013 in Cape Town. Specifically, technical staff will demonstrate the sophisticated Implicit Modelling functionality available within MICROMINE’s namesake exploration and mine design solution, Micromine. MICROMINE Sales Executive, Craig Peek, explains: “Mining Indaba is Africa’s largest industry event, and provides the perfect[…]

The new AXIS Q60-S PTZ Dome Network Cameras in nitrogen-pressurised stainless steel casings are described as “ideal for surveillance and remote monitoring applications” in mining environments, as the rust-free cameras can resist the corrosion withstand high-pressure steam cleaning. Pressurised nitrogen prevents internal condensation. Axis Communications, a leader in network video, launched three outdoor-ready, marine-grade stainless steel[…]

Allied Nevada Gold has reported that it has completed the second phase of its ongoing metallurgical test program for onsite oxidation and processing of sulphide concentrates at the Hycroft mine. The encouraging results from the first and second phases of testing, including preliminary capital and operating cost evaluations, have led the mine to initiate a[…]

Mining software and technology group RungePincockMinarco (RPM), says it has reaffirmed its strong focus on one of the largest global mining markets by launching the latest addition to its multi-lingual websites in Chinese. The new Chinese website brings RPM’s language sites up to five in total. It joins the English, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian websites. “We’ve[…]