Archives: IoT

During MINExpo 2024, IM Editorial Director Paul Moore sat down with Mike Gordon, Emerson Strategic Business Unit Director – Knife Gate Valves to discuss the uniquely broad role Emerson plays in today’s mineral processing industry. Emerson is one of the few companies in the mineral processing arena that starts all the way back at the[…]

Micromine has announced its 2025 Release and a brand-new product specifically for underground metals in an update that, it says, brings exciting new features and enhancements to all Micromine products, empowering users with cutting-edge tools to streamline workflows, ensure data consistency and boost overall efficiency. Andrew Birch, Micromine’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “Our commitment to[…]

At MINExpo 2024, IM Editorial Director Paul Moore met with Ren Hua, General Manager of XCMG’s Global Mining Machinery Business Division. XCMG is today China’s leading mining equipment supplier and a growing force in mining globally. They discussed a range of topics including the rise of wide body trucks and XCMG’s unique breadth of product[…]

“A green mining industry is not science fiction”, industrial technology giant ABB said earlier this year, pointing to the role it’s been playing in electrifying and automating energy-intensive mining processes for more than a century. Today’s technology presents even more actionable net zero emission pathways, according to ABB Process Industries Division President, Joachim Braun. Speaking[…]

KSB GIW Inc, a leader in the design, manufacture, and application of heavy-duty centrifugal slurry pumps, has announced its successful acquisition of a significant stake of shares in AIMS/PIP360, an electronics designer and specialist in ultrasonic sensors and analysis. This strategic move marks a significant milestone in the ongoing partnership between the companies, which have[…]

With an investment of more than US$48 million, BHP has significantly modernised its operations centre in Santiago, originally inaugurated in 2018, it says putting the company at the forefront of integrated remote operations centres in the region. Today, the operations of BHP Copper Advanced Services (CAS) began, a new company whose integrated operations centre will[…]

Duncan Bradford (pictured) says Saudi Arabia’s flagship digital gold mine won’t maintain its new title for long, with the early success of a technology blueprint and partnership at Mansourah Massarah creating a template for Ma’aden’s next major gold project in the Kingdom. An experienced Australian mining leader who has been executive vice president of Ma’aden’s[…]

Autonomy in mining fleets is not restricted to the large truck OEM-led systems from Caterpillar, Komatsu, Hitachi and others. ASI Mining, recently fully acquired by Epiroc, has been on its own OEM-agnostic AHS journey at Roy Hill for some years now, while a raft of other technology providers have also been very active, including Pronto,[…]

GeoMoby says its real-time, location-based communication system is keeping workers safe and improving operational efficiencies at FMR Investments Pty Ltd’s Gordon Sirdar underground gold mine, near Coolgardie, Western Australia. GeoMoby technology for underground mining communications is regarded as the most reliable in the world right now – in the underground mining sector – and uses[…]

Nokia’s research arm, Nokia Bell Labs, and Vale, the Brazil-based global mining company, have announced that they are signing a research agreement to implement a cognitive monitoring network service, enabling performance, reliability and safety enhancement of mining operations. The agreement builds on the already existing long-standing relationship at Vale’s autonomous iron-ore mine in Carajás, Brazil.[…]