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Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, has announced the release of SLOPE3D, an advanced slope stability analysis tool that, it says, empowers geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists to design safer slopes. Building on the capabilities of GeoStudio’s trusted 2D SLOPE/W product, SLOPE3D is an intuitive limit equilibrium solution for analysing rock and soil slopes in mining[…]

ASX-listed DXN Ltd has signed a A$1 million contract with Anglo American for fabrication and supply of a modular data centre – specifically the deal is with Anglo Coal (Capcoal Management) Pty Ltd as the data centre will be deployed at the Capcoal mining complex near Middlemount, in Central Queensland’s Bowen Basin which produces quality hard coking[…]

Sandvik has signed and completed the acquisition of MCB Services and Minerals, a seller of mining software and services and exclusive reseller partner to Deswik in Brazil. MCB, which had revenues of SEK 60 million in 2022, will be reported in Digital Mining Technologies, a division within business area Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions (SMR).[…]

CR, the global provider of productivity solutions to the mining industry, will now operate as CR Powered by Epiroc. The brand evolution comes after the company’s February 2023 acquisition by Epiroc, the Sweden-based innovative mining and construction equipment OEM. CR Powered by Epiroc engineers advanced mining products and digital solutions for surface and underground mines,[…]

Epiroc says it has completed its acquisition of AARD Mining Equipment, the South African mining equipment manufacturer. AARD, based in Chamdor near Johannesburg, South Africa, designs, manufactures, services and supports a wide range of mining equipment, specialising in low-profile underground machines for mines with low mining heights. The high-quality products include drill rigs, bolters, loaders,[…]

Canadian Critical Minerals Inc has entered into an ore characterisation and sorting trial with MineSense Technologies Ltd for mineralised material currently stockpiled at its Bull River Mine (BRM) copper-gold-silver project near Cranbrook, BC. MineSense’s ShovelSense® system utilises X-Ray fluorescence based sensing technology that is mounted directly to digging equipment such as front-end loaders and shovels to[…]

Chile-based global explosives and blasting major Enaex says its UG-iTruck®, which can perform 100% remote, robotic and autonomous explosives loading for tunnel development operations in underground mining, has now arrived at copper giant Codelco’s El Teniente operation, the world’s largest underground copper mine. Enaex stated: “By creating stronger bonds with Codelco, we have taken a step[…]

GroundProbe has opened the doors of its second manufacturing and assembly facility in Tucson, Arizona. The opening marks an important milestone in GroundProbe’s growth and signifies the company’s continued commitment to customers across the Americas. It comes just five months after announcing their plans to build the facility at last year’s Slope Stability Symposium in[…]

Established leader in mining and exploration technology, Micromine, has announced the addition of reserving functionality to its best-in-class soft-rock mine scheduling and haulage modelling software, Micromine Spry. The company states: “Accurate coal reserve estimates are essential for maximising production, ensuring longevity, and achieving profitability in coal mining operations. Although, constantly updating estimates for scheduling is[…]

RPMGlobal has released the newest addition to its growing suite of solutions to tackle decarbonisation and pollution with EnviroDataVault (EDV). EDV is a unique SaaS (Software as a Service) solution that builds on the 2022 acquisition of Splashback. It is used to capture, store, manage and share environmental data in mining. EnviroDataVault provides mining organisations[…]