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TALPA Solutions, a leading IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things), analytics and intelligence solution provider for heavy industry, has raised €15 million in Series B funding led by Bosch Ventures and MIG Capital. The round included participation from new investors Hannover Digital Investments (corporate venture capital investor of HDI Group) and Prospect Mining Studio/newlab Ventures, as[…]

South Africa’s Murray & Roberts, through its wholly owned subsidiary Murray & Roberts United Kingdom Ltd (MRUK), has agreed to sell its 65% shareholding in Insig Technologies Pty Ltd to the AvidSys Group (AVID). Insig is a Perth based Australian mining technology company, focused on developing mine automation services, providing sensor, software, and autonomous solutions by using equipment and personnel[…]

Following a successful implementation at its Loulo-Gounkoto underground complex in Mali, West Africa, mining giant Barrick Gold Corporation is adopting Sandvik’s Remote Monitoring Service (RMS) for its entire global underground fleet of more than 200 connected Sandvik trucks, loaders and drills. RMS rollout has started at Barrick sites in Canada, Central Africa, West Africa and[…]

Many global mining industries heavily rely on large quantities of electricity for their business to function. In a recent article, Pedro Da Silva, Business Development Manager Mining, Minerals & Metals at Schneider Electric argues that with mining houses finding themselves under obligation to adhere to new strict legislation, leaders must look towards utilising alternative energy solutions[…]

Orica has unveiled its new range of 4D™ bulk explosives for the underground market at AusIMM’s Underground Operators Conference in Brisbane, Australia. Designed for production and development applications, the Subtek™ 4D™ range “enables underground operators to gain unprecedented control of energy through a single explosive solution that drives best practice mining outcomes and sustainable blasting practices.”[…]

STRACON Group, the leading mining services group focused on North and South America, majority owned by global asset manager Ashmore Group, has announced that it has acquired OMT SpA, a Chilean engineering and technology company specialised in the implementation of communication technologies for the mining sector. The acquisition further strengthens STRACON’s digital technology capabilities and,[…]

Bentley Systems, Incorporated has entered into a non-exclusive commercial agreement with Worldsensing to, Bentley says, strategically accelerate the adoption of Infrastructure IoT and further unlock value for infrastructure designers, constructors and owner-operators in their use of infrastructure digital twins. The transaction will see Worldsensing acquire the sensemetrics Thread connectivity business to expand its portfolio offering.[…]

Leading mining firms worldwide recognise the value of predictive fatigue management technology in protecting workers and improving productivity. Fatigue Science, a pioneer and leader in predictive fatigue management technology, has now announced that its Readi platform has been adopted by 20 mine sites worldwide. It says this significant milestone demonstrates the growing trend in the[…]

Weir Motion Metrics recently cut the ribbon on a new state-of-the-art facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, that, the company says, will allow the business to better serve customers and provide employees with an innovative workspace for collaboration and development. On March 13, Weir Motion Metrics opened the site, which is a combined manufacturing, R&D and[…]

At the request of Udokan Copper, MegaFon has designed and built an industrial wireless LTE (pLTE, Private LTE) network of six base stations and set up redundant communication channels at the Udokan Mining and Metallurgical Plant (MMP). The infrastructure provides coverage across the whole site with both 4G and Private LTE, according to the company.[…]