Safer marine diamond mining as Orange Business Services & De Beers co-innovate geofencing solution
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Safer marine diamond mining as Orange Business Services & De Beers co-innovate geofencing solution
September 1, 2020

Orange Business Services, a network-native digital services company, and De Beers Marine South Africa, a division of De Beers – the world’s leading diamond company, have jointly installed and tested a customised IoT solution to provide geofencing to maintain safe working distances for crew around the heavy machinery involved in marine diamond mining operations. The[…]

The Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management is launched
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The Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management is launched
August 5, 2020

The Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (the Standard) launched today, establishes the first global standard on tailings management that can be applied to existing and future tailings facilities, wherever they are and whoever operates them. Strengthening current practices in the mining industry by integrating social, environmental, local economic and technical considerations, the Standard covers[…]

Allseas buys deepwater drill ship to adapt for polymetallic nodule mining with partner DeepGreen Metals
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Allseas buys deepwater drill ship to adapt for polymetallic nodule mining with partner DeepGreen Metals
March 2, 2020

Allseas has acquired the former ultra-deepwater drill ship “Vitoria 10000” for conversion to a polymetallic nodule collection vessel. She is 228 m long, 42 m wide, and can accommodate 200 people. In partnership with DeepGreen Metals Inc, Allseas is developing a deep-sea mineral collection system to responsibly recover polymetallic nodules from the ocean floor and[…]