Archives: Mine operation news

BQE Water, a leader in the treatment and management of mine impacted waters, has entered into a contract with the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources of the Yukon Government to provide expertise and support with water management at Minto mine, in central Yukon and on settlement land of the Selkirk First Nation. Under the[…]

WesTrac and its subsidiary Hushpak have delivered what they say is as an innovative sound suppression solution to The Bloomfield Group that has reduced the noise output of 19 Cat 793F mining trucks. Managing the sound output from heavy machinery can be a challenging task on mine sites, but this is starting to become easier[…]

Boliden’s Garpenberg zinc operation in Sweden has taken delivery of Sandvik’s first Toro™ LH518iB with AutoMine® as part of a 12-month collaborative trial of the new automation-ready 18-tonne battery-electric loader. Considered one of the most modern mining operations, Garpenberg is the world’s most productive underground zinc mine and Sweden’s oldest mining area still in operation.[…]

Barminco says it is further extending its relationship with Regis Resources Ltd, securing a A$70 million ($45 million), six-month extension at the gold miner’s Rosemont and Garden Well operations in Western Australia. With both gold mines in close proximity, it allows Barminco to continue to be agile with resourcing and equipment to provide comprehensive underground[…]

Boliden has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply two Leopard™ DI650i down-the-hole (DTH) drill rigs and AutoMine® Surface Drilling systems, enabling fully autonomous surface drilling at its Kevitsa multi-metal mine in northern Finland, the OEM says. The order also includes a five-year parts and services agreement and My Sandvik Onsite analytics for process[…]

Close to three-and-a-half years after commencing autonomous haulage operations at its Maules Creek coal operation in New South Wales, Australia, Whitehaven Coal is set to soon decide on whether to adopt the automated haulage system (AHS) or discontinue its pilot program, the company said in its just released FY2023 results. Back in July 2018, Hitachi[…]

MMG Rosebery says it has become the first mine in Australia to introduce fatigue detection technology in its underground operations, installing the HxGN MineProtect Operator Alertness System across the site in Tasmania. The system, from Hexagon’s Mining division, has for the first time been installed in underground vehicles to detect fatigue and distraction in real[…]

Rio Tinto’s Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada will build the largest solar power plant across Canada’s territories, featuring over 6,600 solar panels that will generate approximately 4,200 MWh/y of carbon-free electricity for the mine. The solar power plant will provide up to 25% of Diavik’s electricity during closure work that will[…]

Rajant Corporation, the pioneer of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, and STRACONTech, a Kinetic Mesh Partner in Lima, Peru, say they have increased bandwidth and improved networking coverage at the Constancia mine in Peru, a project owned by Hudbay Minerals. After reviewing options, the mine selected to invest in Rajant’s solution for mobility, which allows an[…]

The Tuckabianna hybrid power facility – the first of four new hybrid power stations being developed for Westgold Resources – has commenced operations, in Western Australia; a major milestone for the gold miner and its Clean Energy Transition initiative. The four facilities – at Tuckabianna, Bluebird, Fortnum and Big Bell – are expected to provide[…]