Archives: Mine shafts and equipment

Murray & Roberts’ Cementation Americas business has confirmed two new mining contracts with Rio Tinto and BHP. Cementation USA secured the Underground Characterisation Development and Infrastructure project in Utah for Rio Tinto’s Kennecott copper operations (open pit, pictured). The value of this agreement is circa-$70 million, with the initial scope including lateral development and associated[…]

Global geospatial mapping specialist, GeoSLAM, has expanded its mining offering, building on its reputation in the sector to provide advanced underground mining solutions for production progress mapping, convergence analysis and vertical mine shaft inspection monitoring. The news follows the unveiling of its automated processing platform, GeoSLAM Connect, which provides users with the flexibility to process[…]

The Government of Canada is supporting the continued success of the sector by investing in innovative solutions that will strengthen Canada’s international leadership in sustainable, efficient and safe mining. Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced an investment of C$40 million in a C$112.4 million project of the Centre for[…]

The benefits of robotic equipment have long been understood in mining applications, however common mining robots tend to be cumbersome and highly specialised – a great tool for drilling in large, open areas, but not much else, according to Raymond Ippersiel*. Looking to apply mechanised solutions to ultra-deep, narrow-vein applications, some operations are employing a[…]

Global underground contract mining major Barminco and mining company IGO Ltd have recently finished a three-month trial of Normet Group’s SmartDrive MC 605 VE Charmec BEV emulsion charging machine at IGO Ltd’s Nova nickel-copper-cobalt mine in Western Australia. Feedback on this new technology has been positive, with operators and maintenance “all agreeing that the driving[…]

Ericsson recently launched its latest Private 5G solution which offers secure and simple 4G LTE and 5G Standalone connectivity to mining and other industries. IM Editorial Director Paul Moore spoke to Filip Mestanov – Industry and Ecosystem Manager, Mining and Jeff Travers, Dedicated Networks Sales Manager, about Ericsson’s breadth of experience in mining and why[…]

GR Engineering Services Ltd has executed a subcontractor agreement with RUC Cementation Mining Contractors Pty Ltd in relation to work on Newmont’s Tanami gold mine in the Northern Territory of Australia. RUC has been engaged by Newmont under a head contract to complete certain construction works for the Tanami Expansion 2 project. Included within this[…]

On May 28, Strata Worldwide – South Africa performed the final inspection and official sign-off of the first locally built Strata ERCX chambers. The steel-sided emergency walk-in units are Strata’s next generation in hard rock mining chambers, units which can also be configured for coal mines and tunnelling operations. Initially released in May 2020, the[…]

When Fred Stanford, former President & CEO of Torex Gold Resources first imagined a more efficient way to mine ore, he foresaw a return to rail. The culmination of this thought, over 30 years later, is the Muckahi System engineered by MEDATech in close collaboration with Stanford. Muckahi has been covered in some depth in[…]

Vale announced today a C$150 million investment to extend current nickel mining activities in Thompson, Manitoba by 10 years while aggressive exploration drilling of known orebodies holds the promise of mining well past 2040. The Thompson Mine Expansion is a two-phase project. Today’s announcement represents Phase 1 and includes critical infrastructure such as new ventilation[…]