Archives: Mine shafts and equipment

Redpath is continuing its focus on mechanised shaft sinking operations, with the latest example being the planned use of the hydraulic shaft mucker S20+ at the Canadian Malartic Partnership’s (CMP) Odyssey gold project in Quebec, Canada. Redpath Canada was recently contracted by the CMP to sink a 6.5-m diameter, 1,800-m deep concrete lined shaft at[…]

Xerotech, a leader of battery technology for heavy-duty non-road mobile machinery (NRMM), has announced a partnership with Switzerland-based VSH (VersuchsStollen Hagerbach – Hagerbach Test Gallery) and other founding members, Amberg Group, Normet, Motics, Alumina and Fortescue Future Industries in the creation of a Sub Space Energy Hub. This development allows Xerotech to partner with VSH’s[…]

Stantec says it has been selected by Resolution Copper Mining LLC to deliver a $16 million feasibility study providing engineering and technical services for the Resolution Copper mine in Superior, Arizona. The proposed underground mine, a joint venture between Rio Tinto (55%) and BHP (45%), has the potential to be one of the largest producers[…]

Inpixon®, the Indoor Intelligence® company, has announced a collaboration agreement with Schauenburg Systems, the mine safety systems and equipment OEM, to sell Inpixon’s real-time location technologies to mining companies in South Africa. Under the agreement, the parties will aim to achieve sales of hundreds of thousands of nanoLOC chips and other core technologies of Inpixon[…]

RUC Cementation Mining has been awarded a raisebore contract at the Bellevue gold project, 40 km northwest of Leinster in Western Australia. The project, which is valued at A$15.8 million ($10.6 million) over 28 months, provides for RUC’s Raiseboring division to establish vent rises, return air rises and underground escapeways at the underground mine. RUC,[…]

Northern Ireland-based gold miner Galantas Gold Corporation has announced that its subsidiary Flintridge Resources Ltd has appointed QME Ltd of Navan, Ireland, as a mining contractor to develop the access and exploration drives to the Joshua Vein at its Omagh Gold Project in Northern Ireland. QME’s project scope comprises a total of 600 m of[…]

With a strong understanding of the coal mining industry, proximity detection system (PDS) and collision prevention system (CPS) specialist Booyco Electronics says continues to steer the evolution of PDS and CPS solutions that meet specific requirements for both surface and underground collieries. In line with the mining industry’s quest for zero harm, a stringent safety[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions in southern Africa says it has very effectively transitioned its operations to Khomanani, its new high-tech head office facility, workshop and manufacturing complex in Kempton Park, Johannesburg. The facility was officially opened by his Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa today. Representing an investment of ZAR350 million, Khomanani – which accommodates approximately[…]

A stellar set of annual financial results has provided the ideal backdrop for South32 to update shareholders on its rapidly progressing Hermosa project in Arizona, USA. Released late last month, the company’s 2022 financial year results showed off record earnings of $2.6 billion, record free cash flow from operations of $2.6 billion and record return[…]

Nerospec OSCON has announced that the Implats Group has selected Nerospec as its Level 9 collision avoidance partner – Level 9 being where the machine technology can automatically intervene and take some form of machine control such as slowing down of stopping to prevent or mitigate an unsafe interaction. “Nerospec was an obvious choice as[…]