Archives: Mine shafts and equipment

Redpath Canada Ltd and SafeSight Exploration Inc are the recipients of the Ontario Mine Contractors Safety Association’s (OMCSA) Safety Innovation Award for 2020. The announcement was made at a virtual meeting in April 2021. The Award recognises great innovations in mining that directly impact safety. The Redpath and SafeSight collaboration has developed the SafeSight MRC[…]

Back in January, Canadian gold mining junior Osisko Development Corp with its flagship Cariboo Gold Project, located near Wells, central British Columbia, announced that a new Sandvik MT720 continuous miner (roadheader) had been delivered to the Cariboo site. The company is using the technology for drift development at the existing Bonanza Ledge Phase II mine[…]

Hermann Paus Maschinenfabrik GmbH, the well-known manufacturer of specialised underground mining equipment has expanded its network as effective April 1, PAUS North America Inc was founded in Walton Hills, Ohio, thereby taking over the role of former dealer NPK Mining. PAUS NA will support all existing and future US and Canadian customers and distributors on[…]

Barrick Gold Corporation’s giant Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex in western Mali has seen its third underground mine reach its first mining level and it is scheduled to start delivering ore tonnes to the plant during the current quarter, President and Chief Executive Mark Bristow told a recent media briefing. At the same time, a prefeasibility study[…]

Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in autonomous aerial robot systems for complex, GPS-denied industrial environments including underground mines, has announced it has achieved the highest documented level of aerial autonomy. At Level 4A Autonomy, Exyn’s drones powered by ExynAI are now capable of free-flight exploration of complex spaces, with complete determination of flight path—at 2+ m/second[…]

ALROSA continues to evolve its digital mining capabilities through adopting new technology and updating existing solutions into a consolidated digital twin model of its production complex. The company told IM this will allow it to further improve operating efficiency as well as enhance health and safety. Integrated digital models will also allow ALROSA to improve[…]

Aris Gold Corporation says it has taken several key steps in advancing the Lower Mine project at the Marmato Mine in Colombia. This includes following the completion of a competitive tender process the awarding of the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract to Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering with extensive experience[…]

Perenti has announced that its subsidiary, leading hard-rock underground contract miner Barminco, has received a Letter of Intent from Newcrest Mining Ltd for the development of an underground exploration decline at the gold-copper Red Chris Project in British Columbia, Canada. The Red Chris Project is a 70:30 joint venture partnership between Newcrest and Imperial Metals[…]

A major new partnership has been agreed between 3ME Technology and Batt Mobile Equipment (BME) which will play an important role in helping to electrify Australia’s mining industry. The ~A$140 million deal will see 3ME Technology supply Batt Mobile Equipment (BME) upwards of 150 Electric Vehicle Engine packages over the next five years to power[…]

Murray & Roberts has announced that RUC Cementation Mining Contractors has been awarded an approximate ZAR2.3 billion (US$162 million) contract for the shaft lining and equipping plus headframe construction at Newmont Corporation’s Tanami Expansion 2 project in Australia’s Northern Territory. The company stated: “RUC is a diversified underground mining contractor with an extensive portfolio of[…]