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15 Jan 2024
Global underground mining pioneer Don MacLean passes away
MacLean Engineering has announced the passing of founder and Chairman, Donald MacLean, referring to him...
15 Jan 2024
ABB adds new monitoring and optimisation smarts to mine hoist offering
ABB is launching a new digital suite of applications for hoist monitoring and optimisation, now...
11 Jan 2024
Vale Base Metals IROC in Sudbury now overseeing all five of its Ontario mines
Vale Base Metals in Canada took a big step forward recently with its Integrated Remote Operating...
10 Jan 2024
First Sandvik AutoMine loader in Brazil starts operations at BHP’s Pedra Branca
Brazil's first AutoMine loader recently officially started operations at BHP's Pedra Branca copper-gold mine in...
09 Jan 2024
Agnico to build on Abitibi Monitoring Operations Centre with a facility in Ontario for Detour Lake
Agnico Eagle has released an interesting update on its Monitoring Operations Centre roadmap as part...
20 Dec 2023
Here come the hybrids? Underground operators and interim solutions on the road to net zero
A recently published article from the Electric Mine Consortium (EMC) was titled: Examining the alternate...
15 Dec 2023
LKAB deploys battery electric & autonomous Sandvik LH518iB at Malmberget
In late November, the world of autonomous and battery electric underground mining got another step...
14 Dec 2023
Vale Canada completes 350 Return Air Raise project at Thompson Mine, Manitoba
The new 350 Return Air Raise (RAR) at Vale Canada's Thompson Mine in Manitoba, Canada,...
14 Dec 2023
Sykes Group boosts mine dewatering capabilities with XH250 pump
Sykes Group, a leading name in the realm of dewatering pump solutions, has launched its...
11 Dec 2023
Murray & Roberts Cementation achieves 1 Million Fatality Free hours on Palabora vent shaft
Murray & Roberts Cementation, a leader in underground mining contracting, recently marked a significant milestone...
11 Dec 2023
ABB agreement with Gravitricity to explore gravity energy storage systems in disused mine shafts
ABB has signed an agreement with UK-based gravity energy storage firm Gravitricity to explore how...
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06 Dec 2023
Murray & Roberts Cementation to accelerate ore hoisting at Ivanhoe Mines’ Platreef project
In a project innovation that will allow early hoisting of ore at Ivanhoe Mines’ Platreef...