Leading underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation and its client Palabora Mining Company (PMC) have celebrated the last blast at the new ventilation shaft, which took its depth to a final 1,200 m below surface on January 9, 2024. The 8.5-m diameter upcast vent shaft – which holed through to an already-developed return air[…]
STRACON Group, a leading provider of state-of-the-art underground and surface mining services to the Americas, today announced that its subsidiary, Dumas Contracting Ltd, has been awarded a five year service contract covering all underground development and production activities at SilverCrest Metals Inc’s Las Chispas mine in Sonora, Mexico. “I want to thank SilverCrest for the opportunity to[…]
Hermann Paus Maschinenfabrik GmbH (PAUS) and ELQUIP have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to mutually evaluate and prepare a dealership for the Australian market and serve customers with specialised PAUS mobile equipment for the mining & tunnelling market as well as with services and parts. PAUS’s globally supplied underground mining service and utility product range[…]
Strata Worldwide, the provider of advanced safety and underground networking technologies, has signed an equity partnership agreement and global distribution agreement with Australia-based Vernetzen. Through these agreements, Strata says it will provide its global customer base with an expanded range of networking solutions and innovative cybersecurity tools that are specifically designed for underground mining and tunnelling.[…]
Murray & Roberts Cementation continues to add to its order book of business in southern Africa, with the company saying it is engaged in a number of projects in South Africa and having project prospects in nearby countries. According to Graham Chamberlain, New Business Director at Murray & Roberts Cementation, the busy pipeline of projects[…]
Epiroc has won a multi-year order that is its largest ever for digital solutions, from mining company Codelco in Chile. The package of advanced digital solutions it says will strengthen safety and productivity at the El Teniente copper mine. Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, has ordered a combination of digital solutions that will –[…]
MacLean Engineering has announced the passing of founder and Chairman, Donald MacLean, referring to him as a visionary leader that left an indelible mark not only on the company but also on the global mining fraternity. A professional Mining Engineer, long-time miner and entrepreneur, Don built his namesake company into a global force for hard-rock[…]
ABB is launching a new digital suite of applications for hoist monitoring and optimisation, now rebranded to ABB Ability™ Smart Hoisting. This new suite, ABB says, potentially offers further integration to other cloud solutions and extended offerings that significantly increase the operational performance and reliability of mine hoists. The new digital suite is an important[…]
Vale Base Metals in Canada took a big step forward recently with its Integrated Remote Operating Center (IROC) in Sudbury now servicing all five of its underground mines in Ontario which produce nickel, copper, cobalt and PGMs. The miner stated: “Using digital technology, the IROC serves as an air traffic controller of sorts, continuously monitoring our[…]
Brazil’s first AutoMine loader recently officially started operations at BHP’s Pedra Branca copper-gold mine in Para state, northern Brazil, an important milestone for Sandvik in the country, which says it is committed to supporting the future of sustainable and safe mining. Specifically, the LH514 loader is using AutoMine Lite. Sandvik says this is a system[…]