Archives: Mine surveying

Strata Worldwide is celebrating 30 years in business. Founded in 1992, the company says it has spent decades “developing and supplying products and technologies that are designed and built for the rugged, highly mobile working environments found in mining, tunnelling, and maritime ports.” From the global headquarters in Georgia, USA, to offices and manufacturing facilities[…]

Steering digital transformation with technological intervention in mining operation, India’s Tata Steel Mining Ltd (TSML) has launched its ‘e-Log’ app – which it describes as a complete solution to all kinds of logistical needs in mining operations. The single integrated logistics platform will digitise processes and give real time data with actionable insights plus capture[…]

Tailings management and the safe construction and operation of tailings dams are challenges that require qualified Engineers of Record (EORs). Identifying, developing, and maintaining qualified EORs requires commitment, innovation, and solutions from the entire mining industry. The EOR is at the forefront of successful tailing management. This critical role is now expected as part of[…]

RPMGlobal’s software & technology solutions span the whole mining industry from exploration to closure. But two areas – ESG and zero emissions mining fleets – are very topical at the moment and very much in its wheelhouse. IM Editorial Director, Paul Moore, had the chance to talk in-depth with the company at IMARC 2022. Starting[…]

Synspective, a Tokyo-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data and solutions provider, and Insight Terra, a London-based start-up providing a cloud based environmental and infrastructure risk management platform and solutions, have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver a new space-enabled data and monitoring solution for the mining industry. The solution uses satellites and earth[…]

Next-generation drone technology will be put to the test in Australia’s mining industry as University of Queensland (UQ) researchers aim to make hyperspectral imaging more accessible than ever before, UQ says. Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program, the m4mining project will see UQ’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) and eight European organisations collaborate on[…]

Global mining services provider Thiess has been providing mine rehabilitation services to its clients for over 20 years. However, recognising the value of this specialist service to the market – to both existing and prospective clients – it established its mine rehabilitation company, Thiess Rehabilitation, in March 2022. IM Editorial Director Paul Moore sat down[…]

ProStar Holdings Inc says IAMGOLD Corporation has adopted its flagship software application, PointMan, to improve its safety operations. IAMGOLD employs approximately 5,000 people globally and is committed to maintaining its culture of accountable mining through high standards of environmental, social and governance practices, including its commitment to Zero Harm®, in every aspect of its business,[…]

Exyn Technologies has announced a successful $35 million Series B round of funding that will, it says, help it grow and diversify its sales, marketing and product teams to support continued worldwide expansion and movement into new industries and applications. The lead investor, Reliance Industries, is a multinational corporation and India’s largest company headquartered in[…]

Subsoil Technologies recently delivered a flagship underground communication network from Australia-based Northern Lights Technologies’ (NLT) to gold miner Al Masane Al Kobra Mining Company (AMAK Mining) in Saudi Arabia. The solution delivered to AMAK Mining includes a 1 Gbps WiFi network, real time positioning system for people and equipment with evacuation system and rugged mine[…]