Archives: Mine surveying

Rocketmine, a South African based subsidiary of the listed Delta Drone Group, has cemented its global expansion for 2018 with a number of new contracts signed across Africa, as well as new growth into Latin America. One of the newly signed contracts sees Rocketmine break into the Latin American market with several projects for Mexican[…]

As the mining sector enters a phase of renewed opportunity, it is more urgent than ever for miners and explorers to assure investors and stakeholders that their Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates can be trusted. Addressing delegates at a seminar at SRK’s Johannesburg office in February, Mark Noppe, corporate consultant and SRK Australia Chairman[…]

Nominations are sought for the next series of inductions into the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame which will take place in Denver again in February 2019. Please send nominations to [email protected] or [email protected]. If you would be interested in joining the global judging panel, contact John. Anyone wishing to see the pictures from last year’s[…]

Few, if any, tech accelerators have a presence in San Juan, Argentina. The province, located in northwest Argentina, is known more for mining than machine learning. But to say there is no tech community in San Juan would be far from true, something Bill Wall, Barrick’s Director of Digital for South America, discovered last September.[…]

Acoustic Zoom have been chosen as the 2018 #DisruptMining Live Finale winners after a deliberation by judges. The event, hosted by Goldcorp and co-hosted by KPMG and sponsors including Hard-Line, the global supplier of tele-remote, semi-autonomous and autonomous mining technology, was ounded in 2017 by Goldcorp and Integra Gold, is described a catalyst to accelerate[…]

Abitibi Geophysics has added the ARMIT 3 probe to its range of products and services. Exploration mining companies can now more effectively identify drill targets and reduce operating costs. The product launch is taking place in Toronto during the 2018 Annual Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Conference. “At Abitibi Geophysics, research and development are[…]

OptiMine®, a modular set of digital tools from Sandvik “delivering transparency and control to your underground mining operations”, is evolving with a new performance-enhancing data analytics solution. OptiMine® Analytics is the next generation of OptiMine®, transforming data into process improvements via predictive insights and actionable dashboards embedded into your operation management systems. OptiMine® Analytics “enables[…]

Identified Technologies has a suite of new drone mapping features and services for its customers in the mining and other engineering sectors. The new features which will be launched and automatically pushed to customers throughout 2018 include: Haul Road Analysis – Allows the user to incorporate mapped haul roads into the orthomosaic they receive when[…]

Hexagon Mining today introduces HxGN Mine Personal Alert, an accident-avoidance device worn by field personnel that ensures 360-degree visibility around heavy equipment. It’s the latest integration with the company’s Collision Avoidance System, (CAS) which is used in more than 25,000 mine vehicles worldwide. It offers an additional layer of safety to operators and pedestrians who every[…]

Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane (MP) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU) with the Government of the Republic of Niger, represented by its Minister of Mines, Mr Hassane Baraze Moussa. The MoU, which was signed on the side-lines of the Investing in African Mining Indaba currently underway in Cape Town, is on cooperation in[…]