Archives: Mine surveying

CSA Global announced today an investment in and partnership with industry-leading geophysical consulting group Southern Geoscience Consultants (SGC). The investment and partnership align with CSA Global’s strategy to diversify and broaden the firm’s technical capabilities across the mining value chain. As part of the agreement, Managing Director, Jeff Elliott will join SGC’s Board to assist[…]

A geomorphic-based process of mining reclamation carried out at the El Site of El Machorro mine in Spain (at the edge of the Alto Tajo Natural Park, East Central Spain) used the GeoFluv™ method within Carlson Natural Regrade software. It was used to design small watersheds as part of the mining reclamation topographical solution. In[…]

As part of an ongoing commitment to the transfer of specialised knowledge, Maptek™ South America will present a new dedicated training course, Master in Geostatistical Modelling of Mineral Deposits, starting in 2018. The comprehensive course is under the direction of Professor Clayton V. Deutsch and will be held in conjunction with the Adolfo Ibáñez University,[…]

A new 70 m long structure will be sited alongside the existing Registration Pavilion to boost its capacity to 90 exhibitors. Event director Richard Bradbury explained: ‘With the Main Pavilion selling out before the end of last year and enquiries still flooding in, we have made the decision to extend again, creating the opportunity for[…]

Styrud Arctic is a European drilling contractor working for LKAB Mining in Sweden. The Kiruna mine site is the world’s largest underground iron ore mine, located in some of the most challenging conditions on the planet – some 640 km north of the Arctic Circle! The close proximity to the magnetic North Pole, coupled with[…]

The decision to add a new Ph.D. specialisation in the Mining Engineering and Management Department at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology will increase research opportunities and funding, and develop critical collaborations. The Mining and Engineering Department recommended the Ph.D. mining engineering specialisation in response to increased interest from students; an increased need within[…]

David Byers, Interim Chief Executive, Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) notes the industry’s latest ad in its Making the Future Possible campaign, promoting the industry’s use of innovation including drone technology. “Australia’s world-class mining workforce is the result of industry innovation, attraction of talented employees and investment in employee skills and training. Innovation is central[…]

In a November 2017 GEOVIA blog post, Raoul Jacquand, GEOVIA CEO at Dassault Systèmes stated: “The mining industry will not be immune to digital disruption – consider the sharing economy, where ride-sharing and apartment-sharing has become the standard today in industries we once regarded as traditional. What if mining is, too, transformed by the sharing[…]

Orica has entered into an agreement to acquire GP Holdco Pty Ltd (GroundProbe) from Crescent Capital Partners for A$205 million. GroundProbe is a global market leader in the provision of critical monitoring and measurement technologies for the mining sector. Its radar and laser based monitoring systems, combined with advanced processing and analytic software, provide mining[…]

A matchbox-sized circuit board with a short aerial could save lives by transmitting the vital statistics and location of miners missing underground. This fledgeling wireless sensor network technology is the result of collaboration between the Wits Mining Institute, the School of Electrical and Information Engineering at Wits, and the Communication Networks Laboratory at the University[…]