Archives: Mine ventilation

DMC Mining Services Chile says it is expanding its fleet by adding a fifth piece of equipment in the Vertical Development sector. This latest version of the Herrenknecht BBM-1500 equipment incorporates the latest elements of innovation and technology available in the market, to deliver a service it says “with the highest standards of safety, quality,[…]

On the island of Evia, Greece, Grecian Magnesite owns the mining rights for one of the purest magnesite deposits worldwide; the renowned ‘Agia Triti’ mining concession, which above ground, is a place of exceptional natural beauty and of relatively untouched flora and fauna habitats. After years of geological mapping, geotechnical investigation, laser scanner surveying works,[…]

Battery electric vehicles or BEVs are driving the mining industry to a cleaner future and Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions is playing an upfront role with its range of underground battery LHDs, trucks and drills. It says its BEVs are designed with a safer composition for the most challenging underground environments with its battery technology[…]

Howden has launched the latest update to its Ventsim CONTROL software, featuring an “on demand” solution for mine ventilation cooling. Software connected to hardware devices from Howden or other third parties remotely monitors, controls and automates airflow heating and cooling. This means users can monitor temperatures at deeper levels, and push back cooled air more[…]

Howden says it has won a contract to supply a cooling system for the expansion of OZ Minerals’ Prominent Hill mine in South Australia. The solution provided by Howden will be for the complete mine cooling system, with Howden’s equipment ensuring safe productive outcomes at depth and additional efficiencies to reduce environmental impact for current[…]

Mines are getting deeper with every year that passes – 30 m deeper, if industry reports are correct. With increased depth, comes increased ventilation and cooling needs, a fact Howden knows well from its experience of working with the deepest mines in South Africa. Originally founded in 1854 by James Howden in Scotland as a[…]

Following a major fan installation in 2020 at the Prominent Hill underground Malu operation, OZ Minerals has once again appointed Zitron Australia Pty Ltd to design and manufacture a new primary underground ventilation system at the world class Prominent Hill copper-gold mine. The chosen tailor-made system will be powered by two high-pressure axial fans, each[…]

RPMGlobal has announced a further software product acquisition after entering a collaborative research partnership with Canada-based MIRARCO. The agreement gives RPM ownership of three mine planning optimisation software products that will strengthen its Design and Scheduling product suites, in particular the SOT product, RPM said. The acquisition is part of a three-year collaborative research partnership[…]

Things are moving at an impressive pace at Ivanhoe Mines’ Platreef palladium-rhodium-platinum-nickel-copper-gold project in Limpopo Province, South Africa. The miner has announce that the company’s South African subsidiary, Ivanplats, has concluded stream-financing agreements with Orion Mine Finance and Nomad Royalty Company for a $200 million gold-streaming facility and a $100 million palladium- and platinum-streaming facility[…]

Gold mining major Gold Fields on December 1, 2021 published a comprehensive set of 2030 targets for its most material environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities. The targets include a commitment to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 30% on a net basis and by 50% on an absolute basis by 2030.[…]