Archives: Mine ventilation

Strata Worldwide has announced the opening of a Perth office located within the Core Innovation Hub on St Georges Terrace, Western Australia. Trent Jackson has been appointed as Manager of Hard Rock Mining (APAC) and Dan Couch has joined as the Technical Sales Manager (APAC). The company stated: “This team brings decades of Mining and[…]

As a part of its approach to help in the development of the mining industry of the future, Sweden’s Jama has launched the brand-new mobile underground mining rescue chamber MRC 2 for increased comfort and safety. The stainless-steel chamber seats up to eight people comfortable at room temperature and has access to clean, fresh air[…]

Howden says it has been selected to deliver a hydrogen storage compression solution for HYBRIT, the world’s first fossil-free steel plant, in Svartöberget, Sweden. A joint project between Sweden’s SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, HYBRIT is the deployment of a unique pilot project for large-scale hydrogen storage. This initiative leads the development of the world’s first[…]

LKAB has announced that it will, after approval by the Swedish Competition Authority, acquire 75% of the shares in Bergteamet AB – a leading supplier of mining services including tunnelling, contract mining, raiseboring, equipment overhaul and shaft development. “As part of LKAB’s mining strategy at great depths in our underground mines, we see a great[…]

Howden says it has successfully delivered the first phase of an 8 MW surface bulk air cooling plant for Roxgold’s Yaramoko gold mine in Burkina Faso. The Yaramoko Mine Complex is in a remote region of Burkina Faso, 200 km southwest of Ouagadougou. The cooling plant is designed to deliver a maximum of 190 cu.m/s[…]

Aside from the main shaft work being conducted by RUC Cementation Mining Contractors and partner Insig Technologies at the Newmont Tanami Expansion 2 project in Northern Territory, Master Drilling’s Australia team is also active elsewhere at the mine and has announced progress with the two ventilation holes it was contracted for last year which included[…]

When mining depths in underground mines increase, so do the challenges. Therefore, an entirely new method has been developed – raise caving. This is a major groundbreaking step towards a safer, more efficient mine. “Raise caving has been developed for efficient mining at great depth,” says Matthias Wimmer, Section Manager in the Department of Mining[…]

Gold Fields says it has partnered with Pinjarra, WA-based Murray Engineering Pty Ltd in the development phase of their Battery Electric Vehicle, which is being showcased at Austmine 2021 and is set to to begin an underground trial at the Granny Smith gold mine near Laverton in September 2021. The ultra-fast recharging Battery Electric Vehicle[…]

Underground mining continues to be an early adopter of sustainable mobile equipment solutions. The new Cat® R1700XE LHD, with its 15 t payload and 24,190 kg lift and tilt breakout, features a battery electric design that Cat says delivers superior productivity in underground applications with the benefits of no engine heat or exhaust emissions. It[…]

Schauenburg Industries Ltd, a leader in innovative ventilation products for mining & tunnelling and other industries, has announced the opening of a new office within the NORCAT Underground Centre, located in Sudbury, Ontario, joining a number of new companies that are setting up a new presence or expanding thier current work at the centre in[…]