Archives: Mine ventilation

After several years of development and testing, leading Chinese mining contractor and mine development company JCHX Mining Management displayed for the first time its new all lithium battery electric 2 m3 and 3 m3 underground LHDs at the recent Bauma China show in Shanghai. The machines were developed by its JCHX Hubei division. JCHX says[…]

An integrated development plan (IDP) on the Platreef palladium, platinum, rhodium, nickel, copper and gold project in South Africa has shown the potential to fast-track the development into production. Consisting of an updated feasibility study and a preliminary economic assessment, the IDP marks an “important step in our vision of building and operating the world’s[…]

TLT-Turbo Africa says its customised and proactive approach to ventilation solutions, combined with a new range of auxiliary and booster fans, have provided substantial electrical cost savings to a major global gold and platinum producer. The latest installation comes just three months after installing a customised pair of TLT-Turbo Africa’s fans at one of the[…]

The organisers of the MassMin 2020 Virtual Conference from December 9-11 recently announced the nine confirmed keynote speakers who will be giving the main presentations – all of them are specialists in their respective areas both in the Chilean and international spheres. They represent the world’s top mining companies and mine operators namely Codelco, Newcrest,[…]

Kirkland Lake Gold, one of the leaders in battery-electric vehicle adoption in mining, is to trial a Sandvik LH518B LHD next year at its Fosterville underground mine, in Victoria, Australia, Rob McLean, the operation’s Chief Mining Engineer, has confirmed. Speaking during a session titled: ‘What are Fosterville’s Current and Future Technology and Innovation Requirements, and[…]

A new agreement signed on November 24 by Amira Global and Canada’s Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) the partners say has the ability to fast-track solutions to major industry challenges. The Strategic Alliance Agreement opens more pathways for companies to commercialise R&D developed through Amira Global and CEMI. In announcing the agreement, Amira[…]

Minetek says it has been awarded a tender to supply the ventilation requirements for the Cassini, Otter Juan and Long declines at Mincor’s Kambalda nickel operation in Western Australia. The award, which came through Mincor’s contracting partner, Pit N Portal, includes both the secondary and primary vents across all three declines and follows on from[…]

Mastermyne Group Ltd has provided an update on an underground mining services opportunity being the Gregory Crinum underground coal mine owned by Sojitz Blue Pty Ltd. Sojitz acquired the Gregory Crinum metallurgical coal mine from BMA in 2019 and is currently mining from the open cut area, with a further strategy to investigate the viability[…]

Donaldson is tackling mining’s dust problem, with the Donaldson Torit® Rugged Pleat (RP) baghouse industrial dust collector. A manufacturer of innovative filtration systems and parts, Donaldson said the collector is designed to capture heavy and abrasive dust inherent to mining, woodworking, grain processing and other industries. The new RP baghouse collector features Donaldson’s SuperSep™ inlet,[…]

Ural Mining Metallurgical Company (UMMC), one of the top Russian producers of copper, zinc and other precious metals is equipping copper-zinc miner Uchalinsky GOK, one of its key mining enterprises, with a set of mine-hoisting equipment designed by Russian manufacturers. By November 2021, Uralmashplant JSC (part of the UZTM-KARTEX Group) will supply the mining complex[…]