Archives: Mine ventilation

As Vale continues to go deeper at its Creighton nickel mine, in Sudbury, Canada, it is adopting alternatives to its fleet of diesel-powered haulage, loading and utility vehicles in a bid to lower operating costs and improve environmental conditions for personnel that could eventually be working nearly 3 km underground. Vale’s PowerShift strategy, part of[…]

Maestro Digital Mine’s Latin America expansion is gaining traction, with the Sudbury-based company recently landing sales from major gold mines in Argentina. Its flagship Industrial Internet of Things measurement and control instrumentation solutions, such as the Vigilante AQS™ and Zephyr AQS™ air quality monitoring stations, and the Plexus PowerNet™ last mile communication platform, are designed[…]

In June 2018, the Sustainable Underground Mining project (SUM) was initiated bringing together iron ore mining major LKAB with four other players in Swedish industry, the Volvo Group, ABB, Epiroc and Combitech. The test bed project for an integrated, efficient and carbon-free mining system, has now received new financial support from the Swedish Energy Agency.[…]

Northvolt has recently delivered its largest order of lithium-ion battery systems to date to Epiroc, as the two companies’ partnership continues to blossom. The delivery of systems – which will be integrated into Epiroc’s mid-sized drilling family, Scooptram ST14 LHD and Minetruck MT42 – is the latest in a series made for Epiroc since 2018[…]

The mining industry – both globally and in Africa – has entered a new era in which automation technologies are increasing at a rapid rate. This means there is an increased need for this sector to embrace 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies and become innovative in the the production processes. To assist mining companies to[…]

NORCAT, a leader in the development and provision of skilled labour training and development services for the global mining industry, has announced a strategic partnership with Vale, one of the world’s largest mining companies, to develop and deploy an innovative blended learning program that will transform how the global mining industry trains and educates its[…]

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has announced that Sibanye-Stillwater, the Cámara de Minería del Ecuador (CME) and the Canada Mining Innovation Council (CMIC) have been accepted as a member company and member associations respectively. Following the acquisition of Lonmin, an existing ICMM member, the Sibanye-Stillwater Group went through the ICMM’s rigorous company[…]

Poor air quality is still an issue in work environments across the globe, but it is of particular concern in underground mining. Dust inhalation poses a major health risk to mine workers, as inhaling dust – such as coal or silica dust – can seriously damage the lungs and airways, as well as causing irritation[…]

Ivanhoe Mines Co-Chairs Robert Friedland and Yufeng “Miles” Sun have announced that underground development at the Kakula Copper Mine in DRC continues to advance ahead of schedule and that more than 8 km of underground development now is completed, which is 1.7 km ahead of plan. This month, the mining team is on pace to[…]

Dampness and fumes encountered in the processing and screening of high grade coal and ores can be transferred in controlled fashion by hooded roof fans placed at a strategic distance from the main opening of a compound. Designed and manufactured by air movement specialist Fanquip, these fans have the power to draw air through the[…]