Archives: Mine ventilation

MinerAndina reports that the first Epiroc Scooptram ST7 under battery operation is now working in Peru. The publication says the LHD “is emerging as the solution to the high price of ventilation, the high consumption of fuel and the equipment not adapting to the narrow tunnels in underground operations.” Narrow drift operations represent 38% of[…]

The rapid evolution of technological innovation over the last decade has brought new challenges and opportunities to the mining industry. At Newmont, the company says it is responding to this swift change “through targeted investments in people and through systems that are transforming how we operate in the digital era.” “Our approach to digital integration[…]

Endomines has started active development of the Idaho, USA gold assets acquired in February 2018. Based on the recent technical and permitting work, the previously announced target of commencing production at the Friday mine, as the first of five deposits, within one year from the acquisition remains intact. Endomines has recruited a core team of[…]

The Canada Mining Innovation Council (CMIC) along with partners from across Canada, submitted a proposal to the Government of Canada’s Innovation Supercluster Initiative in 2017. The objective was to transform the mining sector’s productivity, performance, and competitiveness by tackling the shared global challenges of water, energy, and environmental footprint, with bold targets of a 50%[…]

Stantec has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire Norwest Corp. With the addition of Norwest, Stantec’s Energy & Resources business operating unit will add a strong mining practice to the company’s portfolio in western Canada. Norwest, a 140-person energy and resources firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, has offices in Vancouver, British Columbia; Denver and[…]

Master Drilling Group today released its Annual Results for the year ended 31 December 2017. Revenue increased 2.8% to $121.4 million and operating profit decreased marginally to $24.8 million. This was a positive result given that one of the Group’s machine categories, the XX-large machines category, was utilised only 40%. Cost of sales increased in[…]

International Mining is very proud and excited to announce our new Insight Series of video interviews conducted in collaboration with the major suppliers of mining technologies and innovations in our industry. IM Editor, Paul Moore, in each case has interviewed a key manager or executive in person in numerous different locations worldwide, covering the latest[…]

The University of Newcastle has launched its first Doctoral Training Centre focused on the Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) sector. The Advanced METS Doctoral Training Centre, its aim is to deliver innovation. Doctoral Training Centres are platforms to connect industry with researchers to accelerate the commercialisation of innovation. PhD candidates focus on industry problems[…]

Nominations are sought for the next series of inductions into the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame which will take place in Denver again in February 2019. Please send nominations to [email protected] or [email protected]. If you would be interested in joining the global judging panel, contact John. Anyone wishing to see the pictures from last year’s[…]

At the SME event in Minneapolis recently, Hecla Mining presented a paper in the Technical Program entitled Hecla’s Mobile Mechanical Vein Miner. Hecla’s Lucky Friday is an underground silver-lead-zinc mine that has been in operation for 75 years and produces from depths over 2.3 km below the surface. Technical issues at this depth include high[…]