Archives: Mine ventilation

University of Arizona startup GUIA has licensed a mining communication and sensor platform developed by faculty in the UA’s College of Engineering and Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources. While the team’s initial focus for this “internet of things” system is mining, the company is looking to apply the technology to a number of other environments.[…]

In the February issue, John Chadwick looks at new Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) going into the production and development environments underground, and trials of others. Artisan Vehicles describes itself as “the biggest game-changer among underground mining equipment OEMs” and, amongst other places is putting trucks and LHDs into Kirkland Lake Gold. MacLean Engineering is another[…]

MacLean has now completed close to 200 km of ramp run trials on our battery electric BT3 Boom Truck, the purpose of which was to address the question of range anxiety on high-tramming units in underground mines, “one that we hear routinely from mining companies and engineering consulting firms around the globe. These ramp trials[…]

  Walter Valery, Hatch’s Global Director, Consulting and Technology, observes that “Challenging, tighter market conditions are driving the mining industry to improve productivity and reduce costs. We need to think differently. We need smarter, more selective methods that are customized to individual operations. Every stage of the process—mining, comminution, separation—needs to be looked at, optimized[…]

The German engineering and consulting firm DMT is one of the companies at the forefront of innovation in the raw materials sector and in doing so receives funding from EIT RawMaterials. In the coming years DMT says it will engage in several projects to develop innovative technologies and services for the European natural resources sector[…]

Herrenknecht has started making shaft boring roadheaders (SBR), which are required for building the Nezhinsky potash mining and processing factory in Belarus, Belarus news agency BelTA learned from Anna Bunkova, press secretary of IOOO Slavkaliy, the company in charge of building the factory. The German company Herrenknecht is contributing to the project to build the[…]

Becker Mining South Africa’s Alrode manufacturing plant recently manufactured a chairlift system that is now being installed at Tau Lekoa Gold Mining Company’s mine near Orkney, in North West Province. “This contract encompasses the supply and installation of a new 180 m length chairlift system, which will run between the 800 and 900 levels and[…]

Artisan Vehicles, which describes itself as “the biggest game-changer among underground mining equipment OEMs”, is changing the game again with the Z40 haul truck. “Our new 40 t truck, the largest all battery powered truck ever to be put underground, will make its debut in January of 2018. Now mines that struggle with heat and[…]

Mining machinery manufacturers in Germany have mastered the turnaround. After revenues continued to decline for four consecutive years, the sector is now expecting to break even in 2017. Based on the figures for the first nine months of the year, the mining equipment manufacturers are expecting to at least repeat their turnover of EUR 2.95[…]

As part of its mining technology innovation program, Chilean mining explosives major Enaex (subsidiary of the Sigdo Koppers Group) recently launched Robominer®, a teleoperated robot for mine safety and exploration, developed in collaboration with SRI International. Robominer technology is designed to improve safety for miners, while expanding access to minerals that are difficult or expensive[…]