Archives: Mine ventilation

In any mining operation, uncharted areas must be investigated and assessed to ensure both structural integrity and complete employee safety. These areas, however, might be gas-ridden and the use of standard gas detection equipment could be unfeasible if these areas are cramped and compact. In these instances, Glyn Jones, Group CEO of Trolex, argues, mining[…]

Ivanhoe Mines Executive Chairman Robert Friedland and Chief Executive Officer Lars-Eric Johansson this week announced that the Kamoa-Kakula mine development team has celebrated the first blast marking the start of work on the twin declines at the ultra-high-grade Kakula Copper Discovery on the company’s Tier One Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project, near the mining centre of Kolwezi[…]

TLT ACTOM will be supplying a turnkey ventilation solution to Newmont Mining Corporation’s Subika Mine based at the Ahafo complex in Ghana. The solution will comprise both large surface fans and bulkhead cooler fans to the mine in order to ensure efficient ventilation of their main shaft. TLT ACTOM will be supplying two Axial Main[…]

DEUTZ has approved the latest generation of its entire TCD engine range for operation with alternative fuels. This will make a further significant reduction to the carbon footprint of combustion engines and even raises the prospect of running such engines on a carbon-neutral basis. For DEUTZ, this represents the next logical step in its efforts[…]

Danfoss continues to invest in innovation to enable further growth – the latest with the acquisition of Visedo, a world-leading expert in electric solutions for the off-highway and marine markets. With this step, Danfoss is responding to the growing customer demand for electric solutions to reduce emissions and pollution and to increase productivity. Visedo is[…]

Epiroc AB, the subsidiary of Atlas Copco Group that is planned to be listed on the stock exchange in 2018, has begun operating as an independent business. It is providing customers in mining and civil engineering with market-leading products and services. Atlas Copco announced in January 2017 that the Group will split into two companies[…]

From October 16 to 19, the China National Convention Center was host to the SAE 2017 International Powertrains, Fuels & Lubricants Meeting (PF&L) attended by 642 attendees from over 20 countries. The annual PF&L has become one of the most renowned global technical conventions on powertrains, fuels and lubricants since it began in 1933. The[…]

Community leaders, guests and company employees last week participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony and tour to officially open the newest addition to Cementation’s North Bay operations. This new facility significantly increases work and warehouse space as well as provides  enhanced lifting, electrical and compressed air capacity to further support the servicing of Cementation’s underground[…]

Any driller with a talent and a passion for the craft will tell you that drilling is an art form. They drill by speaking the language of their equipment and responding with subtle adjustments on the controls unseen to the average person. One such driller put on quite a performance in Canada. Near the coastlines[…]

John Chadwick’s training article to appear in the December issue of International Mining magazine examines in some detail the Murray & Roberts Training Academy (MRTA) at Bentley Park near Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa, as well as news of new simulators and other technologies. There is still time to contribute. A 3-D immersive technology headset is[…]