Archives: Mineral exploration

Emesent and Datamine have announced a partnership, enabling geotechnical structure mapping through Hovermap and Sirovision to further assist mining companies. Datamine has partnered with Emesent to further assist mining companies to gain new insights from previously inaccessible areas by enabling geotechnical structure mapping through Hovermap and Sirovision. A move that both CEO’s agree is a[…]

There is a lot to take in from Anglo American’s technology update which was presented today by Tony O’Neill, the Group Technical Director, but what stands out is the comprehensive nature of its projects, which of course take in FutureSmart Mining™ Technologies from bulk ore sorting to coarse particle recovery, hydraulic dry stacking, microwave mining[…]

Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, recently announced an agreement with Chrysos Corporation to install two Chrysos PhotonAssay units at Intertek’s new Minerals Global Centre of Excellence in Perth, Western Australia. Scheduled for official opening in July 2021, the new Global Centre of Excellence will consolidate Intertek’s Minerals operations into a[…]

Devico AS, the Norwegian leader in directional core drilling innovations and manufacturer of leading drill hole positioning instruments, is officially releasing its latest innovation, DeviCloud, on May 3. DeviCloud is a “complete survey data management system, connecting drillers, geologists, and engineers through a fast, secure, and uncomplicated cloud-based platform. The onsite processing, transfer and management[…]

Perenti has announced that its subsidiary, leading hard-rock underground contract miner Barminco, has received a Letter of Intent from Newcrest Mining Ltd for the development of an underground exploration decline at the gold-copper Red Chris Project in British Columbia, Canada. The Red Chris Project is a 70:30 joint venture partnership between Newcrest and Imperial Metals[…]

Machine learning combined with cloud computing is destined to free up the geological supply chain to allow businesses to better leverage a key asset – their geological model. April 2021 sees the market release of DomainMCF, a platform that Maptek says will ‘put the geology back into geologists.’ Geologist and Project Lead Steve Sullivan said[…]

In 2020, two contracts were signed in Ireland for mine drilling and raiseboring contractor Drillcon AB with Boliden’s zinc operation Tara Mines DAC, which represented a breakthrough for Drillcon in a new geographic market. This is now being followed up with a new framework agreement that extends over a period of three years with the[…]

UK-based Dando Drilling International has announced the launch of its new Infinity Range for the mineral exploration, water well and geotechnical drilling sectors. The Infinity Range uses a modular rig design that allows Dando to create bespoke rigs for its clients at competitive prices. The new rigs allow multiple variations including the mounting, engine size[…]

As the resources sector is adopting innovation, in particular digital technologies, at an increasingly rapid rate, mining companies should consider the cyber-security risks inherent with leveraging this innovation, according to mining technology company IMDEX. Paul House, CEO for IMDEX, says the take-up of new technologies is happening on a scale that has not been seen[…]

Two new Major Drilling EF-75 drills have arrived and are now turning at Hecla Mining’s San Sebastian mine in Durango, Mexico, the drilling services company says. The drills arrived in March and are part of Major Drilling’s fleet improvements, adding innovative rod handling capability to the project, it said. “We are thankful that we are[…]