Archives: Mineral exploration

MICROMINE says its digitisation strategy is focused on ensuring clients are able to use its products in tandem with those from other third parties, alleviating any potential interoperability issues. The company said it places a strong emphasis on integration and ensuring its software solutions can fully integrate with various third-party systems in a mining environment.[…]

Exploration company QEM says it has engaged Velseis Pty Ltd to carry out a 22 km 2D seismic programme for the project site at Julia Creek in Queensland’s resource rich, NW mining precinct. QEM envisages the programme will commence on site within two months, subject to satisfactory weather conditions. Velseis is an Australia seismic exploration[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology will show off its exploration technology at the upcoming Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention on March 3-6, with the DE712 Core Drill Rig one of the highlights. Experts will be on hand to discuss the rig at booth 1031 in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Sandvik said,[…]

Australian tech start-up Emesent has announced the commercial availability of their revolutionary Hovermap drone payload, which it says dramatically improves the value of drone-based asset inspection and mapping. Hovermap is a self-contained plug-and-play payload which is easily integrated into a range of drones to provide them with advanced capabilities. It includes omni-directional LiDAR-based collision avoidance and[…]

An ambitious research project funded by the European Union to develop a novel technology combining geothermal energy production with metals extraction from the geothermal fluid in a single interlinked process is entering its final stages. The Combined Heat Power and Metals (CHPM2030) technology project is part of the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme for Research and[…]

thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions South Africa says it has been appointed the official reseller of ground-breaking PhotonAssay™ technology from Chrysos Corp. The novel X-ray technology is poised to revolutionise the field of gold analysis, replacing traditional methods such as fire-assay in many applications, and providing accurate and fully-automated gold measurements in mineral ores in just a[…]

Eurasia Mining has signed a mining contract for the 2019 season at its West Kytlim platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium and gold mine in the Ural mountains of Russia. Kosvinsky Kamen (KK), Eurasia’s subsidiary, and Uralmetmash (formerly Techstroy) have signed a pact that will see the latter carry out mining of platinum group metals and gold[…]

Australia-based Core Lithium has awarded preferred contractor status for three key components of its 100%-owned Finniss lithium project, near Darwin in the Northern Territory. The three contractors are key participants in the development team Core is assembling following the granting of the first mining licence earlier this month, it said. Primero Group has been named[…]

The University of Queensland (UQ) and leading gold miner Newcrest Mining have agreed a new initiative providing funding for eight new PhD research projects at the institution. The aim is to develop interconnected and systems-based solutions to transform the sustainability performance of mining operations, UQ said. The opportunities will be targeted at high-calibre graduates from[…]

NRG Metals has selected global consulting firm Knight Piésold Consulting and engineering, project, and construction management company JDS Energy & Mining to prepare a NI 43-101-compliant preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its flagship Hombre Muerto Norte (HMN) lithium project, in Salta Province, Argentina. The HMN project is in the Hombre Muerto Salar, an area of[…]