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17 Dec 2018
Abandoned underground mines for farming?
According to work being done at the University of Nottingham in the UK, unused coal...
17 Dec 2018
Normet signs cost per hour four year contract with Hindustan Zinc
Normet and Hindustan Zinc Ltd on December 11 signed a comprehensive four-year cost per hour...
15 Dec 2018
Sandvik automated LHDs forming part of future mining roadmap at North American Palladium
The North American Palladium (NAP) Lac des Iles (LDI) palladium mine is located 90 km...
14 Dec 2018
Newmont speeding up mine plan decisions with digital and VR technologies
Newmont Mining, in a recent blog, has provided more details of how it is using...
14 Dec 2018
Resolute hits milestone at Syama sublevel cave gold project
Resolute Mining Limited has commenced sublevel cave ore production at the Syama Underground project in...
14 Dec 2018
Bechtel speeds up delivery of Alba’s Potline 6 Expansion in Bahrain
Aluminium Bahrain BSC (Alba), the Bahrain-based aluminium producer, has successfully produced the first hot metal...
13 Dec 2018
Redpath gets major underground development contract for North American Palladium Lac des Iles
North American Palladium Ltd has signed a contract with Redpath Canada Ltd of North Bay,...
13 Dec 2018
Mincon progessing with Greenhammer hydraulic DTH trials
Mincon Group PLC, the Irish engineering group specialising in the design, manufacture, sale and servicing...
13 Dec 2018
Strengthening underground design through better drill & blast
Coupling fragmentation and break analysis tools will enhance the drill & blast process and facilitate...
12 Dec 2018
Epiroc autonomous drill gets working on BHP’s South Flank iron ore project
The first autonomous Epiroc Pit Viper 271 drill rig has broken ground at BHP’s South...
12 Dec 2018
EGA close to producing alumina in Abu Dhabi
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has completed commissioning of the first major section of its under-construction...
12 Dec 2018
XRT ore sorting stacks up for Almaden Minerals at Ixtaca silver-gold project
Almaden Minerals is moving forward with plans to introduce X-ray Transmission (XRT) ore sorting to...