Archives: Mining events

In 1992, a computer program called AIRNET 2000 was developed for MIM by Craig Stewart for MS-DOS desktop computers to import and graphically present and simulate models created on the mainframe ventilation system. Encouraged by the positive feedback from AIRNET 2000, permission was sought by Stewart to independently develop new software for Microsoft Windows called[…]

Prof. Dr Franz Becker has been nominated for induction into the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame. He has been a pioneer in mining communications for over 40 years. Having started in his father’s company in his teens and later studied engineering with a love for mining communications. He grew the Becker Group of companies[…]

David Noon co-founded GroundProbe in 2001 after co-inventing the original Slope Stability Radar (SSR) whilst working as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Queensland. He began his career at GroundProbe as the Chief Technology Officer and after holding a number of senior positions across technology-based roles, is currently the Vice President, Global Operations[…]

Total showcased its innovative range of high performance lubricants, coolants and added-value services to visitors at Hillhead 2018 in England recently; the world’s largest working quarry exhibition. Total highlighted the benefits of its products and services that are designed to increase productivity, reliability and economy, while meeting the latest specifications and manufacturer approvals. These include[…]

Just how to better manage the historic booms and busts in Australia’s mining and energy resources cycles is to be a centrepiece of an international summit to be held in Australia later this year. The forum will be the inaugural convention of the Australia Geoscience Council which will meet for five days in Adelaide during[…]

Visitors to this year’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition at Nasrec will be in for a feast of technology at the Weir Minerals Africa stand; particularly hard to miss will be the 7 m high crushing station featuring a high performance Trio cone crusher. “We are reminding visitors and customers that Weir Minerals Africa – well[…]

Werner Baller and son Mark have been nominated to the International Technology Mining Hall of Fame in the Bulk Handling category for the WEBA Chute System. Werner is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the South-African based company. This leading global producer of customised bulk material transfer chutes serves hundreds of clients in more[…]

This week, Goodyear Tyres will be present at the bi-annual Hillhead Show in England, the world’s biggest working quarry exhibition. This leading tyre manufacturer will showcase the company’s latest technologies as well as highlight the top products in the range in live demos across the show. For 2018, Goodyear will be presenting the latest digital[…]

August 1, 2018 is the closing date for papers to be submitted for the 2019 SME Annual Conference. Organised by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME), the event is being held from 24-27 February 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The conference theme is SMART Mining: Resources for a Connected World, however abstracts can be[…]

Leveraging digital technologies in its range of mineral processing equipment will again allow Multotec to display new product developments at Electra Mining Africa that optimise recoveries and reduce cost of ownership for mineral processing plants. “Technologies such as smart panels and 360˚ virtual reality video can make a valuable contribution to pioneer greater efficiencies, by[…]