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11 Dec 2020
Freeport’s Cerro Verde, El Abra & Atlantic Copper all get the Copper Mark
Freeport-McMoRan Inc has announced that the Copper Mark has been awarded to its first three...
10 Dec 2020
Montana Tech puts Epiroc Swellex bolts to the test
Mining engineering students at Montana Technological University are testing bolt integrity when loaded using a...
08 Dec 2020
PYBAR takes the load off raisebore reamer removal underground
PYBAR, an equipment manufacturer and the team at Carrapateena copper-gold mine in South Australia have...
07 Dec 2020
Safety-rated lockout system wins plaudits at IMII innovation awards
Sudbury-based SafeBox has won the International Mineral Innovation Institute (IMII) Innovation Award for Best Safety...
07 Dec 2020
Booyco Electronics to provide Otjikoto gold mine with ‘true collision avoidance system’
Proximity detection specialist Booyco Electronics says it is equipping 19 mechanised mining machines with its...
04 Dec 2020
UP’s Vehicle Dynamics Group to boost UG mine safety with new testing facility
An engineering team at the University of Pretoria (UP) has pioneered an underground procedure which...
02 Dec 2020
New ICMM reports reinforce mining’s role in economic development of host countries
The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has published two reports that highlight the...
01 Dec 2020
Shell to supply BHP’s LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carriers
BHP says it has awarded its first LNG supply agreement for five LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk...
24 Nov 2020
LKAB plots carbon-free pathway with direct reduced iron switch
LKAB has presented its new strategy for the future, setting out a path to achieve...
24 Nov 2020
Nouveau Monde Graphite casts net out for carbon-neutral, zero-emission fleet
Nouveau Monde is putting out a call to arms across the technology space for its...
24 Nov 2020
More OEMs join the ICMM’s Innovation for Cleaner, Safer Vehicles initiative
The Innovation for Cleaner, Safer Vehicles (ICSV) initiative – a supply chain collaboration between the...
19 Nov 2020
OceanaGold to set GHG emission targets on its way to ‘net zero’ goal
OceanaGold has become the latest miner to make a climate change pledge, releasing a position...