Archives: Mining industry recognition

Freeport-McMoRan was recently recognized with an award from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for its innovative approach to monitoring mine operations using drones. Rather than send workers into hazardous areas to survey mine sites, Freeport-McMoRan uses a drone to capture a bird’s eye view of the mine environment. The military-grade drone[…]

The next generation of miners from across the world are making their final preparations before testing their mettle in a series of gruelling traditional challenges and events. Thirty-nine teams, including seven teams of intrepid students from the Camborne School of Mines, UK, will compete in skills such as jack leg drilling and hand steeling at[…]

The University of Newcastle has launched its first Doctoral Training Centre focused on the Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) sector. The Advanced METS Doctoral Training Centre, its aim is to deliver innovation. Doctoral Training Centres are platforms to connect industry with researchers to accelerate the commercialisation of innovation. PhD candidates focus on industry problems[…]

Veolia Water Technologies sponsored a $2,000 scholarship at the Society of Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration (SME) 2018 Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Minneapolis, USA. One specific criterion for the Veolia scholarship was that the applicants show an interest in pursuing a career in water-related matters within the mining industry. This year Veolia proudly awarded Adewale[…]

The annual recognition for mining companies using simulation for equipment operator optimisation and business improvement have progressed this year recognising regional winners for surface and underground mining environments. The award, sponsored by Immersive Technologies, recognises the achievements of mine sites focused on improving operational safety, efficiency and productivity through strategic and focused simulator based training[…]

John Meyer of SP Angel notes a Reuters report that Joseph Kabila has held a five to six hour meeting with leading mining executives in relation to the new mining legislation which was adopted by parliament in January. Following an intense five-six hour discussion with executives from Glencore, Ivanhoe and five other mining companies, Kabila[…]

World-leading and highly-respected brand in hydraulic attachment industry, Rammer is celebrating its 40th birthday this year. The success was born in Finland and is now a global brand, part of Sandvik, one of the world’s largest producers of capital equipment for mining. The growth, success and popularity of the Rammer brand has been built upon[…]

Nominations are sought for the next series of inductions into the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame which will take place in Denver again in February 2019. Please send nominations to [email protected] or [email protected]. If you would be interested in joining the global judging panel, contact John. Anyone wishing to see the pictures from last year’s[…]

Few, if any, tech accelerators have a presence in San Juan, Argentina. The province, located in northwest Argentina, is known more for mining than machine learning. But to say there is no tech community in San Juan would be far from true, something Bill Wall, Barrick’s Director of Digital for South America, discovered last September.[…]

Newmont Mining Corp’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Gary J. Goldberg, received the Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal for his leadership and contributions to the mining industry in “transforming organizations to elite status of value, sustainability and safety.” The award was presented by the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) during[…]