Archives: Mining maintenance

Jimond Mining Management Company (JMMC), a subsidiary of global mining services provider JCHX Mining Management Co., Ltd., has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply 15 new units of underground equipment for the Ivanhoe Mines-Zijin Mining owned Kamoa-Kakula copper operation in the DRC. The order is valued at around SEK200 million and will be[…]

Worldsensing, a global leader in IoT remote monitoring, has launched its newest wireless sensor, The Vibration Meter, which measures vibrations in long-term, continuous vibration monitoring projects. The new product uses a tri-axial MEMS accelerometer with longer battery life, wider communications range and more competitive price point than existing vibration-related technologies on the market, while complying[…]

While some details of plans have been released previously, the bankable feasibility study and NI 43-101 Technical Report authored by Ausenco and just filed by Canada Nickel for its Crawford nickel-cobalt-chromium project in northern Ontario’s Timmins Nickel District with an effective date of October 1, 2023, provides much more detail on its planned use of[…]

The latest addition to Orica Digital Solution’s range of fragmentation analysis technology, FRAGTrack™ GeoSpatial it says is an industry-first innovation “that unlocks unprecedented insights by automatically georeferencing samples, correlating blast design and orebody information to blasting performance.” A key metric for drill and blast performance is the fragmentation particle size distribution (PSD) at the muckpile.[…]

ABB has today launched its new global sustainability initiative, it says showcasing the power of technology and expertise to accelerate sustainability while enhancing productivity. ABB’s ‘Real Progress’ campaign “is a rallying call to customers, partners and suppliers, inspiring them to harness technology leadership and the solutions that exist today to amplify their own impact across[…]

Komatsu Ltd through its wholly owned subsidiary in the US, Komatsu America Corp, has agreed to acquire American Battery Solutions, Inc (ABS), a battery manufacturer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. Komatsu is planning to close the acquisition on December 1, 2023, on the condition that all necessary procedures for the closing are completed. The immediate impact[…]

On November 6/7 this year, IM had the privilege with a small group of mainstream journalists to get a detailed insight into Anglo American’s Woodsmith polyhalite project in North Yorkshire, which included a visit to the foreshaft area of the service shaft, the base of the MTS shaft, the transport tunnel itself at the Lockwood[…]

India’s bulk mining sector is booming, especially in thermal coal and iron ore. But the mines themselves need to increase productivity and efficiency, particularly in the coal sector where demand from utilities is surging. As a result, more and more Indian mines are now investing in much larger classes of equipment – beyond the traditional[…]

Next year Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions via its Mechanical Cutting Division will make the latest addition to its highly respected bolter miner line up with the MB672. Sandvik states the upgraded model “is full of new innovations with highest standards of automation and digitalisation which improve productivity and lowers total cost of ownership.” It[…]

Chinese underground mining contractor JCHX Mining Management has formally secured yet another major new mining services contract in Africa valued at $194.6 million for a zinc and copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The contract was awarded to Kingko Mining, JCHX’s subsidiary operating in the DRC, by Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines, owner of the[…]