Archives: Mining people

In its recently published 2020 ESG Report, Australian coal mining major Yancoal, majority owned by China’s Yanzhou Coal Mining Company, says it undertook several occupational health pilot projects in 2020 across various operations. A key pilot project included the expansion of the use of Hexagon Mining’s Operator Awareness System – Heavy Vehicle (OAS-HV), which uses[…]

Curtin University is to open a new research lab geared towards carbon-neutral metal production paths at its Kalgoorlie campus in Western Australia. Curtin’s WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering Head of School, Professor Michael Hitch, said the Kalgoorlie Metals Research Laboratory would explore cleaner alternatives through teaching and research that would pave[…]

In late April, on behalf of JCHX Mining Management, Jianzhong Zhang signed a handover document with ERG for transfer of ownership of the Lonshi copper mine in DRC, located only 3 km from the Zambia border, which Zhang told IM “blew the horn of JCHX marching into its own mining development.” Zhang is the Managing[…]

OceanaGold Corporation advises that the Philippine Government has renewed the Didipio gold-copper mine Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) for an additional 25-year period, retrospectively beginning June 19, 2019. The renewed FTAA reflects similar financial terms and conditions while providing additional benefits to the regional communities and provinces that host the operation. Michael Holmes, President[…]

Kula Resources is a new and agile mining company with the aim to transform small-scale mining in Zambia. It currently has a number of sites (both copper and gold) that it has started mining or is planning to mine within the Northwestern province of Zambia. All sites are within 60 km of its base in[…]

Ericsson recently launched its latest Private 5G solution which offers secure and simple 4G LTE and 5G Standalone connectivity to mining and other industries. IM Editorial Director Paul Moore spoke to Filip Mestanov – Industry and Ecosystem Manager, Mining and Jeff Travers, Dedicated Networks Sales Manager, about Ericsson’s breadth of experience in mining and why[…]

Former BHP Global Data Strategy Lead, Coert Du Plessis, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of mining technology business MaxMine. Du Plessis commenced in the role of Chief Operating Officer of MaxMine on May 1, 2020, working with MaxMine’s management team behind the scenes over the past 12 months to successfully configure and[…]

On May 28, Strata Worldwide – South Africa performed the final inspection and official sign-off of the first locally built Strata ERCX chambers. The steel-sided emergency walk-in units are Strata’s next generation in hard rock mining chambers, units which can also be configured for coal mines and tunnelling operations. Initially released in May 2020, the[…]

BHP says it is continually looking for new ways to improve its processes and minimise risk to its workforce. A recent example of this is an innovative remote-controlled solution developed by its Technology and Fixed Plant team which removes the need for operators to enter the lower crusher cavity for thermal lancing to remove jams.[…]

Fatigue Science, a global leader in providing fatigue and performance predictive analytics and fatigue management information systems to the mining industry, has announced the launch of ReadiSupervise Mobile. This new functionality it says will help shift supervisors more effectively manage fatigue risk, improve operator safety, and increase crew performance in daily operations. Following the recent[…]