Archives: Mining people

From the top of the Titanium Tower, in the financial centre of Santiago, professionals from Anglo American mining company are now operating and monitoring in real time the Los Bronces copper mine and plant which are 56 km away at over 3,500 m altitude. They do so from the first Integrated Remote Operations Centre (IROC)[…]

Hammer Kazakhstan, part of Russian group Hammer Rus and partner 5DT recently successfully launched their second simulator at the training centre of the Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) in Rudny, Kazakhstan which serves the Sokolov-Sarybai Mining Production Association (SSGPO) JSC mines, SSGPO being the largest iron ore enterprise in Kazakhstan’s mining industry with over 100 truck[…]

Immersive Technologies says it provides learning systems with high levels of learning retention and skills transfer, engineered to solve mining challenges around safety, productivity and equipment availability and is building on this with its newest training system it is calling Mine Standards Training (MST). “Over the past 18 months we have been collaborating with some[…]

As we are continually told, comminution is one of the most energy intensive single steps in the resource extraction business. One estimate is that it accounts for 36% of all the energy used in the extraction of copper and gold, which is only a shade over the 30% proposed as an average by another industry[…]

AusIMM says it has officially launched a three-year major partnership with renowned underground mining contractor Byrnecut. Introduced as part of AusIMM’s Underground Operators Conference in Perth, Western Australia, which hosts an audience of 1,200 mining representatives and professionals, the partnership will focus on supporting, mentoring and up-skilling Byrnecut professionals, as well as engaging in prominent[…]

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has announced the appointment of Rohitesh Dhawan as Chief Executive Officer, following a competitive global selection process, to succeed Tom Butler, who will step down on April 6, 2021. Dhawan is a sustainability specialist with significant experience in the resources sector. His most recent role was as[…]

Two new 7531 series 240 t BELAZ dump truck have begun operating at the Andrey Varichev Mikhailovsky GOK iron ore mine in Russia, part of Metalloinvest, this year. They are being used for the transportation of mined ore to transhipment points and to the crushing and conveyor facility. These are the third and fourth trucks[…]

On 26 February 2021, DSI Underground SMART, a wholly owned subsidiary of DSI Underground completed the acquisition of the virtual reality training specialist Edvirt. The acquisition boosts DSI Underground’s investment in innovation to drive efficiency and safety across mining and tunneling operations forward. Edvirt provides products and training courses to mining and tunneling customers worldwide[…]

Rio Tinto has to date awarded contracts valued at over $385 million (A$500 million) to local Western Australian and Pilbara Aboriginal businesses to support the latest development of its Greater Tom Price Operations. Construction of the Western Turner Syncline Phase 2 (WTS2) expansion commenced in early 2020 and to date more than 85% of spending[…]

Epiroc has announced a new strategy to support the underground mining market in North America. The company has consolidated resources and application experience to approach the US and Canadian segments as one North American market. It says this new structure will help meet increasing demand for electrification solutions that deliver savings on maintenance, ventilation and[…]