Archives: Mining people

German continuous mining, bulk handling and IPCC technologies major FAM GmbH based in Magdeburg has opened a new office in Brazil, as part of its commodity diversification and organic growth strategy. With this important strategic step, FAM says it is now able to further support its key customers located in Brazil. The new office, established[…]

Antofagasta Minerals says that Minera Centinela and Minera Zaldívar will be the first of its operations to be incorporated into Copper Mark, a voluntary international initiative that corroborates that copper production is obtained through processes that meet high sustainability standards. In this way, metal buyers can distinguish between mining companies according to their level of[…]

The activity currently ongoing in converting mine loading tools to teleremote operation is not restricted to hydraulic excavators. Taiyuan Heavy Industry Co Ltd in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province (TYHI) is the domestic leader in the supply of electric mine rope shovels and also an important global player with machines in South Africa, Peru, Chile, Russia and[…]

Next up in Sandvik’s new series of operator training solutions, after the launch of Digital Driller in September 2020, is the new Digital Trainer – LH simulator for the company’s largest Toro™ LH517i and Toro™ LH621i loaders, which it says offers an efficient and flexible tool for operator training. “The Digital Trainer allows to start[…]

BuilderX is one of a new breed of fast evolving start-ups involved in the rapid transformation of China’s mining industry as it embraces automation with the help of 4G and 5G networks. IM Editorial Director Paul Moore caught up with CEO Shaolong Sui, a Stanford graduate, who has already advanced the company to one of[…]

Nordgold, the internationally diversified gold producer, has equipped its new West Africa Training Centre, located near the Lefa mine in Guinea, with a CYBERMINE Full-Mission Simulator. The simulator is a training tool for mining fleet operators designed to improve their skills in safe and efficient manipulation of modern mining equipment. The West Africa Training Centre,[…]

New surface autonomous mining truck trials seem to pop up on an almost monthly basis, and not just new “autonomous” machines. Fleet retrofits of older models are cropping up, as are mixed AHS fleets (both in terms of truck brands and types but also mixed AHS and conventional truck fleets) and solutions from other players[…]

Caterpillar has entered into an agreement with Seeing Machines Pty Ltd to deliver and support light vehicle and on-highway driver fatigue and distraction monitoring technology through Cat® dealers. Seeing Machines’ Guardian 2 system is an advanced, non-intrusive system that senses operator movements and analyses them for symptoms of fatigue or distraction in light vehicle applications.[…]

Swick Mining Services has appointed Jason Marinko as Managing Director of Swick’s Mineral Technology Business as a key step along the pathway to demerge Swick’s Drilling Business and Mineral Technology Business, the latter of which will operate under the new company name of Orexplore Technologies Ltd. Marinko is an experienced public company CEO, Chairman and[…]

The three finalists in the Swedish Mining Innovation Award 2020 have been announced. The prize, which was established in 2019, is awarded by the national strategic innovation program Swedish Mining Innovation, and rewards something that is innovative and very useful for the mining industry. The three finalists are Orexplore for their X-ray technology for drill[…]