Archives: Mining people

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has introduced an operator training simulator to provide a compact and flexible solution to safely train operators and maintenance teams on its DD422i, DD422iE and DT922i drill rigs. This latest development provides a low weight safe training tool that is highly portable, enabling it to be used where it is[…]

RCT CEO and Executive Director, Brett White (pictured), thinks interoperability will, in the future, prove crucial in allowing mining companies to yield the full benefits of autonomy in their operations. Speaking in an opinion piece that looked back at the company’s history to chart just how far the company has come in its own automation[…]

In an extremely competitive mining industry, onsite experience is a big advantage. Mining education at the universities is mostly focused on theoretical studies without a possibility of practical training in mining sites. Hence, experimental mines suitable for practical education are needed to provide a platform for systematic research and education in industrial scale and for[…]

Oxbotica, the autonomous software company, has appointed Richard Jinks (pictured) as Vice President – Commercial as it looks to take advantage of opportunities in industries such as mining and farming. Jinks, who joins from AXA XL where he previously established a global autonomy programme, will have a specific focus on Off-Road and Risk Solutions, Oxbotica[…]

Rio Tinto has today disclosed detailed information on each of its global tailings facilities and published both the company’s Group Procedure and its Standard for ‘Management of tailings and water storage facilities’ at www.riotinto.com/tailings. Rio Tinto has 100 tailings facilities across 32 sites, and has a further 36 tailings facilities that are closed or under[…]

The Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) has announced that its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Working Group, launched last November, now has two leaders. Mohammad Babaei (pictured speaking on the left), Digital Mining Innovation Lead in Digital Operations at Teck, has come on board as a co-leader, joining joins Mark O’Brien, Manager, Digital Transformation at CITIC Pacific[…]

Pekka Vauramo might have only been away from the mining industry for just over a decade, but the new Metso CEO is acutely aware that the digitalisation and automation trend he saw the beginnings of during his time at Sandvik now plays a major role in planning the mines of the future. Fortunately for Vauramo,[…]

Ivanhoe Mines has released the prefeasibility study for an initial 6 Mt/y copper mine at the Kakula deposit in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in addition to an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) combining both Kakula and Kamoa into an 18 Mt/y operation. The Kakula deposit is in the southerly portion of the Kamoa-Kakula project’s[…]

Speaking during the “Reducing Operational Risk – An Imperative for the Mining Industry” panel discussion with leading mining executives at the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba, Johan van der Westhuyzen, Regional Director for Turkey, Middle East, and Africa at operations and safety management consultancy DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS) said that, while executives are well aware[…]

The Coalition for Energy Efficient Comminution (CEEC) has announced a revitalised leadership team to extend its global reach and strengthen engagement across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Australia, it says. The first of the new directors to join the board is Marc Allen, a Singapore-based energy and emissions expert with a background in minerals processing.[…]