Archives: Mining people

Austin Engineering Limited has announced changes to its senior management structure in an effort to grow its North American business. Current Chief Operating Officer (COO), Graham Backhouse, has been appointed to the new role of Chief Strategy Officer. The role will primarily concentrate on developing a growth strategy for Austin’s North American business where Austin[…]

Iron ore miner Roy Hill has announced it will expand its autonomous haulage system (AHS) from March 2023, converting its mixed fleet of 96 conventional haul trucks to driverless operation and creating the world’s largest autonomous mine. This is an increase from the 77 trucks originally set to be converted to running autonomously. Over three[…]

Patricio Apablaza has been appointed as the new President of Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions’ (SMR) Load & Haul Division, replacing Mats Eriksson, who took up the role of President of SMR as of October 1. Apablaza now becomes a member of the Business Area management team, reporting direct to the President of Sandvik Mining[…]

Thiess is one of the largest global surface mining services companies today, with fast growing businesses in metals and minerals, rehabilitation, technology and technical services. The term mining services is deliberate – because it is no longer enough to describe Thiess as a contractor, with many of its client relationships equating to long term alliances.[…]

The 300th MacLean Engineering SL3 Scissor Lift has come off the production line in the company’s Owen Sound, Ontario, manufacturing facility, some two decades after its initial introduction to the mining industry, destined for a longstanding customer’s mining operation in the Sudbury basin. As one of the original MacLean Mine-Mate™ Utility Vehicle solutions for mine[…]

Subsoil Technologies recently delivered a flagship underground communication network from Australia-based Northern Lights Technologies’ (NLT) to gold miner Al Masane Al Kobra Mining Company (AMAK Mining) in Saudi Arabia. The solution delivered to AMAK Mining includes a 1 Gbps WiFi network, real time positioning system for people and equipment with evacuation system and rugged mine[…]

The ASI Mining Board of Directors has announced the hiring of Diederik Lugtigheid as President of ASI Mining. Diederik joins ASI Mining from Roy Hill, where he was serving as Director for the AHS implementation at Roy Hill iron ore mine in Western Australia since 2021. In that role, Lugtigheid worked with ASI Mining and[…]

On December 15, 2022, a miner at a potash mine in Laos made a video call on a wireless network from 300 m underground using his smartphone. The milestone, a first for southeast Asia, took place at the Asia-Potash International Investment mine in Khammouane province, 350 km from Laos’ capital Vientiane. During the call, the[…]

The 2023 Future Minerals Forum will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 10-12 January, including a Ministerial Roundtable, followed by the Forum and Exhibition itself. The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) President & CEO Rohitesh Dhawan spoke and participated at the first Forum in 2022 and will do so again at this[…]

In the US, Arch Resources’ Leer metcoal operation in West Virginia has recently introduced advanced longwall automation technologies into their operation which help to drive toward zero harm and increase productivity. Providing a safety-focused technology solution for Leer, Komatsu’s Personal Proximity Detection system is designed to detect and monitor the location of operators on the[…]