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29 Dec 2021
Barrick achieves North Mara tailings storage target
Barrick’s North Mara gold mine has announced that it has achieved its commitment to bring...
17 Dec 2021
NEXGEN SIMS – 13 partners and three years to take mining into the future
Increased demands on safety, carbon emissions, energy efficiency and productivity are driving a technology shift...
13 Dec 2021
Olitek on a mechanisation mission to provide mine safety step change
IM’s Teams call with Olitek Mining Robotics’ (OMR) James Oliver and Newcrest’s Tony Sprague starts...
13 Dec 2021
Orica announces sale of underground rock reinforcement business Minova to Aurelius Group
Global mining explosives and blasting technology major Orica has announced that it has entered into...
10 Dec 2021
Wabtec successfully tests Level 9 Collision Awareness System on Komatsu 730E and 860E trucks
Wabtec Corporation has announced the successful test of its Collision Awareness System (CAS) Vehicle Intervention...
10 Dec 2021
Industry-wide collision avoidance tech implemention mooted by late 2023 as part of major shake-up to address South Africa’s mining fatalities
There have been 69 fatalities in South Africa's mining sector so far this year compared...
07 Dec 2021
Barminco, Newtrax, Sandvik team up to tackle pedestrian safety in underground mines
Perenti’s Barminco, Newtrax and Sandvik are partnering to develop what they say is a new...
06 Dec 2021
BHP begins autonomous blasthole drilling rollout at Spence copper mine in Chile
BHP is one of the most experienced global miners in terms of fully autonomous blasthole...
06 Dec 2021
Going battery electric at 3 km down – Gold Fields’ South Deep to start journey with first in Africa Sandvik LH518B trial set for Q4 2022
Gold mining major Gold Fields on December 1, 2021 published a comprehensive set of...
06 Dec 2021
CR Digital plans Titan 3330 virtual simulator mine site roadshow
CR Digital has built a virtual simulator to, it says, bring the Titan 3330 Load...
02 Dec 2021
GpsGate fleet management software a key component in Wabtec’s safe mining systems
On mining sites, personnel and light vehicles are sharing ever-changing mine routes with large haul...
02 Dec 2021
Codelco inaugurates modern Integrated Strategic Operations Centre to put it at the forefront of advanced mining production
Chilean state-owned copper mining giant Codelco has inaugurated its modern Integrated Strategic Operations Centre (CIO-E)...