Archives: Mining services

Newmont is looking to leverage planning software already used in the oil sands industry to create a safe, stable and well-planned tailings storage facility at its Peñasquito gold mine, in Mexico, according to Ross Hunsaker. Hunsaker, the gold miner’s Tailings and Fresh Water Manager, is due to present ‘Newmont Goldcorp Peñasquito Mine – How Technology[…]

As sensor-based sorting becomes a recognised technology within the mining industry, there are an increasing number of large-scale installations that impact the industry beyond what was once thought possible. At the SME MineXchange Annual Conference this week in Phoenix, a team from TOMRA Sorting Solutions is reviewing the sorting technology that has been employed by[…]

In mid-2017 Barrick Gold in partnership with Premier Gold Mines contracted Autonomous Solutions Incorporated (ASI) to complete an autonomous operation Proof-of Concept (POC) at Nevada Gold Mines (NGM), Goldstrike – Arturo Operation. The POC directed ASI to supply a successful retrofit of five Komatsu 930E-2 haul trucks for fully autonomous operation, and to provide and[…]

One of the most autonomous underground mines in the world, Barrick Gold’s Kibali operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recently hit another annual production record. The mine soared past its 2019 production guidance of 750,000 oz of gold, with 814,027 oz being delivered. This topped the previous 2018 record of 807,251 oz.[…]

Ichiro Nakano, Vice President, Komatsu was interviewed by Van Lin, Director at embedded IoT specialist Advantech for a partnership case study. With the advent of IoT, Komatsu, a global leader in heavy duty and construction equipment, is embracing smart construction with innovative 3D modelling systems and autonomous heavy construction equipment that are powered by Advantech’s[…]

Two major manufacturers of mining machinery and equipment are now cooperating on the world market: GHH from Gelsenkirchen, Germany, and MacLean from Ontario, Canada, announced their cooperation at a plant inauguration in Mexico in February. MacLean intends to use the new production facility in Queretaro to reach customers in Latin America in particular, and to[…]

Eldorado Gold Corporation has announced a 15-year remaining mine life at Kisladag based on the completed long-cycle heap leach testwork and the replacement of the tertiary crushing circuit with a high-pressure grinding roll (HPGR) circuit. “Kisladag has been the cornerstone asset of Eldorado for over a decade, producing over 3 Moz of gold and generating[…]

Less than a month after being named preferred contractor for the Savannah nickel-copper-cobalt project in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, Perenti’s Barminco has formally been awarded a contract to start work on the Panoramic Resources-owned asset. Under the circa-A$200 million ($132 million) contract, Barminco will undertake mine development, production, and haulage over a three-year[…]

FLSmidth has received an order from Slavkaliy to supply equipment to a new potassium (potash) mining and processing facility in Belarus. The contract is valued at around DKK 360 million and will be booked in Q1 2020. FLSmidth will deliver liquid-solid separation equipment islands to Slavkaliy for a new facility in the Nezhinsky area of[…]

Cat® has released a new double clip back bucket for draglines that, it says, features an innovative design that increases fill speed and reduces bucket weight for faster cycle times and greater payload. The patented design also eliminates the high–maintenance spreader bar from the rigging system, it said. The wide mouth, aggressive lip angle, and low[…]