Archives: Mining services

A new thermal battery from 247Solar Inc, a business with origins at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is set to help miners incorporate more renewable energy sources into the power mix at their remote operations. The HeatStorE™ long duration thermal battery operates almost like an electrochemical battery but has significant advantages at longer durations,[…]

Very small modular reactors (vSMRs) could provide clean, economic and reliable power and heat to remote northern mines and surrounding communities in Canada, according to a recent study completed by Ontario Power Generation (OPG), Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), and Mining Innovation, Rehabilitation, and Applied Research Corporation (MIRARCO). The feasibility study, looking into vSMRs ability to[…]

Russian gold mining major Polyus gave some detailed insights into its continued use of state of the art flotation technologies – namely the Jameson Cell and flash flotation – across its main processing facilities during its 2021 Capital Markets Day presentation on June 23. First and foremost, Polyus expects to increase the throughput capacity at[…]

Created in 2010, Morocco-based JESA is jointly owned by phosphate mining major OCP and engineering house Worley, which acquired its stake when it bought Jacobs’ Energy, Chemicals & Resources division in 2019. As one of the largest engineering firms in Africa and Morocco, JESA covers mining, industry, urban development and infrastructure, and has just been[…]

Rio Tinto and Schneider Electric have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a “first-of-its-kind” collaboration to develop a circular and sustainable market ecosystem for both companies and their customers. This multi-product partnership will see Schneider Electric use responsibly-sourced materials produced by Rio Tinto. These include low-carbon aluminium and copper produced with renewable power, iron[…]

Berco, a global leader in the manufacturing and supply of undercarriages and components to the world’s main heavy machinery and mining OEMs as well as to the aftermarket, has announced the inauguration of its new Research & Development (R&D) department in Copparo, Italy. The company says its commitment to innovation is demonstrated by its investing[…]

Battery pack manufacturer Xerotech has formed a partnership with automotive electronic systems supplier Meta System to help expand its offering and provide integrated battery systems to the non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) market. The NRMM is widely being recognised as the next frontier of electrification, Ireland-based Xerotech says, with industrial OEMs regularly announcing new, fully-electric equipment[…]

AAEngineering Group, utilising Bentley Systems’ cloud-based technology, has helped Altynalmas come up with a new vision for a gold processing plant in Kazakhstan. When drilling and geological studies revealed the presence of gold ores in the surrounding Akmola region, gold producer Altynalmas invested in expanding resource extraction operations, announcing a tender to increase annual ore[…]

Back in March, IM revealed that Chinese mining truck OEM Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd (XEMC) had signed a contract with energy company SPIC for conversion of a 108 t class SF31904 AC drive rigid truck to run on all electric lithium battery power in Huolinhe coal mine, Inner Mongolia. The truck has now been[…]

Condor Gold says it has selected Hanlon Engineering & Associates to develop a feasibility study level design for a new processing plant built around its recently acquired SAG mill at the La India gold project in Nicaragua. A wholly owned subsidiary company of GR Engineering Services Limited (GRES), Hanlon is based in Tucson, Arizona. As[…]