Archives: Mining software

Blasting technology is moving mining towards a more sustainable future, with BME and its recent launch of the ‘Blast Alliance’ brand looking to add impetus to this evolution. The Omnia Group company has announced that Blast Alliance will encompass its portfolio of digital innovations including its BLASTMAP™ planning software, BME Blasting guide app and XPLOLOG™[…]

To help ensure continuously optimal hydrocyclone operation, Metso Outotec is introducing CycloneSense™, a smart measurement system that, it says, provides direct, continuous and reliable online monitoring of the hydrocyclone air core. “In order to optimise the process, hydrocyclones should be run so that the fraction of water returned to grinding is the smallest amount possible,”[…]

Immersive Technologies says it provides learning systems with high levels of learning retention and skills transfer, engineered to solve mining challenges around safety, productivity and equipment availability and is building on this with its newest training system it is calling Mine Standards Training (MST). “Over the past 18 months we have been collaborating with some[…]

Sandvik says its jaw crushers are now delivered with everything for plug-and-play installation. “Quarry and mine owners will find it easy to install and run primary crushing applications in minimum time while ensuring maximum efficiency. Quarries and mines need a crushing solution that is not only tough, durable and reliable, it should be easy to[…]

SensOre says it is to advance its Joint Targeting Agreement (JTA) with BHP to “Phase 3” after receiving approval from the major miner. Under the JTA, SensOre was required to meet certain hurdle rates and technical thresholds through deployment of its Discriminant Predictive Targeting® (DPT®) technology and related auxiliary systems. SensOre says it has met[…]

Sandvik is looking to further optimise the drilling and blasting process with an updated version of its iSURE® underground rock excavation software. iSURE, Sandvik says, works seamlessly with its i-series drill rigs, providing accurate analysis functionality to improve the work cycle and process. It has evolved into a renowned computer program for tunnelling construction and[…]

As we are continually told, comminution is one of the most energy intensive single steps in the resource extraction business. One estimate is that it accounts for 36% of all the energy used in the extraction of copper and gold, which is only a shade over the 30% proposed as an average by another industry[…]

SRK Consulting has announced a merger with Dynami Geoconsulting, a Colombian company providing specialised services in geotechnical engineering, foundation design, mine waste management, and hydrology. Dynami was established in 2015 by Felipe Forero and Diego Cobos to provide geotechnical design services for a small gold mine in Antioquia, Colombia. The company now employs 40 people[…]

Baraja has raised A$40 million in a new funding round to accelerate development of its breakthrough Spectrum–Scan™ LiDAR technology. Baraja’s LiDAR sensors are higher performance and more reliable than legacy LiDAR systems, and enable the safe rollout of autonomous vehicles sooner. The latest capital raising was led by Blackbird Ventures and includes new strategic investment[…]

RPMGlobal has unveiled its next evolution of mine scheduling software with the latest release of its leading suite of scheduling products, XPAC Solutions. The latest release includes speed and performance upgrades and functionality and architectural improvements designed to provide the user with additional agility. However, it is the introduction of Hybrid Scheduling in XPAC 3.1[…]