Archives: Mining software

FLSmidth’s Capital Markets Day on January 18, 2023 marked the culmination of a major portfolio review that really ramped up on the completion of its acquisition of thyssenkrupp’s mining business on September 1, 2022. But the overall change at FLSmidth also runs much deeper – Group CEO Mikko Keto also said during the CMD event[…]

RPMGlobal’s software & technology solutions span the whole mining industry from exploration to closure. But two areas – ESG and zero emissions mining fleets – are very topical at the moment and very much in its wheelhouse. IM Editorial Director, Paul Moore, had the chance to talk in-depth with the company at IMARC 2022. Starting[…]

Santiago, Chile-based IOT Chile has been acquired by Australian mining technology company, Vayeron in a deal that gives Vayeron, a Mackay, Queensland-based business an immediate and direct entry into South American markets such as Chile and Peru. The acquisition closed on December 31, 2022 and sees Vayeron bring on board the small but skilled and[…]

Vela Industries Group’s Datamine recently announce the acquisition of iRing Inc, the creators of Aegis – a market-leading underground drill and blast package. iRing Inc is a global leader in the development of underground drill and blast planning software which helps those working in mines improve effectiveness and efficiency. Vela Industries Group’s Chief Operating Officer[…]

Diemme Filtration’s GHT5000F Domino, the largest filter press in the world, is finally in operation. IM can reveal that the unit is running at the Toquepala copper mine in Peru, which is operated by Southern Copper Corporation (SCC), a majority owned subsidiary of Grupo Mexico. The unit first arrived in Peru in the summer of[…]

Synspective, a Tokyo-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data and solutions provider, and Insight Terra, a London-based start-up providing a cloud based environmental and infrastructure risk management platform and solutions, have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver a new space-enabled data and monitoring solution for the mining industry. The solution uses satellites and earth[…]

Seeing Komatsu’s Arizona Proving Grounds (AZPG) in person, it is easy to understand why the OEM is in a leading position when it comes to both surface mining automation and electrification. The 660-acre (270-ha) facility is a living and breathing example of mining’s past, present and future; touring round, one can see 20-plus-year-old machines, the[…]

VoltVision, a UK-based specialist in digitised industrial power networks, says it has expanded its international presence with the opening of a global power analytics centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. The centre will provide expert technical interpretation of performance data from clients’ high and medium voltage (HV and MV) electrical networks  worldwide. It will also pioneer[…]

FORCIT Group and Enaex have established a joint venture aiming at meeting the increasing market demand for software and products for sustainable mining operations. The partners state: “Optimising mining through digitalisation to increase efficiency and to decrease environmental impacts of mining operations is one of the key issues for a sustainable mining industry.” The joint[…]

Delivering on its vision for zero accidents, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has launched its Collision Mitigation System for Volvo Wheel Loaders. This automatic braking feature supports operator response and helps reduce the risk or consequences of collision when working in reverse, the company explained. The first system of its kind from any OEM, it[…]