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17 Jul 2018
Sandvik mining order intake up 15% year on year and operating profit up 24%
In its just released Q2 2018 report, Sandvik reports that business is booming - its...
17 Jul 2018
Contractor GBF Mining making good progress at Orminex Comet Vale
Orminex Ltd has provided the following update on mining operations at its joint venture Comet...
16 Jul 2018
Dyno Nobel launches DigiShot Plus 4G electronic initiation system
Dyno Nobel, the commercial explosives group, recently launched DigiShot Plus 4G electronic initiation system, the...
16 Jul 2018
U&M gets LOM volume basis contract with Beadell at Tucano gold mine
Beadell is pleased to announce that it has executed a LOM mining contract with U&M...
10 Jul 2018
Resolution Copper says No 9 Shaft rehabilitation work on track
Resolution Copper (55% Rio Tinto; 45% BHP) has confirmed that rehabilitation work at its No...
10 Jul 2018
Northern Star’s East Kundana JV opts to equip new Sandvik LHDs with RCT automation technology
RCT has announced its latest project with Northern Star Resources at its East Kundana Joint...
10 Jul 2018
Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek to get first commercial Hitachi autonomous truck fleet
Confirming officially what was first published in IM earlier this year, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd...
09 Jul 2018
Introducing the Sandvik LH517i intelligent underground loader
With the introduction of its new intelligent loader, the Sandvik LH517i, Sandvik has strengthened its...
09 Jul 2018
Minemax iGantt 5.3 launches with optimisation enhancements
Activity-based open-pit and underground production scheduling is set to get even easier with the launch...
09 Jul 2018
BME expands into US explosives market with AXXIS electronic detonators
South Africa-based explosives leader BME has taken another step in its global expansion by supplying...
09 Jul 2018
Barrick Gold enters into deeper strategic agreement with China’s Shandong Gold
Barrick Gold has announced that it has entered into an enhanced strategic cooperation agreement with Shandong...
06 Jul 2018
Exxaro breaks ground on first of its kind digital mine
South Africa’s largest coal producer and black empowered mining group, Exxaro, has broken ground on...