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ORBCOMM Inc, a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, and Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, today announced that they will extend their agreement through at least 2035 and enhance their strategic partnership. The two companies will collaborate on joint product innovation and distribution of next-generation IoT satellite services, telematics[…]

Fluor Corporation has been given full notice to proceed by Gold Fields for its Salares Norte open pit gold mine in Chile. Fluor booked its portion of the undisclosed contract value in the second quarter of 2020. “Fluor’s innovative engineering and construction approach has demonstrated how we have been able to provide solutions to the[…]

Goodyear says it is bringing new innovation to the mining sector with the launch of the Goodyear Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Heavy Duty in North America. Originally launched in Europe in 2018, the TPMS Heavy Duty is a data-based solution that enables real-time monitoring of tyre performance that, in combination with Goodyear premium tyres[…]

BluMetric Environmental Inc, a full-service environmental consulting and engineering cleantech firm has announced that it has been awarded a C$1.6 million contract over five months for the operation and maintenance of an Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) at the now closed Giant gold mine in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, in collaboration with Det’on Cho Management LP (Det’on[…]

Kinross Gold has collaborated with acQuire on the development of a new mobile data capture solution for its GIM Suite 4.2 release. The gold miner was looking for a mobile solution for blasthole sampling it can trust and, as a long-time GIM Suite user, it welcomed the opportunity to work with acQuire on this new[…]

Research by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has produced new understanding of mineralisation in the Yilgarn Province in WA, supported by the Western Australian government through the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia (MRIWA). Researchers found the formation of ancient gold deposits during the Archean period over 2,500 million years ago also produced distinctive patterns[…]

After receiving all the official approvals, Voith has successfully completed the acquisition of ELIN Motoren GmbH on April 30, 2020. ELIN Motoren, headquartered in Austria, is a high-tech company in the field of electric motors and generators that is active worldwide and supplies individualised solutions for industrial applications. As an example, ELIN’s water cooled motors[…]

ASX-listed Newfield Resources says underground development drill and blast operations continue at its Tongo diamond mine in Sierra Leone, and to date the decline development has advanced some 76 m. The ongoing development of the 6 m x 4 m decline tunnel is critical to the project progress, as each blast brings development closer to[…]

Technology group Wärtsilä has been granted funding of €1 million to support its research in the field of Power-to-X technology. The X-Ahead project is aimed at developing deep expertise of both the technical and business potential of Power-to-X, which will be used to promote a carbon-neutral economy for Finland. It will also act as a[…]

Komatsu has released its 830E-5 230 t capacity dump truck in the Australian market. Powered by a Cummins QSK60 diesel engine rated at a standard 2,500 hp (gross), and with a 2,700 hp option for greater speed on grade, it incorporates the latest engine and drive system technology, as well as capacity and availability improvements.[…]