Thiess says it has acquired significant stakes in two Australian businesses, LAAMP and Mechatronix, as part of its plans to expand its offering as a global services provider, outside of the traditional mining operations. Both companies have been working with Thiess for several years to manage and grow two of the mining services provider’s key[…]
Energy Vault Holdings Inc, a leader in sustainable grid-scale energy storage solutions, and Carbosulcis S.p.A., a coal mining company owned by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, have announced their plans to develop a 100 MW hybrid gravity energy storage system, a solution designed by Energy Vault for underground mines, pairing modular gravity storage and batteries.[…]
Ausenco recently announced on July 29 that it has been selected to carry out the Pre-Feasibility Engineering B for the infrastructure of the underground phase of Anglo American’s Los Bronces Integrado project. This project is focused on the underground mining of the high-grade Los Sulfatos deposit, one of the largest copper resource deposits in the[…]
IAMGOLD Corporation recently announced on August 2 that the Côté Gold Mine has reached commercial production. Côté Gold is located in Ontario, Canada and is operated as a joint venture between IAMGOLD, as the operator, and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. Commercial production is defined as the achievement of reaching a minimum of 30 consecutive[…]
There are few mining-related operations that have operated for two decades without a lost time injury – but Murray & Roberts Cementation has achieved just that at its grout injection plant between Northam and Thabazimbi in South Africa’s Limpopo province. The 36 strong team at this grout plant oversees the logistics of mixing on surface,[…]
Evolution Drill Rigs out of Queensland, Australia, believes it has come up with a cost-effective and time saving solution to one of the most labour-intensive parts of the exploration drilling operation: handling drill rods. Its Evolution EVO Multi-Load drill rod handling system is a true “hands free” diamond drill rod & casing handling and storage[…]
The RIINO system, a zero-emission material movement solution leveraging technology influences from monorails, subway systems and the mechanised raise climber, is now officially in the engineering and development stage, with an expanded consortium advancing the technology’s development. Having completed an in-depth, four-month scoping study backed by Agnico Eagle Mines and Vale Base Metals, utilising a[…]
Mining3 and Low Emission Technology Australia (LETA) have commenced a project that, they say, will explore the potential of emerging catalytic technology to reduce methane emissions from Australian mine sites, marking a step forward in sustainable resource extraction. Methane is a greenhouse gas emitted from industries including agriculture, natural gas and mining. Methane has a[…]
Mineral Resources (MinRes) has awarded a five-year contract to 100% Indigenous-owned business Coolingah for the dry hire of three coaches to service MinRes’ Wodgina lithium mine in the Pilbara of Western Australia. A fleet of 57-seat coaches arrived at Wodgina during the recent NAIDOC Week and will be used to transfer MinRes’ workforce across the[…]
SGS, a leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, has announced a new contract to open and operate a 2,025 sq.m on-site geochemistry laboratory at the North Mara mine, in Tanzania, owned by Barrick Gold. The state-of-the-art laboratory will be equipped to provide sample preparation, analytical testing and fire assay, using PhotonAssay™ technology, an environmentally[…]