20 Dec 2019
ICMM looks to align mining industry on cleaner, safer vehicles
When the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) launched its Innovation for Cleaner, Safer...
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03 Dec 2019
Vale halts tailings disposal at Brucutu dam as it outlines dry stacking investments
Vale says it has taken the decision to temporarily suspend the disposal of tailings at...
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20 Nov 2019
Vale and Vivo sign 4G/LTE deal to bolster mine site automation
Vale says it has signed an agreement with Vivo (Telefônica Brasil) to implement a private...
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15 Nov 2019
Komatsu becomes automation FrontRunner at Vale’s Carajas iron ore mine
Komatsu says it has won a contract that could see it deploy up to 37...
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28 Oct 2019
Vale and BHP cleared for Samarco iron ore restart
Vale says its joint venture Samarco Mineração SA division has been given clearance to restart...
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25 Oct 2019
Autonomous haul trucks coming to Vale’s Carajás iron ore mine
Vale says it is to start trialling autonomous haulage at its Carajás mine in Pará,...
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06 Aug 2019
Why the Pilbara leads the way in haul truck automation
A presentation at last month’s AusIMM Iron Ore 2019 Conference, in Perth, Western Australia, made...
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24 Jul 2019
Vale’s Vargem Grande iron ore complex slowly coming back to life
Vale says Brazil’s National Mining Agency (Agência Nacional de Mineração - ANM) has authorised the...
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08 Jul 2019
The Electric Mine charges on to Sweden
Following the success of the inaugural Electric Mine event in Toronto, Canada, in April, International...
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06 Jun 2019
Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation takes over ore/waste rock transport at Vale Totten
Vale Canada has awarded Sagamok Anishnawbek’s Z’gamok Construction company the ore and waste rock contract...
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13 May 2019
Vale exploring dry stacking/magnetic separation to eradicate tailings dams
Vale has confirmed a Reuters news report from last week stating that it would spend...
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10 May 2019
Vale plans significant investment in dry processing technologies, Reuters says
Vale reportedly plans to invest $2.5 billion on, predominantly, dry processing technology as it looks...
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