Mining equipment manufacturers MacLean and Sandvik have completed the first phase of a collaboration to provide miners with more options for expanding automation underground.
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Taseko’s Gibraltar set to return after labor deal reached
Taseko Mines said its crews are preparing to return to the mine site after a tentative deal was reached for its union workforce at the Gibraltar copper-molybdenum in the Cariboo region of south-central British Columbia, Canada. Full story.
Read MoreIdaho Copper ore sorting feasible: preliminary scan
Varacio, developer of the TruScan XRF x-ray fluorescence technology, has submitted the results of its scanning work for Idaho Copper’s CoMo deposit in Boise County, Idaho, confirming the possibility of ore sorting at the property. Full story.
Read MoreMetso reintroduces OtoVent tech
Metso said it is reintroducing the OtoVent off-gas treatment technology for the quenching of various types of off-gases in non-ferrous and ferrous metallurgical processes. The technology is known to be used at the most modern copper smelters.
Read MoreCK gold project continues to advance
U.S. Gold subsidiary Gold King has satisfied one of the conditions associated with the recently granted surface gold mine permit for its CK project in southeast Wyoming. The company was issued a pollutant discharge elimination system permit also known as a water discharge permit from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. Full story.
Read MoreTerex launches MAGNA for large-scale quarry, mining operations
Terex announced the launch of MAGNA, a new brand to address the demands of large-scale operations in the quarrying, mining, construction and recycling industries. With decades of experience and a reputation for excellence across its Powerscreen, Finlay and EvoQuip brands, Terex has been at the forefront of providing innovative, high-quality equipment solutions. Under the strapline ‘Made for More’, MAGNA will…
Read MoreSandvik introduces DR416iE electric drill
Sandvik has rolled out its largest-ever intelligent rotary blasthole drill, the DR416iE. The electric Sandvik DR416iE’s design is based on the popular Sandvik DR416i. It joins the Sandvik DR410iE, Sandvik DR412iE and Sandvik DR413iE as the fourth and largest electrified rig in Sandvik’s intelligent rotary blasthole range. The new release has been designed to deliver superior performance and sustainability in…
Read MoreVale, BHP proposes new reparations offer
Miners Vale and BHP, and their joint venture Samarco, have presented Brazilian authorities with a new offer to settle reparations for a tailings dam collapse in 2015, reported Reuters. The new proposal totals 140 billion reais (US$26.09 billion), including 37 billion reais already disbursed in reparation measures, Vale said in a securities filing. It is 13 billion reais higher than…
Read MoreBHP goes electric with first CAT Early Learner truck
Before the first Early Learner CAT 793 battery-electric haul truck (BEHT) rolls into BHP’s Jimblebar mine in Western Australia in October, the miner’s Operational Decarbonisation team visited Caterpillar’s Tucson Proving Ground (USA) to witness it in action. “It’s incredibly exciting to be here in Tucson seeing this battery-electric truck in action. Not only do these trials represent an important step…
Read MoreGolding takes over HSE Mining assets
Golding Contractors, a wholly owned subsidiary of NRW Holdings, has acquired the mining services contract, associated fleet and transfer of the employees that HSE Mining has deployed to Stanmore Resources’ South Walker Creek coal mine in Queensland. The transaction, valued at $85 million, will be funded via NRW’s asset finance facilities. “I am delighted that NRW has been successful in…
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