Sandvik has received millions in new equipment purchase orders for equipment including trucks, loaders and drills from Europe and Africa, respectively, from miners LKAB and Jimond. LKAB’s order is for its Kiruna mine in northern Sweden, one of the largest underground iron ore mines in the world, and includes, over two orders, 12 Toro LH625iE cable-electric loaders and five Toro…
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MineHub aims to revolutionize supply chain
MineHub Technologies has entered into a strategic partnership with several prominent mining and commodity analysis laboratories, including ALS Global, as it strives to enhance operational efficiencies, minimize risks, and boost profitability for clients. “The essential integration of MineHub’s platform with key labs emphasizes the critical need to digitize the supply chain. This highlights the apparent inefficiency of today’s manual processes,”…
Read MoreEvolution Mining obtains 80% stake in Northparkes
Evolution Mining said it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire an 80% interest in the Northparkes copper-gold mine in New South Wales, Australia, from CMOC Group. Sumitomo Metal Mining and Sumitomo Corp. will retain their 20% stake in the joint venture. “The acquisition of Northparkes represents a unique opportunity to add another quality asset to our portfolio, strengthening…
Read MoreGoldrush good to go
Barrick Gold’s Nevada Gold Mines has confirmed receipt of its plan of operations for the new Goldrush underground mine at the Cortex complex in Beowawe, Nev., from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, allowing it to advance to active status.
Read MoreNewmont Musselwhite pours 8,000th doré bar
Newmont’s Musselwhite operation, in commercial production since 1997, has achieved a mine life milestone: the pouring of its 8,000th gold doré bar. Full story.
Read MoreDonaldson joins Superior in sales role
Superior Industries Inc. has added Kyle Donaldson to its conveyor components outside sales team. Alongside Superior’s distributors, he will represent Superior in his home province of Ontario plus all of Canada’s Maritime region. Full story.
Read MoreKavinoky named AMA president
Paul Kavinoky has been named president of the Alabama Mining Association (AMA), succeeding Patrick Cagle, who is stepping down to pursue a career in ministry. Full story.
Read MoreRio Tinto’s Amrun goes solar
Rio Tinto has approved a new 12.4-megawatt solar farm and 8.8 MVa/2.1 MWh of battery storage to provide renewable energy for the Amrun bauxite operations in Far North Queensland. “The construction of the Amrun solar farm and battery storage system, which is located on Wik and Wik-Waya Traditional lands, is an important milestone for Weipa Operations and will contribute to…
Read MoreConveyor Components Company offers tripper position switch
The model TPS “Tripper Position Switch” from Conveyor Components Company is designed to indicate when the tripper of a shuttle conveyor is located on a multiple discharge point and will “trip” or activate the dumper when signaled. This unit is rugged and durable for adverse field conditions and is commonly used in the coal, and metal and nonmetal mining industries.…
Read MoreLead time central to new Metso thickener solution
Metso is launching a pre-engineered, high-rate thickening solution, the HRT-S, which will allow significantly shorter delivery times. The HRT-S complements Metso’s existing High-Rate Thickener product family, which consists of the HRT and HRT-S products. The HRT-S thickener is a part of Metso’s Planet Positive offering, enabling savings in power consumption, reduction in embedded carbon and decreased maintenance costs. “Built upon…
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