Boart Longyear has announced the launch of an upgraded Surface Roller Latch Wireline System. Extending the successful Roller Latch family of wireline tooling, Boart Longyear said its focus was on safety, reliability and productivity. Since its original release, Roller Latch technology has been adopted by the industry’s largest drilling contractors. The newest release of the system improves usability, serviceability, and…
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Bell launches new division in SA
Bell Equipment is now offering specialist services in complex engineering, heavy fabrication and machining for material handling equipment to all industries in South Africa through its newly formed division, Bell Heavy Industries (BHI), which will be based at Richards Bay. The 45,000-square-meter undercover manufacturing area at Richards Bay complies with the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System and welds to the…
Read MoreABB, Boliden, LKAB getting robotic in Sweden
ABB, Boliden and LKAB have together completed successful testing of industry-first automated robot charger for increased safety in underground mines and have selected Sweden as its testing ground. The goal of the ABB Robot Charger is to make mines safer by automating one of few manual processes left in mining: charging the blasting holes with explosives. Blasting schedules in underground…
Read MorePanama halts new mining projects
Panama President Laurentino Cortizo declared a total ban on all new mining projects, effective October 27, reported Reuters. Cortizo said the new restriction will apply to both future mining projects as well as those currently seeking permits. The abrupt halt comes as the government defends a controversial extension of First Quantum’s Cobre Panama contract. The deal guarantees the country an…
Read MoreAustralia has global edge in critical minerals race: minister
Australian Minister for Resources the Hon. Madeleine King spoke at the recent IMARC event in Sydney, spotlighting that she feels Australia can lead the world as it transitions to a clean energy future by producing the critical minerals required, whilst not sacrificing its existing competitive advantage as a traditional mining powerhouse. Addressing the 10th International Mining and Resources Conference, Minister…
Read MoreJapanese, Chinese copper producers seek Metso tech
Metso has received orders for three Outotec Anode Casting Shops from undisclosed major copper producers in Japan and China. The total value of the orders is EUR 13 million. In each of the projects, Metso’s scope of delivery includes anode casting shops with engineering and state-of-the-art technology. One of the orders has been booked in the Minerals segment’s 2023 fourth…
Read MoreRamaco picks up coal-to-products graphene patent
Coal producer Ramaco Resources has, after years of teaming with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), acquired a patent for the commercial development of a coal-to-products technology that uses coal as feedstock to help create vehicle batteries, construction and infrastructure materials, and more. Full story.
Read MorePronto partners with SA company for autonomous mining
California-based autonomous haulage system (AHS) developer Pronto has teamed with South American mining and forestry equipment sales group Raico SA to scale autonomy for both sectors in Chile. Under the agreement, Raico will exclusively provide sales, distribution, installation and aftermarket support services for the Pronto AHS and Pollen Mobile private LTE/5G network technologies in Chile. The partnership will initially be…
Read MoreWärtsilä to ensure Masbate remains powered on
Photo: B2Gold Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year renewal of its operation and maintenance agreement with B2Gold subsidiary Philippine Gold Processing & Refining for the Masbate gold mine power plant. Wärtsilä has operated and maintained the plant, which is the sole source of electricity for the remote mine, since 2009. “The plant’s availability, efficiency and reliability are critical to…
Read MoreMonadelphous lands multiple mining contracts
Photo: Monadelphous Engineering company Monadelphous has secured new construction and maintenance contracts and contract extensions with several miners and an energy company totalling A$170 million. Lynas Rare Earths awarded Monadelphous a construction contract for stage 1 of its Mt Weld expansion project near Laverton in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. The scope of the contract includes structural, mechanical and…
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