Boliden’s Kokkola smelter in Finland has new certifications to pin to its board: receipt of the Zinc Mark and the Copper Mark from the Copper Mark organization. Kokkola, Europe’s second-largest zinc plant, is one of the first zinc smelters in the world to receive the Zinc Mark. “The Zinc Mark certificate proves that we are a world-class zinc smelter, and…
Read MoreMSHA reported that on August 5, a customer truck driver at Superior Silica Sands San Antonio Plant, Bexar County, Texas, fell from a large container mounted on the trailer of his truck. After opening the container lid, the driver slipped while descending the container. The driver died from his injuries on August 7. Full story.
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MineHub has unveiled a predictive AI-based model to help customers improve visibility into critical raw material flows with reliable ETAs for all shipments. The Canadian-based group, a provider of digital supply chain solutions for the commodity markets, has launched Enhanced ETAs on its own platform. Enhanced ETAs is a meticulously built, robust model that calculates estimated time of arrival (ETA)…
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Global lubricants supplier FUCHS Group has expanded its presence in South America with the full acquisition of Fuchs Lubricants SpA in Chile. The deal, made via a joint venture that will make the location a wholly owned subsidiary, was made 1 September. Fuchs Lubricants SpA was initially founded in 2018 when FUCHS acquired the lubricants business of Comercial Pacific in…
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Global engineering, procurement and construction giant Bechtel has chosen Latin American equipment remarketing expert Elebbre to manage a major auction of its equipment from a Chile mine expansion and desalination plant construction, all underpinned by the latest auction technology from Krank. The task of managing the sale of equipment such as dump trucks, boom trucks and cranes for one of…
Read MoreMichelin Peru and its regional distributor Neuma Peru have inked a cooperation pact to establish an end-of-life mining tire (NFU) revaluation plant in the country’s Lurin district. The facility, which the supplier said will be the first of its kind in Peru, will boost its efforts to reduce environmental pollution while also promoting a circular economy. Additionally, it will allow…
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Accenture has acquired Perth-based ATI Solutions Group to enhance its digital technology and automation capabilities in Western Australia. Full story.
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Sandvik has confirmed the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated the company’s targets for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The approval means the outlines are aligned with the latest climate science and consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Sandvik committed to set targets in line with SBTI’s criteria in December 2021 and submitted the new targets for…
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Epiroc has confirmed that it has joined together with Boliden, Algoryx and Orebro University with a shared goal of achieving autonomous face drilling. The equipment maker said the heart of the work for the involved parties will be the construction and employment of a digital twin of a mine – a simulated testing environment – for machine learning, thereby greatly…
Read MoreAs the North American industry nears the end of its peak mine rescue competition season, there is one more sizable contest to be held: the Fallen Heroes Mine Rescue Contest, set for next week in southern West Virginia. Full story.
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