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Dyno Nobel, TesMan make smart underground mining partnership 

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Dyno Nobel, TesMan

Global commercial explosives company Dyno Nobel and mining and product development company TesMan have signed a strategic partnership focused on accelerating innovation in underground mining. “As mining operations face increasing pressure to improve safety while maintaining productivity, Dyno Nobel and TesMan are driven by a shared dedication to enabling safer, more efficient mining,” Dyno officials said. “By combining Dyno Nobel’s…

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ABB, Point Laz partner on 3D-scanned mine hoist inspections

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ABB, Point Laz

ABB and Point Laz have inked a strategic partnership agreement to support improved operational performance and safety in underground mining. The two companies will explore an integrated service offering which incorporates Point Laz’s Lazaruss solution into ABB’s mine hoist portfolio.  Under the agreement, ABB will integrate the Lazaruss 3D scanner into its updated ABB Ability Smart Hoisting solution 4.0, a…

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Epiroc, SANY sign global partnership agreement

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Epiroc AB has entered into a strategic partnership with SANY Group to examine opportunities for broader collaboration across selected areas of the mining and infrastructure industries. A signing ceremony was recently held to seal the pact at the SANY Industrial Park in Changsha, China. The parties said they will enhance their cross-brand product portfolio, including providing attractive combinations of Epiroc’s…

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Rolls-Royce develops, tests hybrid powertrain for haul trucks

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Rolls-Royce develops, tests hybrid powertrain for haul trucks

Rolls-Royce Power Systems announced this month that it is developing a hybrid drive system for haul trucks and will begin field testing it beginning later this year. While the company outlined autumn for its test roll-out, it declined to disclose at what mine the trial would be taking place. The system combines proven mtu Series 4000 engines with a high-performance…

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Clean TeQ Water wins Rasp mine contract

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Clean TeQ Water has been awarded a contract by Broken Hill Operations, a wholly owned subsidiary of Broken Hill Mines, for a new ATA Tailings Dewatering Plant at the Rasp mine in New South Wales, Australia. The design and construct contract covers the engineering, procurement, manufacture, supply and installation of the ATA plant: a single-train facility sized for 750,000-tonnes-per-annum dry…

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Anglo American offloads Australian steelmaking coal assets

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Anglo American has agreed to sell its portfolio of Australian steelmaking coal mines to Dhilmar for cash consideration of up to US$3.875 billion. The transaction follows Peabody’s termination of purchase agreements for these assets last year due to a material adverse change. “This agreement represents another major step in the simplification of our portfolio ahead of completing our merger with…

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Datamine invests in Commit Works

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Mining software developer Datamine has made a strategic investment in Australian firm Commit Works, a provider of operational planning and short-interval control software solutions. Commit Works’ suite of products, Datamine said, enables mine sites to digitally manage shift planning, resource allocation, task coordination and production tracking within a single unified platform. Commit Works’ flagship product CiteOps is an enterprise-grade platform…

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MinRes to restart Bald Hill

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Mineral Resources (MinRes) is restarting operations at its wholly owned Bald Hill lithium mine in Western Australia, thanks to more favorable economic conditions. The company said a “significant and sustained recovery” in lithium prices was behind its decision, and that it has undertaken extensive planning in recent months to ensure it can be brought back online safely and efficiently. The…

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