Ohio, U.S.-based company Werk-Brau has rolled out its newest product, a hydraulically driven wheel loader angle broom that is ideal for cleaning and clearing of snow, dirt, debris, grass and more for a number of applications. They are available in 8-, 10-, and 12-foot widths, each with 30 degrees of swing left or right of center. A polypropylene brush with…
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ASGCO has announced new improvements to its line of Tru-Trainer Dual Return Conveyor Belt Tracking Idlers. The new patent-pending design is engineered for heavy-duty conveyor applications with high conveyor belt speeds and tonnages. The updated Tru-Trainer Dual Return features a new lower profile design for more compact conveyors with a low height clearance as seen in many conveyor belt feeders…
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Photo: OZ Minerals OZ Minerals has commissioned a front end engineering and design (FEED) study for a full-scale implementation of CiDRA’s novel minerals separation technology at its Carrapateena mine in South Australia. Full story.
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Technology specialist RCT has partnered with Northern Star Mining Services to implement a digital autonomous mining fleet at the Ramone gold mine in Western Australia. Full story.
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Tanzania has signed agreements worth US$667 million with Evolution Energy Minerals, Ecograf, and Peak Rare Earths to mine rare earth minerals and graphite in the East African country, reported Reuters. Under the agreements, Tanzania will have a 16% stake each in jointly established companies to operate the projects. Peak Rare Earths will mine the minerals in the southwest, while Evolution…
Read MoreMiners and staff were all reported safe and are now back to work once again after a fire incident last week at Newmont’s Ahafo South mine laboratory in western Ghana. According to local media, the 9 April damaged equipment but did not injure anyone. The fire was brought under control without further issues. An investigation into the cause is still…
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Canadian miner Artemis Gold has turned to Finning International to furnish its primary and ancillary operations fleet for the operator’s Blackwater mine project, now in development in British Columbia, Canada. Full story.
Read MoreMetso Outotec said it is expanding its service centers in Antofagasta, Chile, and Arequipa, Peru, to meet mining customers’ growing needs for servicing large and heavy equipment. The OEM is investing EUR 13 million into increasing lifting capacity and machining capabilities. After the expansions, the centers will be able to repair and refurbish large HRC and HPGR, Vertimill grinding technology,…
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Aligning with its 2050 decarbonization goal, Chile’s state-owned Codelco has renewed a clean energy contract with Canada’s Innergex Renewable Energy for its Gabriela Mistral mining division in northern Chile.. The new contract became effective April 1, and will run until the end of 2032. “This clean energy project allows us to avoid the emission of 15,000 tons of carbon dioxide…
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R. A. McClure Inc. (RAM) will hold its premier Surface Blasting Course at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, S.D., Sept. 26-28, 2023. The intense, three-day curriculum focuses heavily on the latest state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies available to the mining industry for blast optimization. “Proper blast design is vital to optimizing downstream processing efficiency and lowering costs,”…
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