Kefi Gold and Copper has received its long-awaited mining license for the Tulu Kapi copper and gold project in Ethiopia – and will have plenty of time to mine from the asset, as the license extends at least through 2035.
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Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), Russia’s largest mobile operator, will build a commercial 5G-ready private network for Severstal’s Karelsky Okatysh iron ore operation in northwest Russia. The network will be built on the Ericsson Dedicated Network solution. The network is scheduled to launch in April 2022. As part of the agreement, MTS will build a dedicated LTE/5G-ready network for dispatching voice and…
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Boliden said it will introduce Komatsu FrontRunner, an autonomous hauling system, on 11 haul trucks at its Aitik copper mine in northern Sweden – the first AHS roll out in the European Union. The Swedish miner is investing a total of SEK218 million (US$25.4 million) into the launch and anticipates automation of the fleet to be fully implemented in 2024.…
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Right on schedule, Polymetal has confirmed that construction and commissioning have been completed and first concentrate production has been recorded at the Nezhda gold-silver operation in northeast Yakutia, Russia. The milestone was met on Oct. 16, two weeks ahead of its Nov. 1 target. The mine is now ramping up the concentrator with a target date for nameplate capacity of…
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Epiroc will be doing the drilling at three underground copper mines in Turkey thanks to a SEK 140M (US$16.1 million) equipment order from Eti Bakir. The variety of drill rigs, mine trucks and loaders will be used to boost production and safety at the Kastamonu Küre, Artvin Murgul and Siirt Madenköy operations as each undergoes an expansion. The customer also…
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Metso Outotec recently confirmed it delivered an order of 22 mill discharge pumps for customers Engineering Dobersek and Severniy Mining and Processing (SevGOK) to the latter’s process waste thickening plant in Ukraine. The new group of high-capacity pumps include 10 large high-capacity MDM700s which together are capable of handling a total volume of 117,500 m3 of waste sludge per hour.…
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With a mutual mission to advance the Kristineberg mine in Sweden, owner Boliden has entered a joint venture with ABB and Epiroc to jointly develop an electric trolley-truck system to edge it toward fossil-free production. ABB officials said it will provide the electrical infrastructure design that draws on its Ability eMine electrification and digital portfolio, and the system will also…
Read MoreCyriac Tor has been appointed by Metso Outotec as the distributor for its pumps in the United Kingdom. The agreement, announced Sept. 28, includes the company’s slurry pumping solutions, such as its slurry pumps, spare parts, seals and hoses, commissioning, service contracts and technical support. It will encompass all industry sectors in England, Scotland and Wales. The contract is already…
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Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC) division JSC Kuzbassrazrezugol has opted to implement the Zyfra ZM OpenMine fleet management system across all of its coal mining sites in Russia.
Read MoreThe Coalition for Eco Efficient Comminution (CEEC) has taken on its newest sponsor, global software developer and services provider Maptek. The three-year sponsorship agreement is the first for CEEC from a mining design software company. “Maptek coming on board as a CEEC sponsor highlights the huge potential to translate improvement goals around mining footprint and productivity and connect them across…
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