Alara kicks off production in Oman

Australian-headquartered miner Alara Resources has completed the commissioning and commenced first concentrate production from the Al Wash-hi – Majaza copper-gold mine in Oman. Mine production is expected to ramp up over the coming two to three months toward a goal of 1 million tonnes annually. The miner said shipping of the first sale, about 1,000 dry metric tons of copper…

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Pronto, Whittle release autonomous haulage report

While haul trucks have generally gotten bigger over time, reflecting better economics in many applications, the opposite is true when trucks are automated – this according to a new report from Pronto and Whittle Consulting. The companies, strategic planners and autonomy firms, respectively, recently released their joint study “Autonomous Swarm Haulage: The Economics of Autonomous Haulage with Small Trucks.” That…

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