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Prioritize people in PDS installations: Booyco

March 8, 2022March 9, 2022 Miners News

As the implementation of proximity detection systems (PDS) takes center stage at surface mining operations in South Africa ahead of the yet-to-be-announced compliance deadline of Chapter 8 of the country’s Mine Health and Safety Act (1996), Booyco Electronics urges equal impetus be given to both vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-people installations. Despite the uncertainty around the exact deadline, Booyco said that in…

Miners return to surface after Canadian mine incident

September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 Miners News

A total of 39 miners have now been returned to the surface at Vale’s Totten operation in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, after the mine’s primary shaft sustained damage and trapped the workers underground. Real full article from North American Mining.

Macmahon picks up trio of contract extensions

August 25, 2021November 17, 2021 Miners News

Engineering group Macmahon Holdings has added A$600 million to its order book with the extensions of two of its existing projects in Australia and one in Indonesia.