Sandvik and Redpath have inked a new global framework that they say will improve safety and reduce underground mining costs through technology advancements, innovation, continuous improvement projects and standardized best practices. The five-year agreement will standardize the use of equipment, leading to cost reductions and safety enhancements, and will be guided by operational and relationship key performance indicators (KPIs). Redpath…
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Round Mountain going down
Kinross revealed during its third-quarter earnings report that it has completed the optimization program for its Round Mountain operation in Nevada and has decided to extract using underground methods instead of advancing an expansion plan for its open-pit workings. Read full article.
Read MoreGHH raises the bar with NEO
Mining and tunneling equipment manufacturer GHH has unveiled a new load haul dumper (LHD): the LF-10 NEO. The powerful, compact 10-ton loader is an all-around improved version of the already established LF-10, and is the latest in a line of new GHH loaders like the LF-14, the LF-7 and the LF-8. “The LF-10 NEO has a z-link design with the…
Read MoreWright-Mix Material acquires Pyro-Chem
Wright Concrete’s blending and bagging group Wright-Mix Material has executed an acquisition of Ohio-based underground mining fire-retardant ventilation sealant company Pyro-Chem. See full article.
Read MoreSandvik launches AutoMine Mapping Solution
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has introduced its newest product for maximizing productivity and improving safety, AutoMine Mapping Solution, for autonomous vehicle navigation in underground mining operations by utilizing mapped data. The next-generation product, it said, enables a vehicle to safely record an underground 3D environment with a mine mapping tool, and convert three-dimensional maps to 2D. Faster configuration, and…
Read MoreCodelco halts projects after second worker death
Chilean state-owned miner Codelco is putting the brakes on its copper projects after two of its workers were killed in less than a month. According to a Reuters report, the fatalities were reported at the Rajo Inca and Chuquo Subterranea projects. In the former, which occurred on 18 July, a truck driven by a contractor slid off a platform at…
Read MoreProduction in motion at Carnegie 2
American Resources has commenced production at its Carnegie 2 underground metallurgical coal operation in Pike County, Ky., ahead of schedule and with offtake that is already committed. Read full article.
Read MoreEpiroc, Rajant validate use of wireless network for drills
Epiroc and wireless network provider Rajant Corporation have successfully validated the global deployment of both Epiroc semi-autonomous and autonomous drills with the latter’s BreadCrumb wireless nodes. “Improving the operational safety and productivity of mining operations is the byproduct of Rajant Kinetic Mesh. It is the only industrial wireless network enabling machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity and mobility in markets like open-pit and…
Read MoreDevelop comes into focus with A$400M Bellevue contract
The underground services division of Australian-based Develop has been awarded a four-year mining contract worth A$400 million with Bellevue Gold for the latter’s namesake operation in Western Australia.
Read MoreWeir acquires CIS
Weir Group has confirmed the completed acquisition of Canadian wear parts and aftermarket maker and distributor Carriere Industrial Supply (CIS).
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