Now commercially available from Orica: the WebGen 200 Surface wireless initiating system, which enables new mining methods and blasting techniques to improve safety, increase productivity and reduce operating costs. Released this month, WebGen 200 Surface is based on the success of more than 5,000 WebGen 100 blasts around the world, containing over 150,000 primers. Orica’s WebGen 200 Surface, the company…
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Sandvik is launching xCell Cyclops, a convergence system for ground support in underground mining that provides wireless, continuous, remote and real-time measurement of ground movements. It features built-in notifications and alarms to support a safer and more sustainable work environment. Underground mining is generally trending deeper, which leads to more difficult and complex ground conditions for mine operators to manage. Squeezing ground and…
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Massachusetts, U.S.-based Maxam Tire has expanded and upgraded its underground mining series, broadening its range of performance programs. To meet the challenges underground mining faces, MAXAM has significantly improved their solutions for articulated dump trucks and load haul dump loaders. This underground mining lineup not only delivers advantages required for aggressive applications but also provides various heat-severity requirements for customers…
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Hexagon arm Minnovare has released its new system, Development Optimiser, to increase accuracy, reduce over-break and increase drilling advance. The new release combined hardware with a digital platform applicable to all development drill makes and models, and per Minnovare can lead to optimal blasts and offer consistent blasting outcomes regardless of operator experience. Included is a wireless system interface featuring…
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Normet is already having a busy 2023, acquiring Finland boom system manufacturer Rambooms and hydraulic attachments supplier Marakon and also grabbing up a minority holding in startup Lekatech. Full story.
Read MoreSandvik 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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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.
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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 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.
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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…
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