- 1. RPMGlobal extends optimisation tool to open pit operations
- (Latest)
- ... including the introduction of open pit functionality. SOT4 is particularly relevant for open pit operations investigating a transition to an underground environment, with the latest release enabling ...
- Created on 06 May 2021
- 2. K92’s Kainantu hits record in PNG
- (Latest)
- ... of the milestone. First, an incident involving an underground loader idled its production from four high-grade stopes. Despite a three-week stoppage of those stopes in March, they are now restarted ...
- Created on 23 April 2021
- 3. Strata, RCOE partner for training, research
- (Latest)
- ... be integrated into the underground mine simulator system at the RCOE campus, which introduced the combined effort on March 25. While the physical presence of the Resources Centre of Excellence ...
- Created on 21 April 2021
- 4. Partial shipments back on from Oyu Tolgoi to China
- (Latest)
- ... underground work after two of its workers contracted coronavirus in March. It has carefully managed the situation, it said, through widespread testing and implementation of a quarantine. “Accordingly, ...
- Created on 21 April 2021
- 5. MetRes picks up Millennium and Mavis Downs
- (Latest)
- ... On the plan for MetRes’ changes: an underground expansion, as well as to continue and complete a rehabilitation of the site. MetRes chairman Matt Latimore said the takeover gives it access to existing ...
- Created on 21 April 2021
- 6. Sandvik releases underground loader
- (Product News)
- Underground mines now have a new loader option with Sandvik’s release of the Toro LH410, offering 10 tonnes of payload capacity with a smaller presence. Sandvik, which has promised 2021 to be an “eventful” ...
- Created on 15 April 2021
- 7. Future-proofing Rosebery Mine
- (Around the Region)
- MMG Ltd. outlined new investment plans to extend the 85-year contribution of its Rosebery Mine for the benefit of a new generation of Tasmanians. Thanks to growing confidence in extending underground resources, ...
- Created on 15 April 2021
- 8. Epiroc, Hindustan Zinc ink underground EV deal
- (Supplier News)
- Hindustan Zinc has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Epiroc India that would make it the first mining operator in India to introduce underground mining battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). The ...
- Created on 15 April 2021
- 9. Tomorrow’s Technology
- (Features)
- ... in open pit and underground mines. Another key enabling technologies of this new transformation is industrial wireless in the form of 4.9G/LTE and 5G. For the Backplane report, it was assumed that such ...
- Created on 15 April 2021
- 10. Porgera coming back online in PNG
- (Latest)
- ... gold mine,” he said. The Porgera JV is an open-pit and underground gold operation that is situated at an altitude of 2,200-2,600 metres, approximately 600 kilometres northwest of Port Moresby. ...
- Created on 15 April 2021
- 11. Rescuers continue search for missing Chinese coal miners
- (Latest)
- As many as 1,400 rescue team members remain at an underground mining operation in China’s Xinjiang region after flooding in the region trapped 21 workers. There is not a clear reason at this time behind ...
- Created on 15 April 2021
- 12. Newcrest Mining Turns Data Into Business Gold
- (Features)
- ... – but it’s a different story underground. Down in the mine, more than a kilometre beneath the surface, the combination of dust, debris, extreme heat, and earth tremors creates a challenging environment ...
- Created on 14 April 2021
- 13. Almonty pushing for Sangdong neutrality
- (Leading Developments)
- ... which Sangdong was constructed. Carbon neutrality at Sangdong is potentially achievable, he said, once the mine’s underground electric fleets can maintain a charge over an entire shift. That, he added, ...
- Created on 14 April 2021
- 14. First gold pour at Hillgrove
- (Leading Developments)
- ... antimony concentrate.” Red River, which also has placed a Consep Acacia leach reactor at Hillgrove to aid in recoveries, previously said it was planning to start underground operations this year. Hillgrove ...
- Created on 14 April 2021
- 15. Macmahon appointed to mine Gwalia
- (Leading Developments)
- St Barbara, owner of the Gwalia mine at the Leonora complex in Western Australia, has selected Macmahon for a five-year underground mining services contract at one of the country’s oldest gold projects. ...
- Created on 14 April 2021
- 16. ANSTO scientists unveil new tech to minimise mining footprint
- (Leading Developments)
- ... parties to know the exact size of the lode underground through core samples without breaking earth.” An upcoming upgrade to ANSTO’s 3D neutron imaging facility will also ensure simultaneous 3D neutron ...
- Created on 14 April 2021
- 17. Panoramic sees sunny Savannah
- (Latest)
- ... and has awarded more than A$315 million in work for projects to get it to production. PHOTO: Panoramic Resources Underground production and development is scheduled to begin again in August at Savannah ...
- Created on 08 April 2021
- 18. Mincor opens Cassini nickel mine in WA
- (Latest)
- Mincor Resources has met “a new era” with the opening of its Cassini underground nickel mine, the keystone of its Kambalda operations complex in Western Australia’s Southern Goldfields that will commence ...
- Created on 07 April 2021
- 19. K92 reports impact to operations in PNG
- (Latest)
- ... may be impacted,” the miner said. Finally, production at K92, specifically stoping operations, will be idle for two weeks after an incident involving an underground loader, which has prevented backfilling ...
- Created on 25 March 2021
- 20. Anglo keeps Mastermyne for Aquila addition
- (Latest)
- Anglo American has extended its services contract with Mastermyne for the Aquila underground metallurgical coal complex in Queensland, Australia, for an additional year in preparation for a new longwall. ...
- Created on 23 March 2021