- 1. Copper demand to double within 20 years could mean miners get ‘more from less’
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- ... and vast armies of advanced sensors would be essential to produce safer, greener copper with minimal impact on people and the environment. “Getting copper out and up from to one or two kilometres underground ...
- Created on 20 June 2019
- 2. GMG publishes new guidelines on SIC
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- The Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) has published the Guideline for Implementing Short Interval Control in Underground Mining Operations. Short interval control (SIC) is a structured system in ...
- Created on 14 June 2019
- 3. Research reveals challenges for women in mining
- (Leading Developments)
- ... Until 1986, women were not even permitted underground or to enter mines in Western Australia Yet, a new national ‘women in mining’ survey conducted by the Australasian Institute of Mining ...
- Created on 11 June 2019
- 4. Condamine Resources clears final permitting hurdle
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- ... over 2Moz gold from historical underground mines with an average recovered grade of 16g/t gold. New Zealand’s largest gold producer, OceanaGold, has produced an additional 600koz with its recent open pit, ...
- Created on 06 June 2019
- 5. Newmont completes the Tanami Power Project in Australia safely and on schedule
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- ... people, the Traditional Owners of the land.” Tanami is Australia’s second largest underground gold mine and one of the most cost competitive gold producers in the world. Newmont’s continued exploratio ...
- Created on 21 March 2019
- 6. Polish mining majors eyeing off Asia’s largest coal block
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- ... a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed last month between Poland’s Energy Ministry and India’s Coal Ministry. Of significance was the offer of underground mining technology and equipment from Polish ...
- Created on 14 March 2019
- 7. Industry Growth Centre awards AU$4.1m in project funding
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- ... System project will revolutionise coal mining in underground mines. It eliminates the use of shuttle cars, which are used to take the coal cut from the wall of the mine to a transfer point further away ...
- Created on 07 March 2019
- 8. First Hellyer Gold Mines shipment proves mining attractive in Tasmania
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- ... River Valley to the East. The Hellyer underground mine on the West Coast of Tasmania began production in 1989 under the ownership of Aberfoyle Limited, who later sold the operation to Western Metals ...
- Created on 28 February 2019
- 9. AGC calls for bipartisan government support to help resource sector dig deeper for Australia’s secure future
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- ... to explore much deeper underground for the nation’s new ‘hidden’ mineral fields.” AGC believes that bipartisan support is crucial to ensure that new exploration approaches, new technologies, extremely ...
- Created on 21 February 2019
- 10. New block cave project at Northparkes Mines
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- ... The project will deliver 11 kilometres of underground development, an underground primary crusher, conveying systems and associated infrastructure. At the peak of construction, the project is expected ...
- Created on 10 January 2019
- 11. Caterpillar and Newmont to collaborate on underground vehicle automation
- (Product News)
- Caterpillar and Newmont Mining have entered a collaboration agreement to validate and improve underground hard rock mining vehicle automation technology. The initial focus of the collaborative effort is ...
- Created on 27 December 2018
- 12. ON THE MOVE - Q4 2018
- (People)
- ... of Independence’s Nova nickel-copper project. He has extensive experience in nickel mines and process plants, including being the underground manager for Poseidon’s Windarra mine when it was operated ...
- Created on 27 December 2018
- 13. South Korean gold and silver bonanza for Southern Gold
- (Around the Region)
- ... Sampling underground at the historical Shin adit mine As reported in The ASIA Miner earlier this year, Bluebird – a 50 per cent partner in the Joint Venture – has completed its report on ...
- Created on 27 December 2018
- 14. China pit scoping study finalised
- (Around the Region)
- ... lodes from underground as well as open pit extensions from China Pit. Geotechnical and resource drilling is underway, metallurgical testwork will re-start shortly and an infrastructure and logistics study ...
- Created on 27 December 2018
- 15. Barrick announces agreement with Shandong Gold
- (Around the Region)
- ... than the United States holds the coveted position. Image courtesy ©Barrick Gold. Touring the underground operations of China’s largest gold mine by production Recognising the ...
- Created on 19 December 2018
- 16. CSIR develops cutting-edge technologies to improve safety in mines
- (Leading Developments)
- Rock-falls are the top safety issue in mines. The inaccessibility of some areas underground makes it difficult and dangerous for inspections to take place after blasting. At a recent event, the South ...
- Created on 19 December 2018
- 17. Emesent raises AU$3.5 million to unlock safer, more productive future for underground mines
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- ... . Developed by former researchers from Data61, Emesent’s world-leading Hovermap technology automates the collection of valuable data in underground areas too dangerous or difficult for people to surv ...
- Created on 08 November 2018
- 18. Conveyor Manufacturers Australia wins 2018 Mining Prospect Awards
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- ... ore producer Roy Hill. The Prospect Awards have recognised CMA’s flagship REDLINE Underground Conveyor System for its significant positive impact in all underground roadway development, Longwall and ...
- Created on 25 October 2018
- 19. Board greenlights Mt Carlton underground mine
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- The Board of Evolution Mining has approved to progress the Mt Carlton underground development, Stage 4 pit cut-back and relevant plant modifications. Mt Carlton has a mine life to at least 2025 and ...
- Created on 18 October 2018
- 20. New foaming system for dust suppression in crushing & conveying hits the market
- (Product News)
- The issue of dust at mining sites – be it open cut or underground – is as ancient as the industry itself. What changed, however, is our understanding of the health risks associated with the exposure to ...
- Created on 29 September 2018