- 1. First mine in the Bawdwin re-development project: China Pit scoping study finalised
- (Latest)
- ... currently defined lodes are open at depth and along strike and are the subject of current and planned drilling programs. Over 100 years of documented mining (both underground and open pit) of the Bawdwin ...
- Created on 21 September 2018
- 2. All that glitters is … gold, gold, gold
- (Features)
- ... and adoption of transformative practices. Borden electric underground mining vehicle “It is no longer good enough for companies in our industry to see themselves as simply mining ...
- Created on 19 September 2018
- 3. Clive Palmer announces plans for new $1.5 billion coal-fired power station in Queensland
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- ... According to Mr Palmer, at full scale, the project will comprise two open cut and four underground mines, as well as supporting infrastructure, and will produce 40 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of ...
- Created on 14 September 2018
- 4. Caterpillar and Newmont to collaborate on underground vehicle automation
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- Caterpillar and Newmont Mining, with the support of Cashman Equipment Co., have entered a collaboration agreement to validate and improve underground hard rock mining vehicle automation technology. The ...
- Created on 27 July 2018
- 5. CSIR develops cutting-edge technologies to improve safety in mines
- (Latest)
- ... risks for underground mines. Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), which is being researched as one of the South African Mining Extraction, Research, Development and Innovation (SAMERDI) Advanced Orebody Knowledge ...
- Created on 27 July 2018
- 6. Yancoal’s Austar stands down workforce
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- The Austar operation has announced that it will commence standing down employees and, where possible, redeploy the majority to other Yancoal-owned underground operations. This step is being taken as ...
- Created on 13 July 2018
- 7. Bluebrid Merchant Ventures strike gold at Kochang
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- A new underground channel sampling program has been completed by Southern Gold’s development partner, Bluebird Merchant Ventures, at the Kochang Gold Project in South Korea. Mapping ...
- Created on 24 May 2018
- 8. Rio Tinto looks to making a deal on Grasberg
- (Latest)
- ... underground block cave project will come online in 2017 when the current open pit mine is expected to be depleted. This will transition the mine from primarily an open pit to a fully-underground operation. ...
- Created on 24 May 2018
- 9. Sorting solutions for cost reductions and improved throughput and recovery rates
- (Supplier News)
- ... environmental risks, costs, tailings dam sizes and milling energy requirements. Additionally, pre-concentration of ore underground or at remote sites can reduce haulage and hoisting costs. Satellite ...
- Created on 17 May 2018
- 10. Yanzhou Coal surge bolstered by Yancoal Australia’s record profit
- (Around the Region)
- ... before tax). Cost reduction strategies continued to be supported at all operations, with the Moolarben Stage Two underground mine commencing longwall production in November 2017, on time and below budget, ...
- Created on 09 May 2018
- 11. Future of coal – to jump or not to jump. That is the question
- (Features)
- ... its coal operations in Australia, selling its final Australian coal asset – the Kestrel underground coal mine in central Queensland – for AU$2.9 billion. This followed the sale of the Hail Creek coal mine ...
- Created on 09 May 2018
- 12. Glencore is dropping almost $1 billion to hunt deep underground for more ore in Sudbury
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- As reported by Investing News, the Glencore-run Onaping Depth project, will entail digging over 2 kilometres below the surface using the latest machines to find ore, with an estimated $700-million price ...
- Created on 12 April 2018
- 13. OZ Minerals’ Carrapateena project gets approval
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- ... a life expectancy of 20 years. Phase 2 comprises the construction of processing and above ground infrastructure, including the processing plant, tailings storage facility, underground materials handling ...
- Created on 12 April 2018
- 14. Oyu Tolgoi probe sees Mongolian former finance minister topple
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- ... Tinto. Mongolia’s anti-corruption authority said it was not only investigating the Oyu Tolgoi investment agreement, but also a financing deal for the underground expansion of the mine signed by Turquoise ...
- Created on 06 April 2018
- 15. Aktogay copper processing to double
- (Around the Region)
- ... from sulphide ore commenced in February 2017. The plant has annual ore processing capacity of 25 million tonnes. KAZ Minerals operates six producing mines. The three mines in East Region are underground ...
- Created on 09 March 2018
- 16. Turnaround at Way Linggo continues
- (Around the Region)
- ... of the original underground mine. As a result, Way Linggo is generating strong cashflow, as highlighted by its performance during the September quarter, when it produced 24,224 tonnes at 9.1 g/t gold at ...
- Created on 08 March 2018
- 17. Mongolia ready to hitch a ride on copper
- (Features)
- ... not easy and there is plenty of talk about mineral laws and regulations; however, there is no underground and no reclamation law, so it is about putting things that haven’t been there previously into a ...
- Created on 08 March 2018
- 18. Hays Jobs Report predicts demand for mining jobs in 2018
- (Latest)
- ... in response to increased exploration budgets as companies take advantage of investment and low operating costs. Underground engineers will be another area of need, particularly in gold mines that are increasing ...
- Created on 18 January 2018
- 19. Caterpillar develops battery electric proof of concept LHD
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- Caterpillar’s Underground Mining group is preparing to ship a proof of concept battery electric LHD to a mine site located in Canada. The initial build and validation testing of the R1300G test unit ...
- Created on 13 December 2017
- 20. Easytork’s better emergency shutdown actuator
- (Product News)
- ... root cause analysis reveals that pneumatic actuators fail regardless of how clean the instrument air is. Poor environment air quality, such as in underground mining, will lead to the premature expiration ...
- Created on 30 November 2017