- 1. China seeks to make mines safer
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- After two coal mine accidents killed more than 60 people this year, China is drafting revisions to its mining safety law, reported Reuters. In August, a gas explosion in northwestern Shaanxi province ...
- Created on 18 September 2023
- 2. BHP Women in Resources awards announced
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- ... recognised including metallurgists, underground mining supervisors, research scientists, engineers, community relations officers, environmental chemists, data scientists, trade electricians, maintenance ...
- Created on 13 September 2023
- 3. Thiess wins nickel contract in Indonesia
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- Thiess has been awarded a mining contract with PT Halmahera Sukses Mineral – its second successful venture in the Indonesian nickel market this year. Under the terms of the A$240 million contract, ...
- Created on 05 September 2023
- 4. XCMG, CUMT launching China’s first mining satellite
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- China-based XCMG Machinery, the China University of Mining and Technology, and Skysight – joint designers on the country’s first mining satellite CUMT Nanhu – saw its successful launch recently at the ...
- Created on 31 August 2023
- 5. Hexagon, MMG deploy Australia’s first OAS underground
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- ... the company said is a standard inclusion for surface operations, will be added to 11 underground mining trucks at MMG’s Rosebery mine in Tasmania. “MMG wanted a solution that would help detect fatigue ...
- Created on 30 August 2023
- 6. Fortescue accelerates mine and rail project timeline
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- Fortescue plans to start construction on the Nyidinghu mine and rail project in Western Australia within the next few years, according to documents filed to WA’s Environment Protection Authority. ...
- Created on 30 August 2023
- 7. BHP trials night-time thermal imagery at Newman
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- BHP said its Newman Operations’ teams in Western Australia are trialling the use of remotely piloted aircrafts (drones) equipped with infrared cameras to monitor the health and performance of mining equipment ...
- Created on 30 August 2023
- 8. Liontown awards Kathleen Valley project to Byrnecut
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- Lithium miner Liontown Resources has selected its underground mining services contractor for the Kathleen Valley lithium project in Western Australia ahead of its planned mid-2024 production start: Tier ...
- Created on 23 August 2023
- 9. Orexplore, BHP taking scanning, analysis project to Carapateena
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- ... that can aid in the advancement of short- and medium-term mining and operational planning and decision processes. “The company’s ‘Smart Domaining’ (SDM) solution, powered through its unique technology, ...
- Created on 23 August 2023
- 10. Underground miners strike at South32’s Appin
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- Australian miner South32 said it will halt some of its operations at the Appin coal mine in New South Wales during a week-long strike by underground mining supervisors, reported ABC News. Members of ...
- Created on 15 August 2023
- 11. Landslide leaves dozens missing in Myanmar
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- ... The accident happened 13 August in the remote town of Hpakant in Kachin state – the epicenter of the jade industry. Many of the missing are believed to be locals scavenging for jade as mining operations ...
- Created on 14 August 2023
- 12. Sandvik DL422iE drill makes Australian debut
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- As part of its commitment to cleaner and safer mining, IGO has commissioned a Sandvik DL422iE battery-electric longhole drill at its Nova nickel-copper-cobalt operation in Western Australia. Nova is the ...
- Created on 14 August 2023
- 13. First Nation Engineering picks up Northern Star contract
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- ... joint venture between a subsidiary of the Carey Group – Australia’s leading Aboriginal commercial enterprise, with over 27 years of project delivery excellence in the mining, civil and training industries ...
- Created on 09 August 2023
- 14. Tampakan gets business permit, could begin ops in 2026
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- Sagittarius Mines (SMI) said it has obtained its 2023 business permit for its biggest mining project, the Tampakan copper-gold property in Mindanao, Philippines, after a legal battle involving tax ...
- Created on 09 August 2023
- 15. First heavy-duty, all-domestic Chinese mine truck makes debut
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- ... truck is the result of a partnership between mine owner Zhunneng Group, a subsidiary of CHN Energy, and Inner Mongolia North Hauler Joint Stock Co. Ltd. (NHL), a mining equipment OEM. It adopts a minin ...
- Created on 03 August 2023
- 16. International Mine Ventilation Congress now accepting abstracts
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- ... and the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), has opened the floor for abstracts. The 12th International Mine Ventilation Congress will be held in Sydney, Australia, from 11-15 ...
- Created on 25 July 2023
- 17. K2fly lands Roy Hill contract
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- Roy Hill has contracted K2fly’s Ground Disturbance Solution software for its integrated iron ore mining, rail and port operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. K2fly said the five-year contract ...
- Created on 25 July 2023
- 18. Northern Star adds to Sandvik fleet
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- Australian gold miner Northern Star Resources has ordered 32 new pieces of mobile equipment for its Australian operations from Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions. The miner will bolster its current ...
- Created on 20 July 2023
- 19. Almonty, KT introduce revolutionary tech at Sangdong
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- ... Sangdong tungsten mine in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The Mine Safety DX technology aims to enhance worker safety and promote efficient mining practices, which is indicative of AKTC’s strong commitment ...
- Created on 17 July 2023
- 20. Kainantu operations resume after double fatality
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- Canadian-based K92 Mining, which owns the Kainantu gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG), confirmed 6 July that underground mining operations resumed that day following the deaths of two of its workers. ...
- Created on 08 July 2023