- 1. Sunrise Dam hosting trial for largest-ever BEV underground truck
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- An Australian operation is serving as the testing ground for the Sandvik TH665B, the largest battery-electric underground mining truck, thanks to a new three-party deal between the OEM, AngloGold Ashanti ...
- Created on 26 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. Hexagon, MMG deploy Australia’s first OAS underground
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- Hexagon has partnered with global base metals producer MMG to deploy its HxGN MineProtect Operator Alertness System (OAS) – for the first time in Australia and in an underground mine. The OAS, which ...
- Created on 30 August 2023
- 4. 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
- 5. 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
- 6. Sandvik DL422iE drill makes Australian debut
- (Latest)
- ... first Australian mine to commission the drill. “At IGO, we believe in a clean energy future, and that extends to our underground mining operations where the electrification of our fleets will create ...
- Created on 14 August 2023
- 7. Northern Star adds to Sandvik fleet
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- ... Sandvik fleet with 17 Toro TH663i underground trucks, 10 Toro LH621i underground loaders, four Toro LH517i underground loaders and a Sandvik DD422i development jumbo with dual control. “This commitment ...
- Created on 20 July 2023
- 8. Primero awarded KCGM contract
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- ... 600 kilometres east of Perth. It includes the Fimiston Open Pit (Super Pit), Mt Charlotte underground mine and the Fimiston and Gidji processing plants. In 2019, KCGM celebrated its 30th anniversary ...
- Created on 08 July 2023
- 9. 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
- 10. Two miners killed at PNG operation
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- ... underground main incline, occurred on 28 June. K92, which made a statement on the event the same day, said the mine’s operations have been suspended while an investigation is performed. At press time, ...
- Created on 04 July 2023
- 11. RMI earns local certification in China
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- ... country. The MA Centre is the Chinese agency responsible for approving and certifying the safety of mining products before they can be used underground. The certification binds RMI to manufacture and ...
- Created on 04 July 2023
- 12. FLSmidth points MissionZero to Northern Star
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- ... of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, approximately 600 kilometres east of Perth, Western Australia. KCGM includes the Fimiston open pit (Super Pit), the Mt Charlotte underground mine and the Fimiston and Gidji processing ...
- Created on 27 June 2023
- 13. IGO awards Cosmos study to Perenti, ABB
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- IGO, owner and operator of the Cosmos nickel operation in Western Australia, has tapped Perenti and ABB to take on a comprehensive underground electrification study at the project as it further commits ...
- Created on 20 June 2023
- 14. St Barbara rejects latest Silver Lake bid, backs Genesis offer
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- ... pay St Barbara $370 million in cash and 205 million shares valued at $261 million under a revised transaction agreement. St Barbara’s Leonora operations consist of the Gwalia underground mine and ...
- Created on 15 May 2023
- 15. Sumitomo brings in Sandvik to automate Hishikari
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- Sumitomo Metals’ Hishikari underground mine in the Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, has become the country’s first mine using automated loading technology thanks to the operator’s partnership with Sandvik. ...
- Created on 10 May 2023
- 16. Finding Power
- (Features)
- ... hybrid power station will meet the increased daily power needs of the entire mine of 24.2 MW, with 8 MW allocated to the Wallaby underground mine and the remaining 16.2 MW for the processing plant, associated ...
- Created on 10 May 2023
- 17. Today’s Top Tech Trends
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- ... locations, mining companies can send fewer miners underground while extracting a higher output, with low risk to their employees. For example, since implementing autonomous technologies in several of its ...
- Created on 10 May 2023
- 18. Oz Minerals, Epiroc boost traffic flows at Carrapateena
- (Around the Region)
- ... possibility of optimising haulage flows, and the two opted to implement Mobilaris Mining Intelligence to digitise the mine. “We saw potential to remove some of the constraints we have underground,” superintendent ...
- Created on 10 May 2023
- 19. Newcrest trialing 4G, 5G at Cadia
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- Gold miner Newcrest has partnered with Ericsson and Telstra Purple to deploy a private 4G LTE and 5G trial network for the underground operations of its Cadia Valley operations in New South Wales. Testing ...
- Created on 10 May 2023
- 20. Perenti’s Barminco extends deal at Flying Fox
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- ... there is the Spotted Quoll underground nickel mine. Barminco has been the primary underground mining contractor at Flying Fox since December 2004. The newest extension will allow Barminco to continue ...
- Created on 19 April 2023