Exploration & development

The Future of Mining Australia conference will take place in Sofitel Sydney Wentworth from 23 - 24 March.

Komatsu has announced plans to deploy 37 of its 930E ultra-class electrical dump trucks as part of an autonomous haulage system (AHS) at Vale’s Carajás iron mine (Brazil).

Kaizen has announced the commencement of a 1500 m exploration drilling programme at its Pinaya Copper-Gold Project, located in Peru.

According to a market study, sales of mobile crushers and screeners are set to rise due to heightened demand from the mining industry.

NQ Minerals has secured high grade underground base metal resources at its Hellyer mine in Australia.

Rio Tinto has awarded Perth-based company Mondium a contract valued at approximately AUS$400 million for the design and construction of a mine in Western Australia.

Hydraulink has opened a facility in Newman, Western Australia, in response to growth in the Pilbara region.

Autonomous solutions provider RCT has completed an automation project for a mining company at its opencast diamond mine in South Africa.

According to GlobalData, a new EU-funded project hopes to improve the commercial viability of mining modest but high-grade critical raw mineral deposits across Europe.

Serabi Gold plc has announced the results from its ongoing surface and underground exploration diamond drilling programme being undertaken on the Sao Chico orebody at its Palito Complex in Brazil.

Rio Tinto has started the process of resuming operations at Richards Bay Minerals in South Africa.

Mineral Mountain Resources has announced that after halting for the holiday period, drilling on its Standby Gold Project (USA) is scheduled to resume on 6 January 2020.

Demand for piling equipment and supplies is set to rise, owing to increasing investments in alternative energy and growing exploration activities.

Anglo American’s Quellaveco copper mine in Peru is undergoing workforce-based development to help it become autonomous.

Analysis from Frost & Sullivan has shown that mining water and wastewater treatment solution providers with closed-loop systems and digitalisation will experience higher growth opportunities.