Mining

Geometrica supplied two domes at the Herradura mine in Mexico, which helped control dust onsite.

Scania and Rio Tinto are together trialling a new autonomous transport system at Rio Tinto’s Dampier Salt operations in Western Australia.

Resource grade of 3.1 g/t gold equivalent comprising 2.3 g/t gold, 430 ppm cobalt.

An Albemarle subsidiary will acquire a 50% interest in the Wedging hard rock lithium project in Western Australia.

Ramp-up to full production rate of 2.4 million tpy targeted for June 2019.

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has obtained a contract with SUEK for the supply of 12 mechanical cutting machines for a number of mines in Siberia.

White Moon and CVMR Corp. have entered into an agreement whereby CVMR will perform a feasibility study to substantiate the magnesite ore contained in the White Moon mine.

The two day Digitalization in Mining – Through the Rock summit, hosted by Sandvik, focused on leading-edge mining technology and the digitalisation journey that contemporary mines face.

MICROMINE has integrated its latest fleet management and mine control solution, Pitram, as well as its latest 3D mine design and exploration solution, Micromine, with IREDES.

Capstone Mining Corp. increases reserves and planned production at Cozamin mine.

Innovations and ideas for future solutions are discussed and validated in customer forums, participated by several major mining houses and organised by Sandvik.

Hal Quinn, National Mining Association President and CEO issued a statement in support of the ‘Good Samaritan Remediation of Orphan Hardrock Mines Act of 2018’.

Organisations with a combined membership of 76 million are calling on insurance companies to publicly rule out support to build the Carmichael coal mine in Australia.

Wirtgen’s surface miners are playing a key role in the development process of the bauxite mining sector in West African Guinea.

In place for a year, the pipeline is protecting the river Irwell by feeding polluted water flowing from an old adit – or mine entrance – in Bacup, Lancashire, into a treatment scheme further down the valley.