Mining

Atlas Copco has won an order from Pucobre in Chile to strengthen mining productivity.

The company has delineated an inferred resource of 50 million t grading 24.8% P2O5.

Komatsu has invested in developing its drill product line for opencast mining applications.

The ropeway will be installed at the Buriticá gold ore project, and transport tailings from the valley floor to a paste backfill plant.

The campaign at the Big Island and Flin Flon projects in Manitoba, Canada, is anticipated to consist of two drill holes totalling approximately 1200 m.

The order includes Epiroc loading and hauling machines, which will be used in three copper mines in the Atacama region of Chile.

Koidu-based Meya Mining is employing and training local operators, helping to improve international perceptions of Sierra Leone’s diamond trade with Volvo mining equipment.

CONFEDEM has become the fifth national mining association outside of Canada to adopt the Towards Sustainable Mining initiative.

Orica’s new Bulkmaster 7 Bulkmaster 7 Mobile Manufacturing Unit will increase productivity and safety on bench, and provide a step towards future automating drill and blast operations.

The system features advanced longwall automation technology designed to improve safety and production.

Three projects in Nevada, US, have been approved, while optimisation work to extend the life of the Lagunas Norte mine in Peru has commenced.

Global Geoscience Ltd has selected Wood to complete the study for the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron project in Nevada, US.

A team of five consultants from contractors Paradigm Project Management Pty Ltd and SRK Consulting have arrived at the project in Sierra Leone.

Michelle Ash will succeed Helius Guimaraes in May 2018.

The system will be used for the transporting of platinum ore from the Booysendal concession in South Africa to an existing processing plant 4.9 km away.