January 20, 2022

Codelco adds 30 years to Andina copper mine

The $1.4bn Andina Transfer project turned the underground operation into an open pit mine located 3,500 metres above sea level, which holds 30% of Chile’s copper reserves.

January 19, 2022

BME’s AXXIS Titanium initiates record blast in South Africa

The blast of 5,209 detonators was conducted recently at a chrome mine in SA’s North West province.

January 19, 2022

Brazil deluge exposes Vale’s lingering waste risk even as mines restart

Last week’s rains showed tailings remain the Achilles heel of the Rio de Janeiro-based producer.

January 18, 2022

Orica, Epiroc to debut Avatel mechanized underground development charging system in Australia

The world’s first mechanized development blast charging system, Avatel, is set to enter Newcrest’s Cadia underground mine next year.

January 18, 2022

Newly discovered ‘strange metal’ could be key to lossless power grids, quantum computers

Researchers found strange metal behaviour in a material in which electrical charge is not carried by electrons.

January 17, 2022

De Beers makes diamond buyers cough up cash with fresh price rise

The world's largest diamond miner by value is said to have hiked prices by about 8% for big stones and 20% for small ones at the latest sale.

January 17, 2022

BHP to introduce electric trains at Pilbara mines

The four locomotives, scheduled for delivery in late 2023, will be supplied by Progress Rail, a unit of Caterpillar, and Wabtec Corp.

January 16, 2022

CO2 storage project in America’s coal country one step closer to becoming a reality

Recent drilling by CarbonSAFE is expected to provide information on the viability of a second carbon storage site in the top coal-producing state in the US.

January 16, 2022

Flawed diamonds may be the key to quantum internet

Japanese researchers discovered that diamonds’ atomic defects where carbon is replaced by nitrogen or another element may offer a close-to-perfect interface for quantum computing.

January 14, 2022

Avateltm to debut at Newcrest’s Cadia mine in 2022

Innovation enables a single operator to prepare and wirelessly charge a development face from within the safety of an enclosed cabin.