September 6, 2019

Robots could now be in charge of mill reline process

A robotic solution presented by Chile's MIRS is said to reduce total reline time by about 40%.

September 6, 2019

Billionaire Friedland-backed miner picks up iron ore deposit in Guinea

HPX will take over stakes in Nimba previously owned by BHP, Newmont Goldcorp, and French nuclear group Orano.

August 30, 2019

Canada injects millions into EVs, energy-efficient mining technology projects

One of the initiatives is expected to reduce energy consumption at mine sites, cut costs and make remote operations more productive.

August 29, 2019

Rio Tinto to kick off pre-striping at massive Koodaideri iron ore mine

Work will start in November and includes mobilization and site establishment, clearing, drilling and construction of access roads.

August 28, 2019

A colossus for Canada: new iron ore handling system shipped to Baffin Island

Baffinland Iron Mines aims to more than triple its iron ore handling capacities to 12 million tonnes per year.

August 26, 2019

Automation technology to be deployed at Westgold operations

Autonomous solutions provider RCT is finalizing a major automation project for Westgold Resources at five of its gold mine sites.

August 26, 2019

Sandvik extends My Sandvik fleet connectivity to other brands

The first non-Sandvik machines are expected to be connected to My Sandvik via Newtrax technology in Q4 2019.

August 21, 2019

Drones take mining industry by storm

Microdrones UAVs are taking the global mining industry by storm.

August 21, 2019

Caterpillar to present new longwall mining products and advanced technologies at Katowice Mining Fair

Caterpillar will present a number of new longwall mining products and solutions from September 10 through 13 in Katowice, Poland.

August 20, 2019

ANIMATION: Gold ETF winners and losers since 2003

Since its inception 16 years ago the industry has grown to 110 physically-backed ETFs holding gold worth $115 billion.