September 26, 2019

Access to water one of miners’ biggest challenges ahead — study

Despite successful efforts to manage water usage more efficiently, tougher environmental rules are increasing miners’ costs and risks, particularly those operating in arid regions or close to populated communities.

September 26, 2019

Scania develops biofuel-powered, driverless truck

The truck is expected to improve the safety of operations at mine sites.

September 25, 2019

Symons crusher’s upgrade increased its availability by 31%

Maintaining high equipment availability rates is crucial for any mine.

September 25, 2019

How did Saloro reopen an old tungsten open-pit mine?

Since 2007, the Spanish mining company Saloro has been working on the reopening of an old tungsten mine in Barruecopardo.

September 25, 2019

95% VPA filter availability adds 15 extra days of operation at India’s largest pellet production facility

India’s domestic steel demand is expected to grow by more than 7% annually.

September 25, 2019

Increasing gold production rates with slurry pumps at Greenfields Mill

The Greenfields mill is situated in the Western Australian goldfields, three kilometres east of Coolgardie.

September 23, 2019

Newmont officially opens all-electric Borden mine

Both the Canadian and Ontario governments each granted the company C$5 million towards electrification.

September 23, 2019

How to verify that a gold bar is legit

Technology is helping buyers avoid scams.

September 20, 2019

The new Sandvik RDX5 rock drill — a new standard of reliability

The new RDX5 rock drill is a robust replacement for the established HLX5 rock drill model in Sandvik drilling equipment.

September 18, 2019

White-collar miners: how technology is changing one of the most dangerous professions

The numbers produced by research in other countries vary, but are significant.