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International Mining | XCMG electric trucks complete trials from Chuquicamata to Mejillones port
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (220+ words) In northern Chile, straddling the western foothills of the Andes Mountains, a 700-kilometre long major mining transport route connects Codelco's Chuquicamata copper mine with the port of Mejillones. Recently, XCMG all electric heavy-duty trucks completed trial runs on this route…...
International Mining | GR Engineering to build 3 Mt/y process plant as part of Davyhurst Expansion Project
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (165+ words) GR Engineering Services Limited has been appointed preferred contractor by Ora Banda Mining Limited in relation to the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works for a 3 Mt/y process plant as part of the Davyhurst Expansion Project, in Western Australia....
Master Drilling commissions first remote drilling system in Canada
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (163+ words) International Mining Master Drilling commissions first remote drilling system in Canada Master Drilling says it has successfully commissioned its first remote drilling system in Canada at the Odyssey Mine, owned by Agnico Eagle, in Quebec. The project commenced with the…...
International Mining | Sandvik Digital Mining Technologies making impact across the value chain
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (1299+ words) One of the actions it took towards this was the creation of Digital Mining Technologies division within the Sandvik Mining business area, which, at that point, included Sandvik Mining automation solutions and the Newtrax telemetry and collision avoidance solutions. Deswik,…...
International Mining | BME research reiterates critical role of health and wellness to advance mine safety
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (351+ words) There is growing recognition that sustainable safety performance requires a deeper, more integrated understanding of the human factors that influence risk, Dr Ramesh Dhoorgapersadh, General Manager: Operational Excellence & SHERQ at BME, told delegates at the SAFEX International Congress XXI in…...
Sandvik Ground Support inks deal to establish local US manufacturing JV
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (56+ words) Sandvik has signed an agreement to form a joint venture with Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) through which it will establish local manufacturing for its Ground Support business in the US market. In addition to the joint venture, in which Sandvik…...
International Mining | First Quantum's La Granja vision leaves room for trolley-assist
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (264+ words) First'Quantum Minerals Ltd (FQM) has filed an NI 43-101 Technical Report with an updated Mineral Resource estimate for the La Granja copper project. La Granja is located in northern Peru and is 55% owned by First Quantum'and 45% by Rio Tinto. In terms…...
International Mining | Develop to carry out underground mining at Core Lithium's BP33 deposit
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (530+ words) Core Lithium Ltd has awarded a three-year contract to Dev Mining Services Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Develop Global Limited, for underground mining services at the company's BP33 deposit, in the Northern Territory of Australia. The contract includes an option for…...
International Mining | Barminco awarded A$850 million contract at Bellevue gold project
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (156+ words) Perenti Limited's underground mining business, Barminco, has been selected by Bellevue Gold as the underground mining contractor for the Bellevue gold project, located in Western Australia. The estimated total value of the contract is approximately A$850 million ($615 million) during a…...
International Mining | Normet Variomec XS battery-electric vehicle to be tested at Boliden Somincor
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (299+ words) Boliden's Somincor operations will soon start testing its first battery-electric production support machine after a Normet Variomec XS 035 Crew SD mine service vehicle arrived on site in Alejento Province, Portugal, this week. The machine made the 2. 5-hour journey from its…...