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TAILINGS: Inmarsat to monitor dams for Minas Gerais government
BRAZIL – Inmarsat, a leading global supplier of mobile satellite communications, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Minas Gerais state government to explore the potential of internet of things (IoT) solutions for monitoring the integrity of mine tailings dams…
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WATER TREATMENT: BQE Water to supply first SART plant in China
CHINA – BQE Water was awarded a contract to proceed with the implementation of a SART p lant at a gold metallurgical facility owned and operated by Shandong Zhongkuang Group located in eastern China. The contract was awarded following the…
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TECHNOLOGY: Wenco moves into Brazil with TecWise partnership
VANCOUVER – Wenco International Mining Systems has created a new partnership with TecWise Sistemas de Automaçãon, a leading provider of technology and communications systems to the Latin American mining industry. This new agreement makes TecWise the exclusive distributor of Wenco…
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PUMPS: GIW answers the question – What’s wrong with my bearings?
GEORGIA – Each day, GIW Industries engineers work with customers to solve problems associated with their pumps. One pump component we get a lot of questions about is the cartridge bearing assembly. We spoke to Jon Keith, GIW product manager,…
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ENVIRONMENT: Stantec secures approval for Greenstone’s Hardrock pit
ONTARIO – Greenstone Gold Mines’ Hardrock open pit gold project has passed an important regulatory phase. The environmental assessment (EA) was recently approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. This is the third provincial mining EA approved in Ontario’s history. With both…
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DREDGING: Precision technology available from Cable Arm
MICHIGAN – Cable Arm Inc. is a specialist manufacturer of dredging equipment, located in Trenton, Mich. The company’s premier product is a unique clamshell bucket, designed to dig up a layer of soil having constant thickness with each scoop. Conventional…
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TECHNOLOGY: Rio Tinto chooses Cat for autonomous fleet for Koodaideri mine
WESTERN AUSTRALIA – A fleet of 20 autonomous Cat 793F trucks will soon be hauling ore at the Rio Tinto’s Koodaideri iron ore mine, currently under construction in the Pilbara region. They’ll be joined by four Cat autonomous drills, along…
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MERGER: Metso closes acquisition of HighService Service in Chile
SOUTH AMERICA – Metso has successfully completed its acquisition of HighService Service, the service division of the Chilean mining engineering, construction and technology company HighService Corp. HighService Service offers its customers a variety of services from maintenance to commissioning and remote…
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EXCAVATORS: Komatsu introduces two new hydraulic versions
ILLINOIS – Komatsu America recently introduced the new PC1250SP-11 and PC1250LC-11 Tier 4 final (T4F) emissions certified hydraulic excavators. These new models have SAA6D170E-7 engines with two Komatsu diesel particulate filters (KDPF) that do not require diesel exhaust fluid (DEF)…
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DRILLING: Epiroc introduces the next generation of the Rig Control System for Pit Viper blasthole drilling rigs
Texas – Epiroc, is proud to introduce the fifth generation of Rig Control System (RCS). RCS 5 is the next evolutionary step toward fully autonomous mining. RCS 5 provides the next step for the mining industry from the automation program…
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WATER MANAGEMENT: Outotec introduces 2nd generation paste thickener for consistent, efficient dewatering performance
FINLAND – Tailings dewatering and disposal is a challenge that every mining operation has to deal with. The Outotec 2nd Generation Paste Thickener is designed to maximize underflow density regardless of challenging mineralogy and tailings feed rate variation. It enables…
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TECHNOLOGY: DST Introduces the CLEVR Process and GlassLock Process
MONTREAL – Dundee Sustainable Technologies Inc., a metallurgical technology developer engaged in the development and commercialization of efficient, environment-friendly technologies for the treatment of materials in the mining industry is pleased to announce new brand names for its primary technologies. This…
