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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: Minerva signs on White Gold
VANCOUVER – Minerva Intelligence, artificial intelligence company with a proprietary decision-making software, has announced that it has signed a service contract with White Gold, to implement its artificial intelligence (AI) solutions across the JP Ross, Vertigo, and Titan properties. White Gold holds a…
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POWER: Wartsila technology to allow Saudi Arabia mine to use solar energy
SAUDI ARABIA – Technology group Wartsila will provide the engineering, equipment, and technical advice for a 44 MW power plant at the Mansourah & Massarah gold project in Saudi Arabia. It will be the first power project in the country…
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Hitachi’s EX2600-7 offers reduced fuel consumption
At Hitachi, our iron will is to continuously improve so your iron will be even more efficient, reliable and durable. The result? Our new EX-7 Series excavators feature reduced fuel consumption and optimized productivity. The EX2600-7 is part of this…
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CONVEYORS: Martin launches automated system for conveyor belt cleaners
ILLINOIS – As part of its work within the development and implementation of technologies for conveyors and bulk material handling applications, Martin Engineering has launched a belt cleaner position indicator that monitors the blade, tracking and remaining service life. The Martin…
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NETWORKS: Cisco to acquire Fluidmesh to expand industrial wireless offerings
CALIFORNIA – Technology company Cisco has announced plans to acquire Fluidmesh Networks, a privately held company whose wireless backhaul systems allow reliable and consistent communication. Fluidmesh solutions are quick to deploy and configure, offering customers a cost-efficient, low-maintenance solution. The…
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SOFTWARE: Geovariances releases new version of Isatis.neo
FRANCE – Last year, Geovariances, an industry expert in applied geostatistics, launched Isatis.neo Mining Edition, the geostatistics software that improves performance and enables confident resource estimation and comprehensive geostatistical studies. The company has now released version 2020.02 of Isatis.neo, which includes tools from…
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CONTROL SYSTEMS: Outotec introduces solution to increase mill availability
FINLAND – The newly launched Outotec Mill Control System provides the control functions required for safe operation of grinding mills and their lubrication systems. The system continuously monitors the equipment condition and allows advanced monitoring strategies, such as remote expert…
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AUTOMATION: RCT automates fleet in Burkina Faso
AUSTRALIA – RCT, a leader in providing autonomous solutions, has executed a project with African Underground Mining Services (AUMS) at the Siou underground gold mine in Burkina Faso. Earlier this year, RCT commissioned its ControlMaster guidance automation technology on two…
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SOFTWARE: Micromine offers free April access in response to COVID-19
CANADA – Micromine, a leader in the mining software space, is offering the mineral community free access this month to its general package, Micromine 2020 in response to any downtime from the COVID-19 pandemic. The exploration and mining solution has…
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SOFTWARE: RPMGlobal expands mobile offering
AUSTRALIA – MinVu Shift Manager, RPMGlobal’s intra-shift software solution, has received a major overhaul with the launch of the MinVu Shift Manager app. MinVu Shift Manager is a short-term planning and execution solution. The state-of-the-art tool is a unique, industry-built…
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SCREENING: Major launches ID-enabled FLEX-MAT
QUEBEC – Major, a manufacturer of high-performance screening media, has launched ID-enabled FLEX-MAT. All of the company’s FLEX-MAT screen media is now embedded with an ID-enabled microchip; the radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology tracks and stores screen media data, such as panel…
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DynaCERT says new technology can lower diesel emissions
DynaCERT (TSX: DYA), a Toronto-based company, has developed a technology called HydraGEN that could significantly reduce emissions by improving the performance and fuel efficiency of diesel engines used in mining machinery and equipment. The HydraGEN technology is about the size of…
