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SAFETY: Reverse Assist from Hexagon improves haulage safety
ARIZONA – Hexagon’s mining division has introduced HxGN MineOperate Reverse Assist, a high precision positioning application that guides truck operators with the optimum reversing path. Reverse Assist completes the division’s Operator Assist product suite. Inaccurate reversing maneuvers and costly collisions…
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SAFETY: Monarch’s Beaufor mine wins F.J. O’Connell trophy
QUEBEC – Montreal-based Monarch Gold Corp., owner and operator of the Beaufor gold mine 20 km northeast of Val d’Or, says the mine is the 2018 winner of the F.J. O’Connell trophy awarded by the Quebec Mining Association. The F.J.…
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SAFETY: Stornoway’s Renard team takes all at provincial rescue competition
QUEBEC – Stornoway Diamond Corp. mounted a mine rescue team from the Renard mine – and they won all the awards at the 57th Quebec Provincial Mines Rescue Competition. The contest took place on May 2-4, 2019, in La Sarre,…
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Dealing with slope failures
Maptek reports on how monitoring technology can enhance safety at mine sites
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How robotics and AI will improve mining productivity and safety
Hatch describes how to harness advances in AI and robotics
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SAFETY: Ontario miners honour victims of Hollinger Mine fire
ONTARIO – Miners in Ontario are getting together and challenging each other in a series of events to honour the victims of the Hollinger mine fire that claimed the lives of 39 miners in Timmins in 1928. At the 2019…
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IRON ORE: BHP reports autonomous truck collision at Jimblebar mine
AUSTRALIA – BHP Group reported a collision between two autonomous trucks on March 16 at the Jimblebar iron ore mine in the Pilbara. The company blamed the accident on heavy rainfall. The company said the wet and soft ground caused…
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SAFETY: BC government creates new divisions to improve mine safety and promote investment
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources announced this week it will now have two expanded mining divisions – the Mines Health, Safety and Enforcement Division and the Mines Competitiveness and Authorizations Division. In a press…
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SAFETY: Canadian coal miner signs deal with Hexagon
TUCSON, Ariz. – Hexagon’s Mining division is pleased to announce a significant safety solution deal with Conuma Coal Resources. Conuma produces high quality metallurgical coal for use in the steel industry. The three-year subscription package will cover Conuma’s three mines…
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SOFTWARE: eCompliance unveils innovative asset management feature
TORONTO – eCompliance, the number one software for strengthening safety culture, announced the release of Asset Management as the newest addition to the product. The addition of Asset Management positions the company as the only safety software provider to track both assets…
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SAFETY: MSS goes to international competion
TIMMINS, Ont. – Mine Safety Solutions is proudly showing off its new MSS5 safety gloves at the 2018 International Mine Rescue Competition, taking place in Russia this week. MSS strives to make worksites safer with a fresh approach to safety…
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Getting the most out of critical control management systems
Three things a company can do to create greater value from their CM systems
