New Technology
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First underground TOMRA sensor-based sorter deployed at rock salt mine
Salt producer K+S Minerals and Agriculture turned to TOMRA Sorting Mining to replace the existing sorting system at its rock salt mine in Grasleben, Germany. At the Grasleben mine, rock salt is extracted from a high-quality underground deposit and…
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Epiroc introduces the RCS 4.20 Rig Control System for Pit Viper rigs
Epiroc has introduced RCS 4.20, a software update to its proprietary Rig Control System, taking the next step in data-driven mining. RCS 4.20 includes a range of improvements as well as major features like Time Usage Model, Real Time Data…
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MacLean water cannon joins remote machines at Newcrest’s Cadia Valley
Newcrest Mining’s Cadia Valley Operations has achieved a world first in mobile equipment interoperability – integrating a remote operated MacLean Engineering water cannon into its Epiroc automation fleet at Cadia East. In 2018, Cadia started a loader automation trial with…
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Carbon filler makes high-energy lithium-ion batteries more efficient
New research published in Applied Physics Reviews claims to offer a solution to the issue of lithium-ion batteries not being able to provide high power output while simultaneously allowing reversible energy storage. The solution presented by scientists with the University…
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Metso Outotec launches Filter Optimizer for improved performance, energy use
Metso Outotec has introduced an innovative Filter Optimizer to further boost the performance of its Larox PF filter in the mining and chemical industry processes. The game-changing Filter Optimizer improves the PF filter’s performance by enabling more precise control over…
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Swedish mining innovation competition names three finalists
Swedish Mining Innovation has announced the three finalists for its 2020 Innovation of the Year Award, including two technologies focused on analyzing and handling drill core. The three finalists are: Orexplore for its X-ray technology for drill core; Widefind for…
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Metso Outotec Q&A on the merger, COVID-19 and the future of mining
Metso and Outotec completed a merger in July 2020 that resulted in Metso Outotec. Headquartered in Helsinki, the new company offers an end-to-end, comprehensive portfolio of mineral processing solutions, has a network of 5,000+ service experts worldwide, and in March…
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Saskatoon-based IMII launches innovation energy challenge focused on potash and uranium
The International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII), based in Saskatoon, has launched its first innovation challenge – the $500,000 Alternative Energy Systems Innovation Challenge. The challenge is meant to advance technologies that can be put into use by Saskatchewan’s potash and/or…
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MacLean and Maestro bring underground connectivity to MacLean R&D facility
MacLean Engineering continues to advance its Research and Demonstration (R&D) facility in Sudbury, where, in collaboration with Maestro Digital Mine, the company recently integrated the Plexus PowerNet gigabit network, which provides both data and power using coaxial cable throughout the…
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De Beers uses geofencing on world’s largest offshore diamond mining vessel
A new IoT solution that provides geofencing to maintain safe work distances for crew operating heavy equipment has been installed at De Beers’ marine diamond mining operations. The system relies on Bluetooth low energy locators and wearable sensors as precision…
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DECARBONIZATION: ENGIE joins Mining3 to co-develop renewable solutions for mining
AUSTRALIA – French electric utility company ENGIE is joining Mining3, a global mining research organization focused on fast tracking solutions to major industry issues, such as decarbonization. ENGIE is joining the research group to co-create hydrogen solutions and help the mining…
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GRAPHITE: Nouveau Monde gets BAPE report, lands fed funding
QUEBEC – Nouveau Monde has received $1.5 million in repayable funding from the federal government to help it optimize its process to manufacture spherical graphite. The company announced it had successfully commissioned a demonstration plant to produce spherical graphite from…
