Mining electrification has a new player – oil and gas company Shell – which has built an end-to-end mining electrification pilot with a consortium of several companies that will work together to fast-track off-road mining vehicle electrification. Shell announced October 12 its new nine-member consortium to create the pilot offering of electrification solutions for mining sites. Members also include Skeleton,…
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GroundProbe has released two new additions to its products and services range, the blast analytics solution BlastVision and atmospheric correction algorithm Precision Atmospherics. BlastVision, a world-first in blast analytics per the company, can deliver actionable blast performance insights for optimal safety and productivity. “The crucial data aids in the detection of potential misfires and out-of-sequence firing and in identifying and…
Read MoreCanadian miner Teck Resources has agreed to sell its 21.3% interest in the Fort Hills Energy LP and certain associated downstream assets to Suncor Energy for C$1 billion in cash. The Fort Hills Energy LP owns the Fort Hills oil sands mine in northern Alberta. The deal boosts Suncor’s stake in the project to 75.4%. Total E&P Canada holds the…
Read MoreThe ASIA Miner and North American Mining magazine recently hosted Weir Minerals Australia for a free educational webinar, “Mud Management with the Multiflo Mudflo Pump.” The webinar, which ran approximately 45 minutes, was held live on Thursday, October 13 with a global audience. The featured speaker was Weir Minerals Australia Applications Engineering Business Manager Aaron Schot, who discussed diverse problems…
Read MoreSeparation technology supplier Eriez has selected Jaisen Kohmuench for the newly created position of chief operating officer (COO). Eriez President and CEO Lukas Guenthardt said that, as COO, Kohmuench will manage all Eriez’ major operations, including Eriez USA, Eriez Global Flotation and Eriez international businesses. He will continue to work closely with corporate executives and functional leaders to ensure Eriez’…
Read MoreCapstone Copper said the week of October 18 an employee was fatally wounded in a security incident near its Cozamin mine in Zacatecas, Mexico. The miner said the employee was shot and fatally wounded on the main access road between the city of Zacatecas and Cozamin. The mine site remained secure and operational during the incident. “We are deeply saddened…
Read MoreWeir Group has established an alliance with Swiss Tower Mills Minerals (STM), under which the latter’s vertical stirred grinding mills will be marketed for coarse grinding applications globally. Weir said the partnership will integrate the vertical stirred grinding mills into Weir’s own minerals processing flow sheet, giving customers throughput improvements and energy efficiency, helping them to meet goals for productivity…
Read MoreAnglo American’s De Beers will begin the new year with new leadership, as it has appointed Al Cook as its CEO and current CEO Bruce Cleaver to co-chairman of the company. The move, which will be effective in early 2023, comes as Cleaver opted to step back into a non-executive role after six years in his seat as CEO. Cook,…
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ABB is now enabling customers to remotely monitor the health and performance of general machinery with the ABB Ability Smart Sensor, a key element of the ABB Ability Digital Powertrain. The smart sensor turns rotating equipment including drives, motors and applications such as pumps, into smart, wireless connected assets. The innovative solution is designed to detect potential asset disturbances and…
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