NAM’s managing editor Josephine Patterson, an 11-year veteran of the mining and aggregates industries, is heading up the brand-new professional organization Women in Aggregates. What are its goals, and how can the mining community support its efforts? Edited by Donna Schmidt Can you talk a bit more about where the ideas forming the group’s foundation came from? It was where most…
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In this second of a three-part series, read about how changing times have had an impact on mine safety and technology for sustainability, and how operators prioritizing all of these are reaping the benefits. By Marc Poualion, senior industry marketing manager, Aspen Technology Technology drives improvements to the bottom line as it always has, but in today’s environment, profitability isn’t…
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Advanced analytics applications empower operational and business decision-makers to leverage insights and adopt profitable strategies for optimizing mining production. By Mariana Sandin, Seeq For decades, decision-making in the mining and mineral processing industry was based on synthesizing raw data from numerous locations, requiring manual aggregation and cleansing efforts in spreadsheets to make sense of process information. This effort is time-consuming…
Read MoreMining companies are increasingly looking to electrification to reduce carbon emissions. In underground mining, this switch offers several other additional benefits. But making the change at existing operations is not without its challenges. By Jonathan Rowland Electrification is nothing new in underground mining. Benefits include an improved work environment, with lower air emissions, heat, and noise, and thus reduced costs…
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A pair of case studies at U.S. and Mexico mines offer scope to the issue as well as the elements of long-term success By Ken Albaugh As operational cost pressures continue to increase and water scarcity intensifies, efficient mine water management has never been more important. Integrating smart water management solutions reduces production downtime and operating costs while improving performance,…
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New calculators can help operators more accurately determine how submersible pumping systems with permanent magnet technology improve efficiency and other sustainability factors. By Brandon Schumm and McLean Karr Being good stewards of the earth’s natural resources has always been important for the mining industry. Decades of progress have led many to recognize their role in responsibly providing critical resources for…
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North American Mining talks to two experts about the principles, challenges and opportunities of water management in underground mines. By Jonathan Rowland Environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies are now playing a much more significant role in the life of businesses. Traditionally, these have tended to place heavy emphasis on climate change and the need to reduce carbon emissions. While…
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