Author: NAM Staff

Sandvik introduces end-to-end resin bolting solutions

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Sandvik introduces end-to-end resin bolting solutions

Sandvik has added fully integrated, end-to-end resin bolting solutions to its line-up for safety, quality and productivity across global mining operations. By unifying Sandvik underground drill rigs, pumpable resin systems, resin capsule injection technologies, chemical products and a comprehensive bolt portfolio into one engineered package, the offering ensures that every component works seamlessly together, even in the most challenging geological…

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Diablo detects high-priority drill targets at Star Range

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Diablo Resources has identified high-priority drill targets at its 100% owned Star Range silver-antimony project in Utah, following completion of an Induced Polarization (IP) survey at the North Star Prospect. The survey has outlined multiple chargeability and conductivity anomalies that coincide with known high-grade surface mineralization and favorable geological structures, supporting the company’s plans for a maiden drilling program in…

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Taseko Mines relies on Metso technology
for Florence project

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Taseko Mines’ Florence Copper project, featuring Metso’s copper solvent extraction and electrowinning (SX-EW) technology, is ramping up its commercial operations in Arizona. The successful harvesting of the first copper cathodes at the end of February is an important milestone for Taseko Mines and Metso, marking the first new greenfield copper production in the United States since 2008. The project caters…

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Myriad Uranium doubles land position at Copper Mountain

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Myriad Uranium announced a significant expansion of its land position at the Copper Mountain uranium project in Wyoming, increasing total holdings from 9,439 acres to 18,351 acres. This acreage now covers all key areas and targets across the Copper Mountain district. “Our recent geophysics identified the signatures of known uranium resources at Copper Mountain and illuminated an entirely new, very…

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Fatality alert issued after contractor death

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The Mine Safety and Health Administration recently released a fatality alert to all mines across the U.S. following a January 6 incident that killed a contract worker in California. In that incident, which occurred at the Lebec cement plant, a contractor was fatally struck by the motor and gearbox assembly while removing a baghouse slide gate. The facility is owned…

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Caterpillar debuts new hydraulic mining shovel

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Caterpillar debuts new hydraulic mining shovel

Building on a legacy of trusted performance, the new 400-tonne-class Cat 6040 next-generation hydraulic mining shovel is designed to help customers address these challenges through productivity-enhancing features, durability upgrades and system improvements that increase efficiency. The new design integrates more standard technologies, such as Cat Payload, which measures every bucket load to help customers consistently achieve target truck payloads without…

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This is reasonably likely to cause reasonably serious injury: the new S&S

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Okay, people. Stand by for some geeky, in-the-weeds lawyer stuff for this month’s column. I wish I didn’t have to do this to you – to be honest, I wish this wasn’t an issue at all – but there’s a major legal development afoot that anybody subject to Mine Act enforcement needs to know about. Spoiler alert: it’s a major…

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Orica unveils new GroundProbe solution

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Orica unveils new GroundProbe solution

Orica has announced the launch of its next-generation GroundProbe geotechnical monitoring solution to help mining operations improve safety, streamline deployment and make faster, higher-confidence decisions. Designed for busy geotechnical teams, the future-ready solution combines intuitive workflows with performance to support day-to-day monitoring and risk-based decision-making. With quick, low-touch deployment, faster workflows and robust, energy-efficient technology, the solution reduces complexity while…

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Metso launches flip-flow screens

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Metso GFF Series flip-flow screens

Metso has launched the Metso GFF Series flip-flow screens, engineered for efficient fine dry screening of difficult and often moist materials. The rugged design delivers stable classification in demanding conditions and enables finer cut sizes required in applications such as high-pressure grinding rolls (HPGR) based closed circuits in mining segment, and sand manufacturing in the aggregates segment. By strengthening the…

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Philippi-Hagenbuch upgrades all HiVol truck bodies

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Philippi-Hagenbuch upgrades all HiVol truck bodies

Truck customizer group Philippi-Hagenbuch confirmed it will now manufacture all of its custom-engineered HiVol haul truck bodies using SSAB Hardox 500 Tuf steel for floor construction. The company said that Hardox 500 Tuf is a durable, abrasion-resistant steel with a nominal Brinell hardness of 500; it can provide strength, hardness and toughness for hauling even the most abrasive materials. Manufacturing…

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