Category: Features

Software that digs deep: predictive maintenance for a new era

Francesca Mills
Figure 1: Condition monitoring technologies – such as the AMS Wireless Vibration Monitor and AMS Asset Monitor – paired with advanced interfacing software like AMS Machine Works, simplify data analysis, support decisive action, and enhance communication.

Using enterprise-wide continuous monitoring and predictive maintenance software, operators can spot issues early, deploy personnel more effectively, and uncover new levels of efficiency. by Ben Swisher Operations often take place in remote and dangerous locations; in addition, as critical resources become scarcer, mining organizations must continually push further out and dig deeper to find the minerals that manufacturers rely on…

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Elko Mining Expo marking 40 years

Francesca Mills

Show returning to its longtime home, the Elko Convention and Conference Center, from June 4-5 The ruby anniversary of the Elko Mining Expo is just weeks away, once again bringing together the mining industry for a week of activities, networking and, of course, hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of attendees for its annual mining show. Events and Sales Manager Kimberlee…

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Look at it all in scale

Francesca Mills

NAM recently spoke with Tecweigh Division Manager Sheldon Shepherd about the impact of proper protocols, training and how overall technology changes through time, including automation, on the mining industry. by Donna Schmidt Belt scales, and scaling systems in general, are one of those crucial elements to mining, but also not one that is thought about as often and as intensely…

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2026 annual West Virginia Coal Show a great success

Francesca Mills

In excess of 2,200 total attendance, with over 500 high-level registrants for the West Virginia Coal Association Symposium by Donna Schmidt That’s a wrap once again. The third West Virginia Coal Show, co-located with the 52nd annual West Virginia Coal Association symposium, is now in the books and planning for the 2027 event is already under way. The two-day event…

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Ground effects in critical minerals

Céline Gerson
Deploying ambient noise tomography sensors on a tailings dam. Photo: Fugro

How better ground intelligence can help U.S. mining lead in the age of AI by Céline Gerson Generative AI is reshaping global priorities and igniting intense competition between companies and across nations. Yet this data-driven revolution rests on a fundamental truth: it cannot exist without mining. The race to secure essential raw materials is as consequential as the technology itself.…

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Eriez report: paybacks rapid for trunnion magnet technology

NAM Staff
Trunnion magnets are available in design variations so they can be matched to specificball/SAG mill operations.

Company Senior Global Product Manager for Mining Magnetics Nee San Yap reports findings from a recent internal study on its installations. Magnet producer Eriez has conducted a study among its installations worldwide of trunnion magnets and found that, on average, payback for the systems has been between six months and one year from placement. Using magnets to collect ferrous metal…

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No minute unsupported: Developments in underground ground control

Francesca Mills
Removing people from under or near unsupported ground is a key advantage of pumpable resins, improving operational safety. Not pictured: Epiroc Boltec E10 with pumpable resin option.

As underground operations push deeper into high-stress ground conditions, integrating smart support systems, mechanization, and real-time modeling is redefining what ground control can deliver. by Jonathan Rowland As underground operations push deeper, “mining teams are confronting significantly elevated stress environments that amplify seismic risk and deformation demands,” Sandvik’s Daria Fuerstenau told North American Mining. At the same time, geology is…

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Defending The Belt, Its Load, And Your Bottom Line

Jonathan Rowland
Mechanical belt fastener installation. Photo: Flexco

Transfer points are where wear, impact, spillage, and carryback all converge. Getting them right is essential, but that can be more complicated than most operations realize. by Jonathan Rowland Imagine we are standing at a transfer point. It is here that the full complexity of bulk materials handling asserts itself. Impact loads stress the belt. Turbulent material streams push against…

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Lithium and DLE: game-changer for the energy transition?

Donna Schmidt

Adionics’ CCO François-Michel Colomar talks about its work in direct lithium extraction (DLE), doing what no one else has: performing direct lithium salt extraction via a liquid-liquid process. Edited by Donna Schmidt A reduced footprint for lithium? Yes, according to global group Adionics, which has developed a technology based on the implementation of a selective extraction of salts; its liquid-liquid…

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