Tailings water management is a critical challenge for mining operations, though the precise nature of that challenge varies dramatically from one operation to the next. by Jonathan Rowland Tailings dams account for the most water losses at most mining operations. Recovering that water can significantly reduce both environmental impacts and freshwater costs. Yet the feasibility of tailings water recovery depends…
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Rethinking chute design, bolstering safety with Martin Engineering, and putting boots on the ground for one of the company’s port customers. The wearliner on a belt conveyor transfer point is essentially considered a sacrificial layer. Removal and replacement is a grueling job that could require multiple workers and days of scheduled downtime. Conventional wearliners have historically been installed inside the…
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ASGCO spoke to NAM on the outlines of an optimized preventive maintenance schedule for conveyor systems at a bulk material handling facility. This preventive maintenance schedule is designed to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of belt conveyor systems used for bulk material handling. It applies to all conveyors, including feed conveyors, transfer conveyors, stacking conveyors, and reclaim systems. The…
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Advanced materials, smarter monitoring, and tighter supplier partnerships are transforming wear management in modern crushing operations. by Jonathan Rowland Wear is an unavoidable reality. As WearKraft’s Troy Hartman puts it, “by the simple nature of what we do in our industry, wear is inevitable.” It is not, however, unmanageable. Indeed, rising production targets and tightening maintenance resources make effective wear…
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Komatsu engineer Colten Leviere spoke to NAM’s Jonathan Rowland and Donna Schmidt about the transition of ‘intelligent’ longwall mining as automation makes its way into the technology. While the number of longwall panels in operation in North America sits at its lowest level in some time, those that remain are producing at the highest average output levels ever recorded. Longwall…
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Hexagon, already active in the mine safety space, has been working with great focus on its mission to take collision avoidance underground. The company recently spoke with NAM about getting to the crucial juncture and what’s ahead. by Donna Schmidt Hexagon has been working for some time to transition its collision avoidance system technology for use underground. “At Hexagon, everything…
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This issue’s Q&A profile features a true multicultural, the English-born owner of Limitless Mining Solutions John Whitfield, who shares his background as well as his thoughts for industry obstacles. Edited by Donna Schmidt He is a fixture within several areas of mining, particularly coal, and if you’ve attended a mining show chances are you’ve seen, talked to or done business…
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Researchers at Australian educational institution Flinders University are working to turn mining waste into a powerful tool for sustainable construction. Dr. Aliakbar Gholampour, a senior lecturer in Civil and Structural Engineering at the school’s College of Science and Engineering, said his team has uncovered promising applications for a rare earth by-product in concrete production, a major building block that could…
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The North American mining industry is currently amid a safety renaissance driven by better brains, that is, digital ones. Find out how in this second part of a two-part series from ViAct’s Gary Ng. Mines have always spoken – through rumbling ground, shifting air, or the sudden silence that signals something has gone wrong. The question is: who listens? From…
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Family-owned BEUMER Group said it is celebrating its 90th anniversary, all while also reporting that 2024 was the most successful financial year in its history thanks to its innovations and partnerships. The company said its order intake for all of least year was 1.39 billion euros, which it attributed to a long-term independent strategy that it has scaled globally. “Rather…
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