Mines rarely have control over the cost of energy, so it is vital that comminution processes meet process objectives while consuming as little energy as possible. An efficient operation is the best hedge against variable energy prices - and Metso, the leading company in the suppliers and equipment industry in Europe - has the answers.
MINING.com speaks with Jani Puroranta, Chief Digital Officer at Metso, about how digital technology can increase productivity and optimize existing assets. MINING.com: […]
MICROMINE is excited to be attending the 60th anniversary celebrations of the East Kazakhstan State Technical University. The celebrations will take place on the 25th-27th September at the university’s headquarters in Ust-Kamenogorsk.
Using seven Caterpillar 793F CMD autonomous trucks, the miner was able to transport 26% more ore at Brucutu mine in just a month.
"Drones offer a cheaper and more effective way of monitoring infrastructure than traditional methods of sending workers to dangerous, remote terrain."
Rising costs, falling metals prices may eat into margins.
Orosur says that the scarcity of alternative sources of ore at its Uruguayan project is resulting in financial liquidity constraints.
The autonomous train, consisting of three locomotives and carrying around 28,000 tonnes of iron ore, travelled from Tom Price mine to the port of Cape Lambert
Off the back of its recent acquisition of Perth-based subsurface data logging company Surtech Systems, METS company Qteq has already won the first of many expected contracts to provide borehole data using new innovative measurement sensors and systems.
The best new technology workers are the people who embrace it, says Mark Fawcett, a Partner at IBM.