FOUR miners lost their lives at the mines of Sibanye-Stillwater today, the gold and platinum group metals (PGM) miner said in an announcement. A miner was killed in the early hours at Khuseleka shaft at the firm’s Rustenburg PGM operations following a fall of ground incident. The event happened “… whilstContinue Reading
In underground mining environments, gas boosters are often working behind the scenes to pressurize gases for recharging rebreather cylinders, fire suppression, environmental cooling or gas scavenging. Traditional pneumatic and hydraulic gas boosters have some inherent limitations. Pneumatic units work well to boost pressures at intermittent, low-flow rates, but are noisyContinue Reading
ince its launch in 2016, Epiroc’s Minetruck MT65 has held its position as the highest payload capacity underground truck in the world. Recent design modifications have further optimized this unit for even better value for end users. A new engine dramatically lowers emissions for more sustainable operations. The company’s latest engine technologyContinue Reading
Following international climate change commitments to reduce carbon emissions, many countries are now starting to plan the practical details of how they will achieve their goals. SRK Consulting recently researched the carbon footprint of commodities and how the mining sector plans to reduce it. Decarbonisation is rapidly picking up momentumContinue Reading
At Hitachi, our iron will is to continuously improve so your iron will be even more efficient, reliable and durable. The result? Our new EX-7 Series excavators feature reduced fuel consumption and optimized productivity. The EX2600-7 is part of this new line of mining excavators, which highlights Hitachi’s focus on continuous improvement throughContinue Reading
Construction and mining industries look set to be the major winners particularly with the emergence of the bulk material handling systems which were launched recently. With those two industries expected to be adopters of the bulk material handling machine, it is its demand-driven activities that are expected to be itsContinue Reading
Ivanhoe said underground development at Kakula had accelerated ahead of schedule, with 13.5km completed – 4.2km ahead of plan. The company said a new development record of 1.7km could be set in April, 562m ahead of its plan. The project is said to be on track for initial concentrate productionContinue Reading
The Gender and International Affairs Unit of Minerals Commission has held a sensitisation and awareness creation programme on the theme “Eliminating child labour in the mining communities” in Afiefiso in the Upper Denkyira West Assembly. In his address, Mr Richmond Kodua, the District Chief Executive Officer urged parents to desistContinue Reading
The GHH Group brand wil include GHH Fahrzeuge GmbH of Germany, GHH Mining Machines in South Africa and Poland’s Mine Master, including various partner companies. The main focus of GHH’s activities is the production of specialised load haul dumpers, dump trucks, scalers and other utility vehicles for underground mining and tunnelling inContinue Reading
The fourth industrial revolution and the paradigm-shifting effect it will have on all industries has been a hot topic for years. While there have certainly been sceptics, some of the digital technologies that have emerged promise to unlock profound efficiencies, transparency and competitiveness. Huge strides have been made in digitisingContinue Reading
