
Epiroc to purchase key assets in Australian mining equipment manufacturer
Epiroc has agreed to purchase the key assets of Schramm Australia, a leading manufacturer of products for reverse circulation drilling.
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Epiroc has agreed to purchase the key assets of Schramm Australia, a leading manufacturer of products for reverse circulation drilling.

The order, for a replacement chain in the plants iron ore pelletising system, is valued €9 million.

Proof-of-concept mining haul truck performs to all testing benchmarks, proving itself as a viable zero emission alternative to diesel.

Heidi Schmidt, Opticom, USA, delves into how automation, in particular video monitoring, is meeting mining challenges.

The solutions' categories span the resource value chain and include: orebody intelligence, blast design and execution, and mine simulation and optimisation.

In total, six MAW motors, 800 frame, 6500 kW, 13 800 V were applied, five will be in operation and one motor is spare for eventual needs to be replaced for maintenance, reducing equipment downtime.

Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden has finalised its agreement with Ivanhoe Electric to form a joint venture to undertake one of the largest exploration programmes ever conducted.

The results from the programme confirm both the widths and grades of mineralisation previously reported by Newmont between 1979 and 1982.

The mine and concentrator are expected to produce an average of 133 000 t of copper contained in concentrate during its first 5 years of production.

Focus FS saves valuable time with life-saving decisions by providing the end-user with readily available incident data in one central location.

Will Owen, Global Mining Review, UK, reviews how the implementation of ICT technologies through digital transformation is helping mining companies tackle challenges and unlock benefits and social value with more intelligent operations.

Newmont Corp. has announced that, following completion of due diligence, it has entered into a binding Scheme Implementation Deed under which it will acquire Newcrest.