Sandvik has received a strategic order to implement a major digital transformation at Hindustan Zinc’s Sindesar Khurd (SK) mine in India based on its software platform Sandvik OptiMine®. It will be one of the most comprehensive digital offerings globally in the mining industry, enabling an integrated mine management solution for the entire mobile underground fleet.  “Our industry-leading OEM-independent OptiMine® digital platform facilitates Hindustan Zinc achieving

BlueRock Diamonds plc, the AIM listed diamond mining company which owns and operates the Kareevlei Diamond Mine in the Kimberley region of South Africa (“Kareevlei”), is pleased to announce an update on KV1, one of its five known diamondiferous kimberlite pipes at Kareevlei. BlueRock is currently mining from two pipes at Kareevlei: KV1 and KV2.  It has now processed the first Level 1 (10m to

Emmerson Plc, the Moroccan focused potash development company, is pleased to release a summary of the results of its recently completed Scoping Study for the Company’s 100% owned Khemisset Potash Project located in northern Morocco (“Khemisset” or “the Project”).  A report detailing the full findings of the Scoping Study is available to view on the Company website here: https://www.emmersonplc.com/investors/corporate-documents/. The Scoping Study was managed by

RPMGlobal continues to define the mine planning and scheduling software space with the release of their short-term scheduling solution, XECUTE 1.10. The release builds upon the core capabilities of XECUTE and features advanced upgrades which have improved the live planning environment that utilises enterprise enablement to deliver real interdepartmental collaboration. XECUTE was designed to bridge the gap between short term planning and operational execution and

After nearly 15 years of using training solutions from Immersive Technologies, Indonesian based PT Pamapersada Nusantara (PAMA) has furthered their investment with the addition of seven new haul truck simulator modules to extend the capability of their eight existing Advanced Equipment Simulators.  The investment is an upgrade to their current simulator portfolio and aligns with their integrated simulation training standard operating procedures. “Well over a

Master Magnets has manufactured and despatched a Disc Magnetic Separator to Nigeria for use in the processing of Coltan (a combination of columbite and tantalite).  The Magnetic Separator is used in a process to extract primarily Tantalum.  Tantalum is a key raw material in the manufacture of batteries for electric cars, mobile phones and other electronic products.  Deposits of Coltan have been mined in Central

Last weekend, in the town of Buriticá, Continental Gold and SENA’s joint Underground Mining Training Initiative celebrated the graduation of 46 new mining technicians. These newly graduated technicians are from the municipalities close to our Buriticá project, with 21 people being from Buriticá, 11 from Cañasgordas, 9 from Giraldo and 5 from Santa Fe de Antioquia. To date, the 18-month program has trained 99 people,