Peter McCarthy, Chairman of AMC Consultants comments in that company’s latest Digging Deeper newsletter that “there is a growing gulf between what is needed in mines and what researchers are working on, at least in public. Some innovative systems are being developed behind closed doors with large corporate funding, but this locks out most of […]

VOD (Ventilation on Demand) has been used at Xstrata’s Nickel Rim mine with great success. ”The Nickel Rim mine project has enabled unique applications of technology with the goal of improving productivity and reliability. A key example of this can be found in the newly constructed surface exhaust fan installation where innovative approaches to ventilation technology […]

The November 2010 issue of the Gold Mine Cost Report, published by ABN AMRO Bank and VM Group Haliburton Mineral Services, examines the changes in gold mine production cash costs in Q3 2010. Growth in average gold mining cash costs rose by 4.1%, to $585/oz, the largest quarter-on-quarter increase since Q1 10. On a year-on-year basis, […]

Monitoring of rotating parts is critical to avoid plant stoppage, including crushers and conveyors. Although it is only four years since Hansford Sensors was formed by Managing Director, Chris Hansford, the company has grown consistently over this time and exports over 80% of its turnover. This was recently recognised with this award.

On November 25, Rio Tinto announced the establishment of the Rio Tinto Centre for Underground Mine Construction (RTC-UMC) at the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) located in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Rio Tinto will be investing $10 million dollars over five years to undertake research at the centre.

Sonic Drill, a world leader in sonic drilling technology, has engineered and released a sonic drill rig that can fit within a shipping container. Its inventor has also won an innovation award.