According to Ayisi, the new mines, including Azumah Resources' gold mine and Atlantic Lithium's project, are projected to collectively contribute at least 600,000oz to annual gold production. Ayisi said: "First is Cardinal Namdini, which is a monster mine and it will produce an average of 358,000oz per year.
Achieving a breakthrough on productivity performance demands rethinking how mining works. The potential to achieve such a breakthrough is now coming within the industry's reach through digital and technology …
Hera-Nymagee mine reserves. The resources at the Nymagee copper deposit were estimated at 8.1 million tonnes (mt). Mining and ore processing at Hera-Nymagee. The long-hole, open-stoping method was used …
China began investing in critical minerals well ahead of other nations, alongside investment in lithium and electric vehicle research. It is currently the largest investor in clean energy technologies globally, dominating lithium refinement and processing.
At its last count, GlobalData estimated there were more than 100,000 vehicles in the global mining fleet, comprising over 86,000 trucks, 16,000 hydraulic excavators and shovels, 2,000 electric shovels and 19,000 dozers. Thus far, the majority of vehicle automation has been seen in haul trucks, with much success arguably thanks to the labour-intensive nature of the …
AI is playing an increasingly important role in mineral sorting. Stefan Jürgensen, Software Team Leader at TOMRA Mining, explains how it has powered sensor-based sorting and how TOMRA's revolutionary Deep Learning innovation is …
But building new mines to meet that demand can be difficult because the mining industry has historically faced community backlash, often over environmental concerns. New mining technologies could ...
For land potentially affected by mining, the remediation requires an understanding of the location and depth of mining and a key part of the process is a search of available mining records. However, older mining, particularly non-coal mining, is often unrecorded where it pre-dates statutory requirements for mine plans.
Chile wants to have three or four new lithium projects operational by 2026, according to the nation's Minister of Finance, Mario Marcel. Last year, the South American country, the world's largest producer of copper and second-largest producer of lithium, launched its National Strategy for Lithium. Under the strategy, the National Lithium Company was …
The New Mine Level (NML) project located around 1,880m above sea level will expand El Teniente's mining operation deeper about 100m below the existing main haulage level of the mine. The structural design of the new …
Table of contents for Mining Technology: Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, 133, 1, Mar 01, 2024 ... Mine planning and pit design involve making the best decisions and recognising good practices for the profitable exploitation of mineral resources. ... New content; Mining Technology: Transactions of the Institutions of ...
While some mining rehabilitation projects are expansive attempts to regenerate the land damaged by mining, other efforts are finding new uses for abandoned mine shafts. From a €17m EU initiative to pump water back to the …
Speaking at the Global Mining Summit in December 2020, India's Minister of Mines Pralhad Joshi reaffirmed the nation's commitment to "structural reforms" to its mining sector, "to increase participation of the private sector in mineral exploration and redefine the norms of exploration for auction of mineral blocks, to ensure a seamless transition from …
Despite great promise in mining technology advancements, many companies are struggling to embrace tech-enabled transformation. Mining players need to rev three engines to tap into the true potential. ... This can mean a productivity boost of 5 to 10 percent, which equates roughly to opening a new mine if applied across a typical mining company ...
The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe in its annual State of the Mining Industry Survey report found that mining companies are spending on average approximately 7% of their revenues on environmental ...
Compared to other industries, mining has been slow to adapt to new technologies. Canepari pledges Newmont is aiming to rethink the mining lifecycle. "We've had a huge success with our first electrified mine at Borden, and we're taking all the lessons learned from projects like these, and making them part of our Newmont mining model.
From chemical research to the development of machine learning solutions, we profile new technologies in the mineral exploration sector.
Within mining, integration technology can link every moving part of a mining operation to link the planning systems, fleet management systems, material movement and tracking systems, crushing and screening …
Explore the top 10 emerging mining technology - plus three practical use cases & one promising startup for each. Read the full report now! ... Mine Layout Modeling: ... Collect geological samples at new mining sites and map underground deposits to provide data on the site's mineral concentration. This approach speeds up the exploration ...
What's new in mining technology? Salomae Haselgrove December 2, 2020, 11:29 am January 18, 2021 A lot has changed in the industry since the beginning of 2020 and the movement isn't about to stop.
Zijin to buy Newmont's Akyem Gold Mine in Ghana for $1bn. Zijin Mining has announced the acquisition of the Akyem Gold Mine in Ghana from Newmont in a $1bn (7.08bn yuan) deal. ... Send me notifications of new editions: Pharmaceutical Technology Daily Update Pharmaceutical Technology Weekly Round-up Pharma Technology Focus Magazine.
Expansion and investment for coal in Queensland. Futura Resources is the firm behind Queenland's new mines. Futura estimates that coking coal accounts for $40bn (A$58bn) of the state's mining revenue, around 48.3% of total income, with exports forecast to increase from 171 million tonnes in 2020-21 to 186 million tonnes by 2022-23.
Elsewhere, Woodhouse Colliery is set to be the UK's first new deep coal mine in 30 years following a contentious approval process. The UK government decided not to block the mine's approval despite the project seemingly contradicting the country's climate commitments, with the UK business secretary admitting there is "tension" between the mine's approval and …
The future of mining: drone technology can increase mine safety. The mine remains a uniquely hazardous and inconvenient workplace. Mines often have to pay higher wages for remote workers, in addition to high transport and accommodation costs. Another challenge is the impact of high workforce turnover caused by the 'fly-in fly-out' lifestyle.
In tech innovation, we speak to Rockburst Technologies about its CO₂-based ore processing innovation, which promises to significantly reduce energy and water use in the crushing and grinding process, and hear from Impossible Metals about how it plans to use autonomous robots to mine the seabed in a less invasive way.. In commodities, we get an …
Nickel Asia Corp (NAC), the biggest nickel producer in the Philippines, has announced plans to expand its nickel operation in the country with two further mines. The company has also explored the possibility of adding a third nickel processing plant in the country. Nickel Asia wholly owns four operational mines in the Philippines, with partial stakes in a …
Improving productivity to overcome natural factors such as decreasing ore grades, deeper deposits, and harder rock mass, combined with an increasing environmental and social awareness, has boost the industry to …
Innovation plays a critical role in the mining industry as a tool to improve the efficiency of its processes, to reduce costs, but also to meet the increasing social and environmental concerns among communities and authorities. Technological progress has also been crucial to allow the exploitation of new deposits in more complex scenarios: lower ore …