Freeport-McMoRan is to start using robots from US-based Gecko Robotics to generate the required data to feed machine-learning algorithms, attendees of the Financial Times’ Mining Summit 2024, in London, heard last month. Freeport is looking to bolster copper production from its existing assets in expectation of the world requiring more of the red metal, and[...] The post Freeport to introduce Gecko robots to power AI inputs at operations appeared first on International Mining ..read more

Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond Mine has safely completed the development and construction of Phase 1 of the A21 underground mine, now moving the underground mine into commercial production. Building on the success of the first phase, Phase 2 of the A21 underground project was approved earlier this year with an additional investment of US$17 million.[...] The post Rio Tinto’s Diavik moves into commercial production at A21 underground appeared first on International Mining ..read more

In a significant stride towards sustainable mining, Clean TeQ Water has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited and StitchWise Pty Ltd to launch a commercial demonstration of its innovative ATA® Dewatering Technology. The demonstration will take place at Harmony Gold’s St Helena mine tailings storage facility in South Africa.[...] The post Full-scale commercial demo of ATA® dewatering tech for Harmony Gold appeared first on International Mining ..read more

Cementation Americas has become the latest miner to add a Cat R2900 XE loader to its equipment fleet, with the contractor set to deploy the diesel-electric LHD at New Gold’s Rainy River project in Ontario, Canada. The company made the announcement on LinkedIn, referring to the loader as “Caterpillar’s innovative solution” designed to handle bigger[...] The post Cementation Americas to bring Cat R2900 XE diesel-electric loader to New Gold’s Rainy River appeared first on International Mining ..read more

It was hard to keep up with Fortescue at MINExpo 2024, in Las Vegas, last week – IM did its best – with the mining company having on-booth presentations throughout the three days and four press events on four other stands during the show. The company’s presence was felt far beyond this, with the headline[...] The post Fortescue ready to disrupt the decarbonisation status quo appeared first on International Mining ..read more

Philippi-Hagenbuch used last week’s MINExpo 2024, in Las Vegas, to, among other things, highlight its “revolutionary” HiVol® Lowboy Trailer, uniquely engineered for transporting the largest, heaviest off-highway mining equipment quickly, easily and safely. The HiVol Lowboy Trailer is the only system that provides the capacity necessary to haul ultra-class rated equipment, a standard for mining[...] The post Philippi-Hagenbuch introduces ultra-class equipment lowboy trailer at MINExpo appeared first on International Mining ..read more

The Gekko Systems team has announced a major landmark with the sale of its 200th production scale InLine Leach Reactor (ILR) to Marmato Mine in Colombia, operated by Aris Mining Colombia. The InLine Leach Reactor was invented in 1997 by Gekko’s Technical Director and Co-Founder Sandy Gray one year after the start-up of Gekko in 1996.[...] The post Gekko Systems reaches 200th production scale InLine Leach Reactor landmark appeared first on International Mining ..read more

Mining activities lead to substantial quantities of tailings and slags containing metallic trace elements, leaving persistent pollutants in the environment and are toxic even in low concentrations. Non-ferrous metals, ferrous metals and rare precious metals are mostly recovered by flotation, and the tailings are generally directly discharged to the tailings ponds for storage or backfilled.[...] The post BGRIMM on flotation technology for reprocessing tailings appeared first on International Mining ..read more

Screening is one of the oldest mineral processing methods known, but in its most modern forms it is still being factored into the latest forward thinking flowsheet designs. A good example is from Weir, which has recently expanded its range of ENDURON® screens. Its ENDURON® ELITE screen, which was recently unveiled at MINExpo 2024, is[...] The post Weir on screening as part of a transformational flowsheet appeared first on International Mining ..read more

Ahead of Epiroc’s Capital Markets Day (CMD) and MINExpo 2024 at a hotel just outside of Las Vegas, Helena Hedblom, Epiroc President and CEO, was happy to tackle the industry’s big three: automation, digitalisation and electrification. Hedblom, like the heads of her fellow OEMs, has big ambitions for these three technology pillars, but the way[...] The post Epiroc focused on ‘connecting the dots’ to create mine of the future appeared first on International Mining ..read more