News Wrap: Metso named top supplier in Chile; Automation milestone at Cortez; MST launches underground comms unit

Web version | Update preferences Web version Update preferences SUBSCRIBE EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY News Wrap Metso named top supplier in Chile Metso has been named as the most outstanding international mining supplier in Chile for 2017. The company has received recognition in this category for six consecutive years, and has finally taken the top spot. Carly Leonida | August 22, 2017 Automation milestone at Cortez Barrick recently brought its first semi-autonomous haul truck to surface from the Cortez underground mine. Operator Robert Harrison drove the driverless truck 7,000 feet up the super ramp from a muck bay, where gold-bearing ore is kept for loading and hauling, to the underground mine's exit Staff reporter | August 23, 2017 MST launches underground comms unit MST Global (MST) has released FUSION Voice, an in-vehicle Wi-Fi communication solution for underground mining Staff reporter | August 23, 2017 SPONSORED MESSAGE Want to see what the future of mining looks like? The Komatsu Group has brought together four of the most respected innovators in the mining industry as Komatsu Mining Corp. In total, the P&H, Joy, Montabert and Komatsu brands have more than four centuries of experience partnering directly with mines around the world to make them safer and more productive. Greenlight for Ring of Fire roads Noront Resources participated in a joint announcement on August 21, with Premier Kathleen Wynne and the Chiefs of Marten Falls, Webequie and Nibiminik First Nations, which formally committed provincial funding to two First Nations road proposals. These will provide community and industrial access to the Ring of Fire Mining District. Staff reporter | August 23, 2017 Rio Tinto marks 10 years of FIFO Rio Tinto has celebrated the tenth anniversary of its fly-in fly-out (FIFO) programme from Busselton in the South West region to its operations in the Pilbara in the north of Western Australia Staff reporter | August 23, 2017 SGH sells WesTrac China Seven Group Holdings (SGH) and Lei Shing Hong Machinery (LSHM) have announced an agreement in which LSHM will acquire WesTrac China for a total consideration of A$540 million (US$426 million), subject to completion adjustments and the PRC regulatory approval Staff reporter | August 23, 2017 SPONSORED MESSAGE Moving Bulk Material 24/7 - FLENDER FLENDER conveyor belt drives for the highest plant availability All over the world systems transport billions of tons of bulk material over many kilometres, often under poor infrastructural conditions and mostly over difficult terrain without water and at extreme temperatures. Where valuable materials are transported in hostile environments FLENDER conveyor-belt drives are really in their element. KCA advances Carbon Converter Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) continues to make advances on its Carbon Converter for converting carbon fines into carbon-free ash for recovery of gold and silver Staff reporter | August 23, 2017 Komatsu sets up market innovation team Komatsu Australia has established a new management team focusing on market innovation, building on the company's implementation of information communications technology and designed to ensure that the company remains at the forefront of technology and innovation for the benefit of its customers Staff reporter | August 22, 2017 Takraf scoops Chilean contract A contract covering the supply of a 13km-long belt conveyor system was recently awarded by a globally renowned Chilean mining company to TAKRAF Staff reporter | August 22, 2017 Innovation: Barrick thinks big Carly Leonida spoke to Barrick Gold's Michelle Ash for a special edition of the Industry Leaders audio interview series It's show time Successful innovation requires more than just a good song and dance. George Hemingway explains Turbo-charged ACTOM Turbo Machines recently installed gensets for a new open-pit copper mine in Panama view more Copperstone access development begins Kerr Mines has initiated the first phase of the underground drill access mine development for the Copperstone mine in Arizona, US, as part of its exploration/development programme and pre-feasibility study Staff reporter | August 22, 2017 Micronics introduces MicroPress The Micronics Engineered Filtration Group has introduced its latest wet filtration product, the MicroPress, a compact, easy-to-ship 150mm filter press that is available both as a rental unit for pilot testing and for purchase as a small, bench-scale filtration unit Staff reporter | August 22, 2017 Automated RC rig for West Angelas Three years ago, a discussion started around whether a reverse circulation drill rig could be automated to reduce the number people needed to operate it and to keep them safer. On August 28, the fruits of that discussion will start on site at West Angelas Noel Dyson | August 21, 2017 Milestones in mine safety Mining Magazine presents some of the most significant technological advances in mine safety from the past 200 years Carly Leonida & Ailbhe Goodbody | August 23, 2017 Simplifying environmental reporting Eaton explains how its wireless solutions simplified environmental reporting at a western US mine Staff reporter | August 21, 2017 Disrupting fleet management Carly Leonida examines how IoT-enabled technologies are changing the way mine fleets are managed Carly Leonida | August 14, 2017 Par for the coarse Is coarse flotation becoming more important for optimisation as ore grades decline? 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