Rio Tinto back on track to haul iron ore in driverless trains in 2018

Having trouble viewing this email?  View online Suppliers & Equipment Digest Friday 6 October 2017 Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Iron Ore     Oil Sands     Rare Earth     Silver     Uranium Rio Tinto back on track to haul iron ore in driverless trains in 2018 Staff sitting hundreds of km away oversaw successful pilot run. read » Barrick to pay $20 million to settle Pascua-Lama-related arbitration case Arbitration case against the company was filed last year after the miner halted payments due to a local group. read » Mexico's mining sector to reach $17.8bn by 2020 on zinc prices, strong pipeline Competitive operating costs and supportive government policies are also expected to play a key role in Mexico's mining industry strong recovery. read » Massive diamond found by Sierra Leone pastor in Antwerp for sale The 709-carat rock is the second-largest ever found in the West African nation. read » Nova Scotia miners offer more than $8,000 cash to students who can prove industry 'rocks' The Mining ROCKS! contest, now in its fourth year, hopes to inspire children to learn about the industry, get creative and win big. read » Glencore to spend $956M to increase stake in Peru's largest zinc producer The company will pay between $531 million and $956 million depending on the offer's level of acceptance by Volcan shareholders. read » Firestone Diamonds soars on largest find to date at Lesotho mine It's a 134 carat gem-quality light yellow diamond recovered at the company's its Liqhobong mine. read » Sibanye-Stillwater Blitz project begins production ahead of schedule Mine is expected to generate about 300,000 ounces annually by late 2021/early 2022, increasing total PGM production from Sibanye's operations in the US by more than 50%. read » Robots under Swedish forest breathe life into ancient mines Mining ihas been one of the last sectors to use a surge in computer processing power, cloud data storage and complex algorithms to make sense of huge amounts of scattered information – routine in today's retail and manufacturing businesses. read » Infrastructure critical to mining success AECOM's Technical Director Maneesh Gupta joins the roster of speakers that will present at the 2017 International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) read » Mandalay Resources mothballs Cerro Bayo mine in Chile Operations have been suspended since a June 9 incident that flooded the mine, killing three workers. read » Chamber's non-attendance at Joburg Indaba dinner Chamber of Mines CEO, Roger Baxter, today confirmed that Chamber of Mines executives and office bearers decided not to attend last night's Joburg Indaba banquet at which Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane was the guest speaker. read » ALROSA starts removing ore from Verkhne-Munskoe deposit There are plans to remove a total of 75,000 tons of ore from the new deposit before the end of the year. read » CDE builds up young women in construction Women are building influence in the NI construction sector and CDE is determined to support them in this endeavour. read » Atlas Copco collaborates with Saab and Combitech to develop safe mining digitalization solutions Atlas Copco has signed a letter of intent with the defense and security company Saab and its subsidiary, the technology consultancy Combitech. read » Wits Mining gets ECSA stamp of approval Accreditation of Wits University's School of Mining Engineering has been renewed for another five-year cycle by the Engineering Council of South Africa. read » Compact, robust and powerful: New crusher from thyssenkrupp revolutionizes material processing in both underground and surface operations With the development of a completely new type of crusher, the so-called eccentric roll crusher type ERC25-25, thyssenkrupp has achieved a quantum leap in primary crushing. read » Improved presence for Metso's flow control business thanks to new distribution agreement with Croatia-based Eco Consult Metso is expanding the coverage of its flow control solutions with a distribution agreement with the Croatia-based company Eco Consult d.o.o. read » MICROMINE Accelerates Growth Opening New Office in Toronto, Ontario. MICROMINE, leading provider of intuitive software solutions to the mining and exploration industry, announced opening a new office located in Toronto.. read » Discovery of newsworthy diamonds picks up Over the last nine years 66 record-breaking and other noteworthy diamonds were recovered, and 61 of those have been found within the last five years. read » Are mining companies closing the digital disconnect? The current digital disruption that is sweeping across the world and upending industries has resulted in a digital disconnect read » Growth-focused Canyon Coal sees silver lining in tough mining sector Despite clouds of policy uncertainty and a struggling South African economy hovering over the mining industry, Canyon Coal is buoyant about the future. read » Mining and soil modes added to smallest and lightest handheld XRF Elemental Analyzer Geologists, mining companies and environmental laboratories can now generate x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis faster in the field using the Thermo Scientific Niton XL5 handheld XRF analyzer. read » Outotec to deliver minerals processing technology and services to MMC Norilsk nickel mine in Russia Outotec has been awarded a contract by MMC Norilsk Nickel for the delivery of minerals processing technology and related advisory services to Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company's concentrator plant in Zapolyarny, Pechenga District in Russia. read » South Africa's mining industry fortunes improving, but challenges remain — PwC A strong price recovery for the main commodities South Africa mines and exports has helped the country's sector stage a turnaround in 2017, the first time in five years the industry is back in the black. read » SA mining industry sees a turnaround in financial performance amid a challenging operating environment: PwC SA Mine report 2017 another challenging year for SA mining industry due to decrease in dividends and market capitalisation, retrenchments across industry, and more. read » Sasol Mining sponsors the 2017 Joburg Indaba Sasol Mining is proud to sponsor the 5th annual Joburg Indaba. read » Read more Suppliers & Equipment news on MINING.com » Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Iron Ore     Oil Sands     Rare Earth     Silver     Uranium About Us   |  Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   |  Contact Us   |  Advertise This email was sent to you by InfoMine Inc. 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