News Wrap: Fekola will hit commercial production early; Tenable, Siemens fight cyberattacks; MUM research project conquers the deep sea

Web version | Update preferences   Web version Update preferences SUBSCRIBE EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY News Wrap Fekola will hit commercial production early In its September quarter earnings report, Canadian-based B2Gold revealed that its Fekola mine in Mali will achieve commercial production by the end of November – four months ahead of schedule Donna Schmidt    |    November 10, 2017 Tenable, Siemens fight cyberattacks Tenable, a cyber exposure company, and Siemens have announced a strategic partnership and a new solution to help all processing segments, including mining, secure critical infrastructure against the risk of cyberattacks Staff reporter    |    November 10, 2017 MUM research project conquers the deep sea A team of engineers from thyssenkrupp, Berlin Technical University, the University of Rostock in Germany, Atlas Elektronik and EvoLogics is now working together to develop a new type of unmanned underwater vehicle Staff reporter    |    November 10, 2017 SPONSORED MESSAGE Metso MD series mill discharge pumps - optimized solutions for maximum uptime Metso MD pumps are based on our extensive know-how and experience working with grinding mill circuits in a wide variety of mineral processing applications. 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Dugald mine opens doors Australian miner MMG has marked the opening of the Dugald River operation near Cloncurry, Queensland, which has also shipped its first production of finished zinc concentrate Staff reporter    |    November 10, 2017 DBS secures new contracts Downer Blasting Services (DBS) has recently been awarded A$240 million (US$184 million) of new work in both open cut and underground mines in Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia Staff reporter    |    November 10, 2017 CNMC's CIL plant starts trial operation CNMC Goldmine Holdings' newly constructed carbon-in-leach (CIL) plant is in the process of conducting trial operation, marking a major milestone in its efforts to ramp up gold output after poor ore grades dented production in the last four quarters Staff reporter    |    November 10, 2017 SPONSORED MESSAGE Powerful Analytical Performance with Niton XL5 XRF The lightest and smallest handheld XRF analyzer for elemental determination now delivers the biggest performance for geologists and mining operations. 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Decmil expands BHP accommodation Decmil Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of engineering and construction company Decmil Group, has been awarded a new A$75 million (US$58 million) BHP contract Staff reporter    |    November 09, 2017 Volvo adds Toronto parts centre Boosting its dedication to operator uptime, Volvo Construction Equipment confirmed it will open a new parts distribution centre in Toronto, Canada, early next year Donna Schmidt    |    November 09, 2017 Tasmanian mine hosts underground contest Grange Resources, MMG Rosebery and TMERC took the respective overall top spots at the recently wrapped 2017 Tasmanian Mineral Emergency Response Competition Donna Schmidt    |    November 09, 2017 Chelopech revitalised Donna Schmidt takes a look at the optimisation of the award-winning Bulgarian gold-copper-silver complex Five minutes with the iRIS project Artur Zakirov at the RISE Research Institutes of Sweden speaks to Carly Leonida about the iRIS fire safety project How to optimise your mine We have saved the most timely (some might say the best) topic for the last of our special issues this year view more SA Chamber 'deeply disturbed' by fatalities South Africa's Chamber of Mines has spoken out to condemn what it is calling a deterioration in safety performance at the country's mines after the total number of fatalities for 2017 exceeded the whole-year tally for 2016 Donna Schmidt    |    November 09, 2017 Peru mine restarts following protests Buenaventura (formally Compañia de Minas Buenaventura) has resumed operations at its Uchucchacua silver-zinc-lead underground operation now that negotiations over land-use compensation have begun, ending protests by the community Donna Schmidt    |    November 08, 2017 Nornickel runs hot at Bystrinsky Russian miner Norilsk Nickel (Nornickel) confirmed that hot commissioning operations have started at the Bystrinsky mining and processing plant outside of Chita Staff reporter    |    November 08, 2017 Cutting the rope 'Roping' is a serious operating condition that adversely impacts productivity in terms of OPEX and mineral recovery rates. MM looks at the latest advances in wireless cyclone monitoring technology that offers to address this challenge Staff reporter    |    November 10, 2017 Unmanned and unrivalled David Williams looks at how UAV technology can bolster mining operations David Williams    |    November 08, 2017 Built to last PacStar's Steve Bowen explains how to build an IoT network that can stand up to the rigours of a mining operation Steve Bowen    |    November 03, 2017 Carbon challenges remote Canadian mines What are the key energy challenges for remote Canadian mines? What is the impact of carbon pricing on energy choices for mines? What solutions are mines exploring? Robin Goad, president and CEO, Fortune Minerals, provides insight on these key questions for mining leaders Staff reporter    |    November 01, 2017 This email was sent to: fernandoqueens@gmail.com Mining Magazine newsletter uses an HTML-rich media format to provide a visually attractive layout To unsubscribe to this newsletter click here If you have forgotten your password, please click here unsubscribe Aspermont Media 4th Floor, Vintners Place, 68 Upper Thames Street, London, EC4V 3BJ Phone: +44 207 216 6053 Fax: +44 207 216 6050 www.aspermontmedia.com