News Wrap: GFS offers LNG conversion for Terex truck; Saint Jean mill to be commissioned; Tango’s Oena dancing again

Web version | Update preferences   Web version Update preferences SUBSCRIBE EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY News Wrap GFS offers LNG conversion for Terex truck Fuel solutions group GFS has developed a mine haul truck conversion kit for the Terex Unit Rig 4400, allowing the machines to operate on a combination of liquid natural gas (LNG) and diesel fuel, or NG+D Donna Schmidt | November 20, 2017 Saint Jean mill to be commissioned Officials from Ontario-based Saint Jean Carbon have confirmed its mill, lab and anode material manufacturing facility are weeks away from being commissioned and could see sample runs by late November Donna Schmidt | November 20, 2017 Tango's Oena dancing again One month after announcing Bluedust 7 as its mining contractor, Canada-headquartered Tango Mining has recommenced production at its Oena diamond operation in Northern Cape, South Africa Donna Schmidt | November 20, 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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Renewable energy potential of old mines Working in partnership with BHP, Rocky Mountain Institute's Sunshine for Mines team has uncovered an opportunity to turn closed mine sites, or legacy mines, into independent power plants, storage facilities or value-added grid-service providers Staff reporter | November 17, 2017 Liebherr presents autonomous solution Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News is unveiling its new autonomous haulage solution in Cologne, Germany, at the Autonomous Industrial Vehicle Technology Symposium Staff reporter | November 17, 2017 Caledonia extending shaft at Blanket Gold producer Caledonia Mining is planning an US$18 million expansion of the central shaft at its 49%-owned Blanket operation in Zimbabwe Donna Schmidt | November 17, 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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READ MORE Team strategy for Cat, China Energy Caterpillar recently announced it has signed a five-year strategic deal with China Energy Investment, during a meeting in Beijing, that will provide a framework for its tandem sales, rentals, tech and product support Staff reporter | November 17, 2017 Twiflex selected for Zambia complex Power transmission component group Twiflex has delivered mine hoist parking brakes for Mopani Copper Mines' Nkana site in Zambia Staff reporter | November 16, 2017 Falco picks Sandvik Canada-based Falco Resources has inked a purchase agreement with the Val d'Or, Quebec, location of Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology for a mining fleet to outfit its Horne 5 project in the province Donna Schmidt | November 16, 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 Playing with fire Consultancy GPR Dehler conducted a loose experiment on fire awareness with mining professionals at the Diggers and Dealers conference in Kalgoorlie, Australia, in August. Eddy Solbrandt reports on the worrying results Eddy Solbrandt | November 17, 2017 Protecting miners now and in the future Tim Turney examines the benefits of using personal monitoring solutions to measure workers' exposure to harmful dusts in the workplace Tim Turney | November 15, 2017 Conflict-free coal Drummond explains how it got involved in the Bettercoal Assessment Programme, and how it used its assessment results to improve its corporate policies Staff reporter | November 13, 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 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