News Wrap: Rare earths a reality in Kentucky; Debmarine orders large diamond mining vessel; Komatsu applies IIoT analytics solution

Web version | Update preferences   Web version Update preferences SUBSCRIBE EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY News Wrap Rare earths a reality in Kentucky A group of researchers from the University of Kentucky, US, has achieved a notable energy industry first: they have produced nearly pure rare-earth concentrates from Kentucky coal Donna Schmidt | November 23, 2017 Debmarine orders large diamond mining vessel Debmarine Namibia, a 50/50 joint venture between the government of Namibia and De Beers Group, announced it is planning for the construction of the world's largest custom-built diamond mining vessel Staff reporter | November 24, 2017 Komatsu applies IIoT analytics solution Komatsu has implemented a cloud-based Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) analytics platform from machine-learning and analytics company Cloudera to help boost equipment utilisation Staff reporter | November 24, 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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Operations resume at Veta Grande mill Santacruz Silver Mining has recommenced operations at its Veta Grande mill following authorisation from PROFEPA and SEMARNAT (Mexico's environmental regulatory authorities) to do so Staff reporter | November 24, 2017 El Limon goes active once again With freshly finished upgrades, Para Resources' El Limon gold mine in Colombia has once again commenced production Donna Schmidt | November 23, 2017 Komatsu selects Texas for newest facility Equipment producer Komatsu is planning to fast-track its product development and grow its electric drive testing abilities with a new 23,000-square-foot (2,140-square-metre) power lab in Longview, Texas, US Staff reporter | November 23, 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 Seequent launches Leapfrog EDGE Seequent, formerly ARANZ Geo, has launched the mineral resource estimation solution Leapfrog EDGE, which applies some of the same capabilities as Leapfrog 3D geological modelling solutions Staff reporter | November 23, 2017 Bloom Lake on its way back Champion Iron, which has been working on the restart of the once-abandoned Bloom Lake iron ore operation in Canada, said it will have a payroll of 450 by the end of the year and is aiming to reopen the mine by March Staff reporter | November 22, 2017 San Rafael gets to work With a goal of hitting commercial production levels before the end of the December quarter, Americas Silver has confirmed production start at its flagship San Rafael operation in Mexico Donna Schmidt | November 22, 2017 Appealing to the younger generation A shortage of skilled workers could still pose a significant risk to mining operations 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 view more Longyear diamond bit launched in Australia Boart Longyear has released the Longyear Green Bit, the first product in its line of Longyear diamond drilling bits, on the Australian market Staff reporter | November 22, 2017 Amulsar outfitted with Cat for development Gold developer Lydian, currently progressing with the construction of its wholly owned Amulsar gold project in south-central Armenia with a plan to bring it into production next year, has outfitted its development fleet with about US$65 million in Cat equipment Staff reporter | November 21, 2017 Total to supply Thiess lubricants International oil and gas company Total has been awarded a three-year lubricant contract with mining services provider Thiess, with an option to extend the contract for up to seven years Staff reporter | November 21, 2017 Classification station Metso recently developed a new line of classification equipment to complement its existing product offerings. MM finds out more Staff reporter | November 24, 2017 Mining Magazine Awards 2017: final voting The final round of voting is now open for the MM Awards Staff reporter | November 21, 2017 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 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