News Wrap: University of Kentucky gets grant for autonomous advancement; Lundin Gold earns UN award; Outotec mills for southern African concentrator

Web version | Update preferences   Web version Update preferences SUBSCRIBE EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY News Wrap Professors to dig into automation with grant A trio of mining engineers from the University of Kentucky have received US$2.1 million in grant funding to help advance the integration of autonomous mining systems underground Donna Schmidt | November 29, 2017 Lundin Gold earns UN award Lundin Gold was recently recognised by the United National (UN) Global Compact Networks of Colombia and Ecuador for its work in sustainable development Staff reporter | November 29, 2017 Outotec mills for southern African concentrator Outotec has signed a contract with a major copper producer for the design and supply of two grinding mills for its concentrator in southern Africa Staff reporter | November 29, 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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Mill accepts second shipment from Sage Gold Just weeks after confirming first gold production from its Clavos gold mine in Timmins, Ontario, miner Sage Gold has delivered its second shipment of bulk material to the Black Fox-Stock mill and that it has been processed Staff reporter | November 29, 2017 Kamoa-Kakula marks first blast Ivanhoe Mines has commenced twin decline development at its Kamoa-Kakula copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, part of the miner's plan to fast-track the operations, with a recent first blast into the Kakula discovery Donna Schmidt | November 28, 2017 China pushes for safety through local regulators In an effort to ensure safe coal production across the country, China has reportedly placed the oversight of accident prevention on its local authorities Staff reporter | November 28, 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 Rio extends Tsinghua University partnership Rio Tinto has further strengthened its partnership with China's Tsinghua University, extending the tenure of the Tsinghua-Rio Tinto Joint Research Centre for Resources, Energy and Sustainable Development Staff reporter | November 27, 2017 Increased cyber risk in mining Cyber risk is a growing concern for the resource sector as more equipment becomes digitised and remotely controlled Staff reporter | November 27, 2017 Gold Fields partnership with Wits Three-year funding will aim to further academic knowledge of mechanised mining and rock engineering in South Africa Staff reporter | November 27, 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 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 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 Eye in the sky In the mining industry, the applications of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also commonly known as drones, are very varied. Ailbhe Goodbody investigates Ailbhe Goodbody | November 29, 2017 Preventing rockfall fatalities Glyn Jones looks at what can be done to reduce fatalities in mining through rockfalls Glyn Jones | November 27, 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 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