News Wrap: Successful trial of Hitachi autonomous system; North American Lithium chooses Veolia tech; Atlas Copco to acquire Rockdrill Services Australia

Web version | Update preferences   Web version Update preferences SUBSCRIBE EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY News Wrap Successful trial of Hitachi autonomous system Wenco International Mining Systems has announced the successful completion of trials of Hitachi Construction Machinery's autonomous mine haul trucking programme, which was developed in conjunction with Wencomine dynamic dispatch fleet management software Staff reporter | December 06, 2017 North American Lithium chooses Veolia tech Veolia Water Technologies will supply its proprietary HPD evaporation and crystallisation technology to recover lithium from a mining waste stream, reducing environmental impact and producing a valuable by-product in sodium sulphate Staff reporter | December 06, 2017 Atlas Copco to acquire Rockdrill Services Australia Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has agreed to acquire Rockdrill Services Australia, a rock drills specialist serving the Australian mining industry Staff reporter | December 06, 2017 SPONSORED MESSAGE Is your operator training program inefficient and failing to prove return on investment? 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MineARC refurbishes 13-year-old refuge chamber MineARC's Refuge Chamber Refurbishment programme transforms damaged, worn or second-hand chambers into fully functioning, certified refuge chambers that look as good as new Staff reporter | December 06, 2017 Rainbow exports first shipment from Gakara Rainbow Rare Earths has exported its first shipment of rare earth concentrate from its Gakara project in Burundi Staff reporter | December 05, 2017 Outotec to deliver equipment to Australia Outotec has been awarded orders for the delivery of process equipment for a greenfield copper concentrator in Australia Staff reporter | December 05, 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. Powered by a proprietary 5W x-ray tube and weighing an industry leading 2.8 lbs. 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READ MORE Macmahon to work at Byerwen, Mt Morgans Macmahon Holdings has recently signed the final mining services contract for QCoal's Byerwen Coal project in Queensland, and also received a letter of award to provide open-pit contract mining services at Dacian Gold's Mount Morgans gold mine in Western Australia Nia Kajastie | December 04, 2017 Caterpillar and FTP Solutions partner up Caterpillar and FTP Solutions have developed a cooperative agreement to deliver proactive monitoring and management of mining technology applications and the networks that these products depend on Staff reporter | December 04, 2017 Banks Mining invests in Komatsu machinery UK-based Banks Mining has further deepened its relationship with Komatsu through a new six-figure plant investment at its Shotton surface mine in Northumberland, UK Staff reporter | December 04, 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 SA Chamber of Mines launches health screening initiative To mark World AIDS Day on December 1, South Africa's Chamber of Mines announced its support for a major health screening initiative in the OR Tambo district where South Africa's official commemoration of the day took place Staff reporter | December 04, 2017 Atlas Copco buys two equipment companies Atlas Copco is acquiring South African drilling-consumables manufacturer Renegade Drilling Supplies, as well as the assets of its US-based distributor and service company Cate Drilling Solutions Staff reporter | December 04, 2017 Outotec electrowinning tech for ZGH Bolesław Outotec has been awarded a contract by ZGH Bolesław for the delivery of electrowinning technology to a zinc plant modernisation in Bukowno, Poland Staff reporter | December 04, 2017 A better blast Donna Schmidt talks with top firms in the blasting sector to light the fuse on the latest technologies and achievements Donna Schmidt | December 04, 2017 Fighting the joint epidemics of HIV and TB December 1 is World AIDS Day. Stefaan Van der Borght, global head of health at Anglo American, tells MM about the company's efforts to tackle HIV and TB in South Africa Stefaan Van der Borght | December 01, 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 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