News Wrap: Amur Minerals completes 350km ice road; VersaDrill launches Inner Tube Puller; Mastermyne gets Isaac Plains contract

Web version | Update preferences Web version Update preferences SUBSCRIBE EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY News Wrap Amur Minerals completes 350km ice road Amur Minerals Corp, a nickel-copper sulphide mineral exploration and resource development company focused on the far east of Russia, has completed the construction of the 350km-long ice road from the Ulak station, on the Baikal-Amur rail line, to its Kun-Manie project Staff reporter    |    March 02, 2018 VersaDrill launches Inner Tube Puller VersaDrill Canada is unveiling its Inner Tube Puller at the annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto next week Staff reporter    |    March 02, 2018 Mastermyne gets Isaac Plains contract Mastermyne Group has been awarded the role as the contract partner for an early contractor involvement (ECI) process for the proposed Isaac Plains underground mine for Stanmore Coal Staff reporter    |    March 02, 2018 SPONSORED MESSAGE INCREASE MINING SAFETY AND PRODUCTIVITY WITH EFFECTIVE DUST SUPPRESION Coal dust from mining operations can be extremely hazardous to both miners and machinery. It’s why rigorous safety standards have been applied in the industry. Parker can enhance safety with a range of products, systems and practices to reduce the damaging effects of dust. Komatsu invests in surface drills Komatsu is accelerating the development of smaller drills for surface mining applications Staff reporter    |    March 01, 2018 FLSmidth concludes Sandvik Mining Systems acquisition With the transfer of assets in South Africa now completed, the previously announced acquisition of the Sandvik Mining Systems projects business has been finalised Staff reporter    |    March 01, 2018 Downer awarded contract at Blackwater Downer has been awarded a three year contract, valued at approximately A$600 million (US$467.6 million), to provide mining and related services at the Blackwater coal mine in central Queensland, Australia Staff reporter    |    February 28, 2018 SPONSORED MESSAGE Teck Doubles Engine Life, Saves $3.5 Million. Proactive monitoring and late life audits of Cummins QSK60 engines in Teck's 110 Komatsu 930E haul trucks have lowered their annual replacement of engines from 32 to 26 over the past 6 years, reduced maintenance 28% and increased availability by 6%. Learn more. Orica releases Bulkmaster 7 MMU Orica, one of the world's largest manufacturers of commercial explosives and blasting systems, has released the new Bulkmaster 7 Mobile Manufacturing Unit (MMU) Staff reporter    |    February 28, 2018 NRW bags Marandoo contract Rio Tinto has awarded a contract worth approximately A$37 million (US$28.8 million) to NRW for bulk earthworks and associated civil works at the Southern Waste Fines Storage Facility at the Marandoo mine in the Pilbara, Western Australia Staff reporter    |    February 28, 2018 Sandvik launches AutoMine Lite 2.0 Sandvik has launched AutoMine Lite 2.0, the latest addition to its AutoMine product family Staff reporter    |    February 27, 2018 The rise of artisanal mining Artisanal mining has been back in the news recently Buyers' Guide 2017-18 The most comprehensive guide to products and services available to the mining industry globally Mining Magazine awards 2017: the winners I am delighted to announce the winners of the 2017 Mining Magazine awards view more Melior teams with CSIRO for processing tech Canadian-based Melior Resources has engaged the Commonwealth Scientific Institute and Research Organisation (CSIRO) to help advance its Browne processing technology, which brings together physics with a conventional pyrometallurgical process Staff reporter    |    February 27, 2018 Heron awards Woodlawn contract to Pybar Heron Resources has awarded the underground mining contract for the company's wholly-owned Woodlawn zinc-copper project to specialist underground mining contractor Pybar Mining Services Staff reporter    |    February 27, 2018 AT&T connects Cat products globally A new multi-year global deal between Caterpillar and AT&T will connect Cat heavy machines and engines to the AT&T 4G LTE network Staff reporter    |    February 26, 2018 Tasmanian tailings Ailbhe Goodbody spoke to Roger Jackson, executive director of NQ Minerals, about the Hellyer gold project in Tasmania, Australia. The company is looking to bring the mine back into production in 2018 and plans to use a sequential flotation process to extract 11.4Mt of tailings over 10 years Ailbhe Goodbody    |    March 02, 2018 Steel and ice A 14,000 cubic metre blanket of woven steel mesh is a unique approach to managing ice forming along pit walls at De Beers' Victor diamond mine in northern Ontario, Canada Staff reporter    |    February 28, 2018 An engineer's perspective Donna Schmidt talks to some of the leading providers of engineering services to the mining industry about recent major surface projects and key future technologies Donna Schmidt    |    February 23, 2018 Breaking the surface Surface mining machines are not just for soft rock such as coal and phosphate – they can also be used in hard rock applications. Ailbhe Goodbody investigates Ailbhe Goodbody    |    February 21, 2018 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 WeWork Aldgate Tower, 2 Leman Street, London, E1 8FA Phone: +44 207 216 6053 Fax: +44 207 216 6050 www.aspermontmedia.com