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Driverless trucks at the same iron ore operations already haul over a quarter of both ore and waste material.

The world's largest rough diamond producer by value will launch the tracking platform later this year, making it available to the whole industry.

Once the deal closes, Shell's only involvement in Canada's oil sands will be through its 10% stake in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project, majority owned by CNR and Chevron.

The 25.97-carat rough emerald is considered both "rare and exceptional" given its size, colour saturation and clarity.

Russia's Kristall cuts around 300,000 carats annually and generates revenue of around $200 million.

The parties said they believed an out-of-court settlement was far preferable for all concerned than an inevitably lengthy and expensive litigation process .

Most claimants are black miners from South Africa and neighbouring countries such as Lesotho, whom critics say were not provided with adequate protection during and even after the Apartheid ended in 1994.

Lack of new projects, investment deficit and increasing political risk will hit supply of cobalt, lithium, copper and nickel, key metals for making the batteries that power electric cars.

The two companies will exchange past exploration information on areas prospective for diamonds in Zimbabwe and form a jointly-owned special purpose vehicle to develop and exploit diamond resources.

The protesters say the running water that they receive from local rivers has been declared unfit for human consumption.

But the Canadian company said the uranium market remained "quiet."

The company's revenue jumped a whopping 174% in the first quarter of the year thanks to strong demand for its rough rocks and the sale of a 910-carat diamond, the fifth-largest ever found.

Project is located about 100 km south of Jwaneng, the world's richest diamond mine.

The machinery manufacturer logged earnings of $2.82 per share on revenue of $12.9 billion, surpassing expectations.

First Customer Minera Centinela Begins Use of Optimus Drone at Mining Sites.

The UK miner, which is the world's top coloured gems producer, is also adopting a new technology to further drive transparency in the sector.

Alrosa's production fell by 17% in the first three months of the year mainly due to the halt of its Mir underground mine and lower-grade ores processed from the Jubilee pipe.

Weir Group Plc plans to acquire U.S. competitor Esco Corp. as the U.K. maker of industrial pumps strengthens its focus on the mining industry.

The world's top diamond miner will train artisanal and small-scale miners and provide them with tablets as well as a diamond "toolkit" to digitally track their stones throughout the supply chain.

Held every two years, Expomin will take place April 23-27, 2018 at the Espacio Riesco Convention Center in Santiago, Chile.

Maptek continues to stamp its ownership on the mine scheduling market through an intelligent optimisation approach.

M&R rejected the bid saying it undervalued the company.

Increasing disposable income in emerging economies and the adoption of greener technologies, are the two factors to drive most of the expected increased demand in copper during the next five years.

SMS Equipment Inc. and KMC Mining have partnered to make big statements in support of prostate cancer research, breast cancer research and mental health awareness – unusual, bright, giant, and mobile statements, in fact, that are intended to spark candid conversations.

ALROSA Group, the world leader in diamond production, announces diamond sales results for April and four months of 2018.

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has released its data interoperability policy, which specifies how Sandvik systems, equipment and tools share data in the mining digital ecosystem. The policy outlines the principles by which Sandvik systems can communicate in a digitized mining and rock excavation industry.

While companies expend much time, energy and resources in finding better ways to reduce excess inventory and maintain desirable stock turnover, understanding and managing demand remains a problem. Refining the supply chain to its most effective form is an ongoing challenge for logistics practitioners, and in today's hyper-competitive and globalized business landscape, finding a way to do so will likely mean the difference between success and failure for many businesses.

The move in May 2018, relocates the remaining administrative and corporate offices with the expectation that all of its 350 Utah-based employees and local entities will be housed under one roof by the end of June.

For the past eight years, the mine has collaborated with Metso to optimize the wear parts of the primary gyratory crusher, which has boosted production: the primary crushing capacity has increased significantly, and synchronizing the shutdowns has resulted in five more days of uptime per year.

RockPulse™, a new technology and product introduced by Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology, is the first practical solution for real-time tool stress monitoring in top-hammer drilling. The add-on system integrates directly with the rock drill and its control system, and can be used for drilling process optimization in varying rock conditions. This also helps to reduce the stress fatigue of drilling tools. RockPulse™ offers significant potential to improve overall drilling performance, by as much as 5 %.

The deadline for the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is looming. As of 25 May, anyone trading with EU businesses, marketing to EU citizens, or holding the personal data of even a single European national, needs to be fully compliant. This means making major changes to how one captures, processes and stores consumer data, with a strong focus on data protection and archiving practices. Ignore GDPR, and you run the risk of hefty fines (up to €20 million or 4% of annual global turnover, whichever is greater)

Moreover, ALROSA is recognized as one of the winners of the award "Change Management. Visionaries" in the nomination "Disclosure of information on environmental impact". In this nomination the quality and details of disclosure of information in the social and environmental reporting of companies were assessed.

Dynapac Construction Equipment announces its extended product offering by introducing a full range of Light Compaction equipment. The range, including rammers, forward and reversible plates, walk behind and articulated utility rollers, will widen the Dynapac portfolio and offering to its customers.

Vertikal Days is a two day networking event for the access and lifting industry, with association and company meetings, seminars and workshops. Focusing purely on lifting equipment, Vertikal Days is a comprehensive and seriously targeted event in its field.

To sustain this initiative, it is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. James Siler to the position of Vice-President Mining Markets.

TLT MechCaL and TLT ACTOM will now be known as a single entity; TLT-Turbo Africa. The new brand is line with the global identity of the German parent company to both firms, TLT-Turbo. "The re-branding of these separate entities will allow us to strengthen our offering across Africa," says Managing Director, Luther Erasmus. "By combining our expertise and experience in the market we are able to scale our offering while leveraging the globally recognised TLT-Turbo brand."

The Company has received both client and industry recognition this year for their great safety record in Canada. The crews at McArthur River reached 14 years LTI-free this year and the Saskatchewan Mining Association (SMA) recognized Boart Longyear with a Safety Achievement Award at the SMA Annual General Meeting Banquet and Awards held on March 2, 2018 in Saskatoon.

New Finnish crushing contractor Kamrock Oy has quickly expanded its operations from rock material to mines. As of the beginning of 2017, Kamrock has been solely responsible for primary crushing of gold ore at Agnico Eagle Finland Oy's Kittilä mine. Furthermore, the company recently started a contract at Terrafame Oy's nickel mine in Sotkamo.

Meet Kevan MacRow, a Global Product Manager for the Conveyor Solutions group in Belleville, Ontario. Kevan has been with Metso for 40 years, originally starting in 1977 working as an intermediate draftsman in the engineering group. He held many positions over the course of his experience but currently provides technical product support with the Conveyor Solutions team

A Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), a standard software used within the mining and aggregates industries, has sometimes been described as a sole solution to managing maintenance activities across sites. A CMMS combines spare parts inventory, maintenance planning, maintenance resources allocation and reporting into a unified maintenance strategy.

… and how we bust them to solve real-world customer problems.

In the coming years, minerals processing will face an unavoidable shakedown. A growing global population and an accelerating economy will increase the demand for minerals, while at the same time mineral processing will become more difficult every year. Increasing production output during a time when natural resource depletion is a major factor will be one of the greatest challenges.

Provincial fuel tax is supposed to help pay for public roads and highways by charging the vehicle owners who use them. The Nova Scotia government gives other resource industries a tax rebate for fuel used in vehicles that do not go on public roads, such as fishing boats, farm tractors and forestry harvesters.

The CNN team witnessed children working at the Musonoie river mine – washing and carrying cobalt ore in sacks – before being chased away by officials. CNN cameras even captured one mining ministry official slapping a child in the face once he realised he was being filmed.

The 5000th 793 truck will be delivered to a mining customer in Australia. The largest populations of 793s are operating in Australia, North America and South America where the trucks work to mine iron ore, copper, coal, gold and other minerals.

Enables more accurate tire data collection, real-time reporting and other benefits to help mining, construction, quarry and port operations optimize tire performance

DSI Underground Australia has announced it has entered an agreement with the owners of Fero Group Pty Ltd (Fero) under which DSI Underground Australia will acquire 100 per cent of Fero. Derek Hird, CEO of DSI Underground Australia, says: "The acquisition of Fero will add galvanizing and mesh manufacturing processes into DSI Underground Australia's manufacturing capability, allowing us to better serve customers, continue to invest in R&D, and increase exports to African and Asian mining services markets."

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