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How mining electrification will impact mine safety and machinery 1 Equipment & Technology Mining technology 

How mining electrification will impact mine safety and machinery

In recent years, mine safety and the shift to clean energy have been major focuses for the mining industry. As an industry that is generally quick to adopt new technology to improve efficiencies and workplace safety, the question of whether the industry can move quickly toward clean energy and electrification of mine sites remains unanswered. Last year, State of Play, the largest mining platform on strategy and innovation globally, released a report on electrification and the importance for mine sites making the shift toward clean energy.  In the report, it was found… Read More Here
TECHNICAL ADVISOR TRUCK SHOP | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 2 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

TECHNICAL ADVISOR TRUCK SHOP | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

Requisition Number: JR4066| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Category: Mining Apply now Purpose of the role: Implement and continuously improve the equipment maintenance strategy for all mobile mining equipment and ensure that they are effectively executed including all preventative maintenance tasks and condition monitoring routines. Ensure major outages and component replacements are executed with minimal downtime and expense. On the job training and advising of local staff Key Duties and Responsibilities: The specific tasks to be performed by the position holder will include; Provide leadership and mentoring for your subordinates, including on-going training and development,… Read More Here
ARTISAN MECHANIC,BREAKDOWNS | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 3 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

ARTISAN MECHANIC,BREAKDOWNS | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

Requisition Number: JR4065| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Category: Mining Apply now Purpose of the role: The position exists to maintain the complete fleet of Ancillary equipment to the OEM specifications and standards. Responsible to execute both planned and unplanned maintenance work activities on a shift by shift basis safely and effectively. The shift Artisan will perform maintenance activities in a safe and effective manner with the aim of delivering results that meet quality standards and company expectations Key Duties and Responsibilities: Identify Work Carry out equipment inspections and ensure corrective work is identified before… Read More Here
Asante Gold to start producing at Bibiani in 2022 4 Gold New Mining Projects 

Asante Gold to start producing at Bibiani in 2022

Canada’s Asante Gold (TSX-V: ASE), a pure gold exploration and development company, has updated its timeline to restart its past-producing Bibiani gold mine in Ghana. The Vancouver-based miner, which completed the acquisition of Bibiani from Australia’s Resolute Mining (ASX, LON: RSG) mid-August, expects to begin production at the asset in the third quarter of 2022. Mining contractor tenders had been invited and mobilization is anticipated for early next year, Asante said. More than 200 people were on site last month and the company said the process plant refurbishment was slightly ahead of schedule and on budget. Asante aims to produce about… Read More Here
Copper price down despite supply scarcity concerns 6 Copper 

Copper price down despite supply scarcity concerns

Copper prices fell on Tuesday despite worries about shortages. Copper for delivery in December was down 0.6% on the Comex market in New York, touching $4.37 per pound ($9,614 per tonne) on Tuesday afternoon. “The market is concerned about lack of supplies going forward,” said Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank in Copenhagen. “These key metals are desperately needed not only in the green transformation push but in these infrastructure plans that are being unveiled.” The $1 trillion US infrastructure bill passed last week will fund bridge and… Read More Here
KCM CEO CHRISTOPHER SHEPPARD RETIRES FROM THE COMPANY 7 Mining Companies Mining in Zambia 

KCM CEO CHRISTOPHER SHEPPARD RETIRES FROM THE COMPANY

KONKOLA Copper Mines (KCM) has announced that its chief executive officer Christopher Sheppard has retired and will be leaving the company on November 12, 2021. In a statement, Tuesday, KCM provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu said Enock Mponda had been appointed as acting CEO and would also act as CEO for KCM SmelterCo Limited while Moses Chilambe had been appointed to act as CEO for Konkola Mineral Resources Limited (KMRL). “Konkola Copper Mines Plc (KCM) informs its business partners and stakeholders that the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Christopher Sheppard, has retired. Read More Here
Alphamin progresses DRC exploration, identifies cassiterite intercepts at Mpama North 8 Mining in DRC New Mining Projects Tin 

Alphamin progresses DRC exploration, identifies cassiterite intercepts at Mpama North

Dual-listed Alphamin Resources, which produces about 4% of the world’s mined tin from its operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has identified a strike extension at its Mpama North mine, from visual cassiterite drilling intercepts. Additionally, the Mpama South high-grade assay results were received and now include drilling intercepts within 200 m of the Mpama North orebody. Indications following these results note that Mpama South and Mpama North are zones of high-grade mineralisation offset and displaced by a fault, and that the areas now have the potential for… Read More Here
Team Caterpillar Develops First Fully Autonomous Water Truck 9 Equipment & Technology Mining technology 

Team Caterpillar Develops First Fully Autonomous Water Truck

According to Craig Watkins, MineStar Commercial Manager, “We are all working towards the autonomous mine of the future.” Why? Because for mining customers operating trucks in remote and rugged environments, autonomous and fleet monitoring solutions like MineStar keep operators safe and mining operations running better than ever. When an important mining customer requested autonomous technology to be applied to water trucks on their site in addition to the mining trucks themselves, Team Caterpillar got to work developing the first fully autonomous water truck, the 789D. Product engineers and software developers… Read More Here
DRC: Ventora Development denounces a smear campaign against Dan Gertler 10 Mining in DRC Mining Personality Mining Policy 

DRC: Ventora Development denounces a smear campaign against Dan Gertler

In an official press release received by DESKECO, the Ventora Development company denounces the harmful action of “well-known individuals with dubious motives” who are at the origin of the demonization campaign of which she is the victim as much as Dan Gertler who is presented as scapegoat and their business. Ventora development clearly maintains that it reserves the right to bring them to justice at the appropriate time and place for damaging accusations and slanderous denunciations.  In addition, the Ventora development group says it has taken note of the complicit… Read More Here

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