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Autonomous dozers, watercarts the next frontier 1 Equipment & Technology Mining technology 

Autonomous dozers, watercarts the next frontier

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With a push towards zero entry operations, it’s becoming the supporting players’ time to shine. On a mine site the stars of the show when it comes to automation have been the haulers, particularly in surface operations. With more miners pushing towards zero entry operations, it is becoming the supporting players’ time to shine. Water carts and dozers are within that support cast. They have vital roles to fulfil and automating them will go a long way towards removing people from harm’s way. Not only will it have safety benefits… Read More Here
Robert Friedland, the master of spin, bowls another beauty with latest copper project 2 Copper International Mining in DRC Mining Personality 

Robert Friedland, the master of spin, bowls another beauty with latest copper project

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On May 26 this year, Friedland brought Phase 1 of the 3.8 million tons a year Kamoa-Kakula copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into production several months ahead of schedule and just over five years since the Kakula deposit was discovered. Never one to hold back from blowing his own trumpet Friedland declared that timetable represented “remarkable progress by the mining industry’s glacial standards from first drill hole to a new, major mining operation. “The initiation of production puts us on the path to establish Kamoa-Kakula as… Read More Here
Fortescue Future Industries begins testing of hydrogen powered mining truck & blasthole drill rig 3 Equipment & Technology Mining technology 

Fortescue Future Industries begins testing of hydrogen powered mining truck & blasthole drill rig

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In March 2021, iron ore mining major Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) set an industry-leading target to achieve carbon neutrality within its operations by 2030. This target includes existing operations and extends to all future operations, including acquisitions. In its just released FY2021 Climate Change Report, FMG gave an update on its progress on reduction of Scope 1 emissions, which is being achieved via new company Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) which will be key to Fortescue’s decarbonisation pathway through technology development and the supply of renewable energy, green hydrogen and green… Read More Here
EMERGENCY RESPONSE FIELD MEDIC OFFICER | MINING CAREERS AT BARRICK LUMWANA, ZAMBIA 4 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

EMERGENCY RESPONSE FIELD MEDIC OFFICER | MINING CAREERS AT BARRICK LUMWANA, ZAMBIA

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Category: Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)| Requisition number: 093200| Location: Lumwana Mine, Kalumbila Zambia. |Reporting to:  Emergency Response Supervisor Apply now Position: Emergency Response Field Medic Officer Lumwana Mine, Kalumbila, Zambia. Reporting to: Emergency Response Supervisor Lumwana Mining Company Limited (LMC), a copper mining company owned by Barrick Gold Corporation is situated in the North Western region of Zambia, some 300 km west of the Zambian Copperbelt and 95 km south west of the provincial capital of Solwezi. The mine is a multi-pit, multi staged operation mining approximately 100MT of ore and waste per annum and producing… Read More Here
Tesla needs to perform delicate balancing act when it comes to lithium mining – expert 5 Battery Metals International Lithium 

Tesla needs to perform delicate balancing act when it comes to lithium mining – expert

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Tesla’s promise to slash battery costs by 50% has led the carmaker to dabble into a whole new field of making its own battery cells and, therefore, looking into manufacturing cathodes and extracting associated raw materials. But the risks linked to this new line of work mean that Tesla has to perform a delicate balancing act where it tends the increasing demand for electric vehicles and the fact that activists, car buyers, and investors want every step of the process of making an EV to be respectful towards the environment… Read More Here
Zambia’s post election bond-bump trade rallies yields 600bps across 6 Mining in Zambia Tailings 

Zambia’s post election bond-bump trade rallies yields 600bps across

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For a fortnight now Africa’s red metal hotspot Zambia is making positive headline following the August 12 poll outcome that saw a third successful peaceful transition since 1991. With the election of President Hakainde Hichilema as 7th President, markets roared with confidence that saw the Kwacha named worlds best currency with a 17.8% appreciation, a 12% dollar bond rally in prices and on August 28, a 600 basis point rally on average across the bond curve. Wall Street investment bank JPMorgan had tipped offshore players on attractiveness of Kwacha paper… Read More Here
SENIOR ENGINEER, MINE OPTIMISATION | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 7 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

SENIOR ENGINEER, MINE OPTIMISATION | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

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Requisition Number: JR3566| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: Fixed Term| Location: Solwezi Apply now Job Responsibility Development and implementation of management information systems/dashboards. Identifying business improvement opportunities through analysis of information. Liaise with all key Mining Operations section heads and other stakeholders to identify business improvement projects to be implemented. Implementation and monitoring of identified projects in collaboration with project owners and management. Analysis and review of financial budget with other Managers/ Superintendents to aid in ensuring the most effective and efficient business model is followed. Operational Efficiency Utilisation of technology and data analysis to support mine… Read More Here
Gold price lifted by Fed’s dovish remarks on tapering 8 Gold International 

Gold price lifted by Fed’s dovish remarks on tapering

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Gold climbed higher on Friday as Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell stopped short of signaling when the central bank would dial back its economic support, while reiterating his view that the current price spikes are transitory. Spot gold rose 1.1% to $1,811.51 per ounce by 11:50 a.m. EDT, breaking past the $1,800 level for the second time this week. US gold futures were up 0.9%, trading at $1,811.60 per ounce in New York. In a virtual speech at the Jackson Hole symposium earlier, Powell stated that the central bank could begin reducing… Read More Here
Africa Records Over 193,394 Covid-19 Deaths As Cases Rise 9 Covid-19 

Africa Records Over 193,394 Covid-19 Deaths As Cases Rise

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As of August 28, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 7,695,475 while over 61,945,696 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached 193,394 and  6,791,572 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases 2,747,018 and 81,187 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco (843,357), Tunisia (654,798), Libya (303,790), Ethiopia (303,171), Egypt (287,393) and Kenya (233,801). The numbers are compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (world map) using statistics from the World Health Organization and other international institutions as well as national… Read More Here
Mining uptick sees larger Metso crushers enter South Africa 10 Equipment & Technology Mining technology 

Mining uptick sees larger Metso crushers enter South Africa

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Crushing equipment specialist Pilot Crushtec is seeing growing demand from the mining sector as rising commodity prices breathe new life into this industry. This contrasts with the construction sector, which remains challenged, according to Francois Marais, director sales and marketing at Pilot Crushtec. Sluggish demand for construction materials has meant that capital expenditure for aggregate crushers remains under pressure.   “The upturn in mining is spurring local demand for our mobile crushing equipment as contractors – who are our traditional market – move onto mining sites to conduct crushing contracts,”… Read More Here

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