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Metso Outotec wins $423M Freeport copper smelter order 1 Copper Equipment & Technology Mining Supply Tenders 

Metso Outotec wins $423M Freeport copper smelter order

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Finland’s Metso Outotec will build a copper flash smelter complex for Freeport Indonesia in East Java as part of a Є360 million (US$423 million) contract revealed today for what could become the world’s largest copper smelter. Metso Outotec said the “landmark” copper smelter at Freeport Indonesia’s Manyar Project, which is due to be commissioned by 2024 and have an initial capacity of 1.7 mtpa, would use the company’s Flash Smelting, Flash Converting and Lurec technology. Metso Outotec will design and supply the copper electrolytic refinery, the gas cleaning and sulphuric… Read More Here
Epiroc prepared for more order records after strong Q2 2 Equipment & Technology Mining technology 

Epiroc prepared for more order records after strong Q2

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Record orders received, high revenue growth and improved profitability were all part of Epiroc’s June quarter financial results as the OEM also made significant headway on its diesel-to-battery-electric retrofit plan to help electrify the mining sector. Orders received increased 37% to a record high of SEK11.07 billion ($1.27 billion). This corresponds to 45% organic growth compared with the June quarter of 2020, the company said, noting that the 2020 three-month period was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Within this, equipment had the highest organic order growth of 76%, supported… Read More Here
Delta Drone wins Barrick Gold contract in Mali 3 Equipment & Technology International Mining Supply Tenders 

Delta Drone wins Barrick Gold contract in Mali

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Barrick Gold has awarded a contract to Australian “drones-as-a-service” provider Delta Drone for advanced light detection and ranging (LIDAR) services at Barrick’s project in Mali. Delta Drone’s mining specialist brand, Rocketmine, will provide a fleet of LIDAR-enabled mining specific drones and pilots for a week to Barrick Gold to seek mine expansion options. The contract is worth just A$25,000 (US$18,600), but Delta said it was significant as it brings the company’s list of countries of operations to 11. “We look forward to starting our partnership with Barrick Gold and showing… Read More Here
Epiroc wins US$10M Ivanhoe battery-electric equipment order 4 Equipment & Technology International Mining Supply Tenders 

Epiroc wins US$10M Ivanhoe battery-electric equipment order

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Sweden’s Epiroc has secured a US$10 million order for battery-electric mining equipment from a subsidiary of Canadian miner company Ivanhoe Mines. South African subsidiary Ivanplats ordered “several” Boomer M2 Battery face drill rigs and Scooptram ST14 Battery loaders in the second quarter of 2021 for its Platreef project, Epiroc revealed. “It is encouraging that Ivanplats is considering going all battery-electric at Platreef, and we are proud to support them on this journey,” says Helena Hedblom, Epiroc’s President and CEO. The equipment will be delivered early in 2022, while Epiroc will… Read More Here
Metso Outotec chosen for Karara tailings plant expansion 5 Equipment & Technology International Mining Supply Tenders 

Metso Outotec chosen for Karara tailings plant expansion

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Finnish mining equipment maker Metso Outotec has secured a contract worth up to €20 million (US$23.7 million) to supply key filtration and material handling equipment for Karara Mining’s iron ore project in Western Australia. Metso Outotec said the implementation of its technology at the operation will increase the current tailings filtration capacity from 30 kt/d to over 45 kt/d, noting that the facility was already one of the largest filtered tailings facilities in the world. Delivery will take place during 2022 with the expanded facility to start operations in Q4… Read More Here
Mining’s next generation crushing solution 6 Equipment & Technology Mining technology 

Mining’s next generation crushing solution

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What will crushing plants of the future look like? Mineral Resources Ltd and Metso Outotec have pondered that question and have since gone on to answer it with the delivery of a modular, scalable and relocatable plant at an iron ore operation owned by one of the world’s biggest miners. Called ‘NextGen II’, the solution represents a ground-breaking approach to delivering safe and reliable production to the hard-rock crushing industry, Mike Grey, Chief Executive of Mining Services for Mineral Resources, says. Mineral Resources, which counts CSI Mining Services (CSI) as… Read More Here
Exyn Tech to bring autonomous drones to Africa with help of OPTRON 7 Equipment & Technology 

Exyn Tech to bring autonomous drones to Africa with help of OPTRON

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Exyn Technologies has announced a partnership with OPTRON, a leading supplier of the latest geospatial technology in the African market, as its first ever distributor in Africa. Together, this partnership will highlight the availability of Exyn’s underground drone products in the African market to bring safer working conditions for the local mining industry, the company said. The ExynAero, an autonomous and self-piloting aerial drone, was the industry-leading product that helped open the door to the relationship, according to Exyn. The company’s full-stack solution enables flexible deployment of single or multi-robots… Read More Here
Fully autonomous excavation a step closer 8 Equipment & Technology 

Fully autonomous excavation a step closer

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Researchers from Baidu Research Robotics and Auto-Driving Lab and the University of Maryland have developed an autonomous excavator system that can perform loading tasks without human operators. The system has been designed to mimic the performance of experienced human operators and is one of the first automated systems of its kind to be deployed in real-world scenarios and operate for more than 24 hours. According to Baidu Research, the autonomous system will bring additional safety and productivity to excavation. University of Maryland professor of computer science and electrical and computer… Read More Here
Quick start in southern Africa for Sandvik’s Rhino 100 9 Equipment & Technology Mining technology 

Quick start in southern Africa for Sandvik’s Rhino 100

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Having been introduced to the southern African market only a year ago, there are already two Rhino 100 ‘plug-and-drill’ raiseborers from Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions destined for local mining sites. One unit will soon be at work in Botswana, while the second will be delivered to a large South African mine later this year, according to Saltiel Pule, Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions’ business line manager for underground drilling in southern Africa. “This machine has raised considerable interest in our market, and we fully expect to see five units… Read More Here
TAKRAF South Africa supplies two apron feeders to DRC copper-cobalt mine 10 Cobalt Copper Equipment & Technology Mining in DRC 

TAKRAF South Africa supplies two apron feeders to DRC copper-cobalt mine

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Highlighting the ongoing demand for TAKRAF apron feeders, key equipment supplier TAKRAF South Africa, part of the global TAKRAF Group, has supplied two machines for a leading copper/cobalt mining operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The order was carried out during challenging COVID-19 pandemic conditions, with installation and commissioning assistance provided remotely due to travel restrictions. The TAKRAF apron feeders, which are being installed in two new crushing stations at the mine, are 1,830 mm wide by 11.2 m long (18° incline) and feed copper/cobalt ore at 1,200… Read More Here

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