AUSTRALIA – IMDEX, a leading global mining technology company, has exercised its option to acquire New Zealand-based Flexidrill. IMDEX obtained an exclusive option to acquire Flexidrill in January 2018, which enabled further development and extensive t…
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SWEDEN – Sandvik has introduced the mining industry’s first interoperability platform for autonomous underground loaders and trucks: The AutoMine Access API. The AutoMine Access API gives mines the power to connect non-Sandvik equipment to AutoMine. “A…
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Africa still does not realise the potential and opportunity that science and innovation hold for its development and the time has come for the continent to be serious about investing more in research, development and innovation, International Relations…
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SUDBURY, Ont. – The Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (Canada) and METS Ignited Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote a collaborative and strategic approach to commercialization of mining innovations in the two countri…
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It is with deep regret and profound sadness that SRK Consulting (Canada) shares news of the sudden passing of Dr. Martiz Rykaart at the end of May 2019. Maritz was a global specialist in geotechnical engineering for the mining industry…
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Texas – Epiroc, is proud to introduce the fifth generation of Rig Control System (RCS). RCS 5 is the next evolutionary step toward fully autonomous mining. RCS 5 provides the next step for the mining industry from the automation program…
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MUNICH, Germany – Having narrowed the field of 138 down to the final 15, the organizers of the Bauma Innovation Award 2019 introduced them to business journalists who had the opportunity to vote for the winners. The finalists have already…
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PERU – Dr. Moises Ronald Vázquez Caicedo Ayras, president of the Universidad Nacional del Centro del Peru (UNCP) and Douglas Morrison, president and CEO of the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) are taking the first steps in developing&#…
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