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Zest WEG E-House powers up HIG mill at South Africa platinum mine

A purpose-designed electrical house (E-House) from Zest WEG is driving one of the largest new high intensity grinding (HIG) mills in the southern hemisphere, recently installed at a platinum mine in South Africa North West province, Zest WEG says. The...

Domestic Brazil Potash Production is Critical for Global Food Security

Brazil has transformed from an exporter of tropical agricultural products, including coffee, sugar and cacao in the 1960s and 1970s, to becoming a major global supplier of soybeans, corn, cotton, sugar, rice, coffee and meat in the early 2000s....

Voltvision brings energy efficiency enhancements to Endeavour Hounde mine

Voltvision, the high voltage (HV) electrical data analytics business, has announced the successful completion of Phase 1 of what it says is a pioneering energy efficiency and operational enhancement project at Endeavour Mining Houndé Mine in Burkina Faso. The results...

Option Agreements for Mining Properties: An Industry Favourite for Lowered Risk

Mining properties can be a lucrative investment, but they come with their share of risks. One way to mitigate those risks is by entering into option agreements with potential investors. It's important what option agreements are and why they...

Rio Tinto invests in Arizona Sonoran Copper

Arizona Sonoran Copper Co. Inc. (ASCU), an emerging US-based copper developer and near-term producer, has entered into a strategic partnership with Rio Tinto, focused on the company’s NutonTM venture and a non-brokered private placement. Nuton offers a portfolio of proprietary...

Rio Tinto, WesTrac and Caterpillar deploy tele-remote dozing system at iron ore ops

Rio Tinto, WesTrac and Caterpillar have embarked on a project to deploy a new tele-remote dozing system (TDS) at Rio iron ore operations in Western Australia that, they say, is wholly focused on operator safety. Utilising Cat MineStar Command for...

Anglo American unveils hydrogen-powered haul truck prototype

Anglo American plc has unveiled a prototype of the world largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck, designed to operate in everyday mining conditions at its Mogalakwena PGMs mine in South Africa. The 2 MW hydrogen-battery hybrid truck, generating more power than...

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