On May 3, #Boliden announced that an agreement had been reached between worker’s unions & local management enabling the process of reopening #Ireland ’s largest mining operation - the #Tara #zinc mine near #Navan - ‘on a more financially sustainable basis’ shorturl.at/rELOQ

Five years is a long time in mining tech: a point #Normet is reinforcing with the rapid rise of its #SmartDrive #batteryelectric utility equipment platform. Ahead of #theelectricmine conference in Perth May 21-23 we caught up with Mark Ryan & Samu Kukkonen shorturl.at/choy7

.Nokia has been chosen by Sigma Lithium to deploy the first #privateLTE wireless campus network in the Americas that supports #lithium mining at the #GrotadeCirlio project, Brazil; Nokia will work with #Alcon Engenharia de Sistemas to roll out the network shorturl.at/mtHL5

In its 2023 #Sustainability Report CaterpillarInc says after a decade of operation its #autonomous fleet is >630 #miningtrucks strong, moving >7.5 billion metric tons. The investment case has also changed from fleets of >70 trucks to only 12 in some cases shorturl.at/kJVX2

.@FirstMode believes the most #sustainable #miningtruck is the one you already own by using its #PathtoZero #retrofit power systems including its #Hybrid #ElectricVehicle option. Ahead of #theelectricmine event May 21-23 we caught up with CEO Julian Soles shorturl.at/blwIO

Building on its extensive investment in the RSA economy, FLSmidth develops vital skills at its dedicated #TrainingAcademy in #Chloorkop , #Gauteng . Building local expertise is a key aspect of its global succession strategy & also generates crucial know-how shorturl.at/aimqu

.VoltVision the #highvoltage #electrical #dataanalytics business is expanding across the African & Middle Eastern mining sectors. Following successful trials it has acquired 4 new contracts with Barrick Gold Corporation, Centamin Plc, Resolute Mining & #AlliedGold shorturl.at/elosw

Aggreko has completed construction & commissioning of a 4.4 MW solar farm using 5B Maverick PV panels, as well as two Y.Cube battery energy storage systems, to supply renewable power to Northern Star’s Porphyry gold mine | tinyurl.com/y92vj67a @aggreko #minepower #NorthernStar

.Lucapa_Diamonds_LOM's #MothaeDiamonds in #Lesotho relies on TOMRA Mining's #XRT #sorting technology & digital solutions, the #TOMRAInsight platform & #TOMRAACT user interface, to recover large unbroken #diamonds with high #sorting efficiency & high throughput shorturl.at/hosy1

.CaterpillarInc dealer WesTrac & #miningservices provider Thiess Pty Ltd have celebrated 1 million #autonomous drilled metres at the #MtArthurSouth coal mine in NSW, reached using three Cat MD-series #drills running with Cat #MineStar ™ Command ADS shorturl.at/dgpD8

It's official! Komatsu Mining & SMS Equipment Inc. have revealed a new giant in mining shovels - the PC9000, the next size up from the pictured PC8000. It is optimised to suit Komatsu 830E to 980E mining trucks, improving cycle times & lowering cost-per-ton shorturl.at/rwAGY

.Metso is celebrating the milestone delivery of its 100th truck body; the delivery went to #Boliden ’s #Kevitsa mine in the #Sodankylä region in Finland. Truck bodies belong to #Metso ’s portfolio of comprehensive #payloadmanagement solutions shorturl.at/dgis8

.Epiroc has introduced its first #offgrid mobile solution, developed with #ironore mining & #greenenergy major, Fortescue. The solution is available in 10-25 kW units powered by radlinkcommunication #batteries & genZ solar fit out conversions shorturl.at/cpBR3

HPY says it has proven its ore sorting credentials with the newest upgrade project carried out on Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet’s Fankou Mineral Processing Plant and Construction Material Plant, in China | tinyurl.com/ynjvvn2n HPY Technology #oresorting #mineralprocessing

3ME Technology has hired experienced mining professional Dean Will as its new Chief Commercial Officer of Mining in a move that, it says, will help expand its operations and team in Western Australia | tinyurl.com/bdx3f4x9 #3METechnology #batteryelectric #mineelectrification

This week, in Boise, Idaho, Idaho Copper Corporation commenced a critical next step in its business plan, deploying Veracio's TruScan mobile scanning unit to begin analysing over 18,288 m of drill core | tinyurl.com/3x2s3urw VERACIO Idaho Copper Corp #drillcoreanalysis

.CaterpillarInc dealer Barloworld Mongolia recently held a key delivery ceremony of equipment at #KhurenTolgoi Coal Mining. The new fleet includes a 395 excavator, three 777 trucks, a 988K wheel loader & #Mongolia ’s first next gen 6060 hydraulic #miningshovel shorturl.at/cpqBD

ABB's Traction division is gearing up for The Electric Mine 2024, in Perth, Western Australia. We spoke to Fabiana Cavalcante, Head of Mobile e-Power, to find out what to expect 👉 tinyurl.com/wxzxttpd ABB in Mining ABB #mineelectrification #TheElectricMine

.Macmahon has been granted a 3-year extension of its alliance style #miningservices contract worth A$353 million with #AngloGoldAshanti at #BostonShaker #underground mine. Boston Shaker is part of the Tropicana gold operation in Western Australia shorturl.at/juvK8