Why buy a New XRF Analyzer
Why would you buy a New XRF Analyzer VS a “good used unit”? It might be confusing to find units on eBay selling the used a Portable XRF for $20,000 while a new XRF quotes in at nearly $40,000. I personally found 2 very similar units and this is what a dealer had to […]
Portable XRF Analyzer | Canada VS USA Models & Safety Modes
For Portable XRF Analyzers, the Canada software will not allow the “automatic” trigger (stop start trigger) So the only option is the dead man trigger which means that you have to hold the trigger for the duration of the test. There is one person in charge of Rad safety in Canada. They are not rational. They have […]
Solomon Kings mine gets new fleet of automated Caterpillar trucks
The Solomon Hub Kings iron mine, located in the Australian region Pilbara and managed by the company Fortescue Metals Group, has a new fleet of autonomous trucks installed by Caterpillar. The two companies signed a deal back in July, which included the complete MineStar technology suite, in order to modernize the operation. At the time, Caterpillar’s vice president, Chris Curfman, […]
Green group wants to block Venture Minerals and mine
Environmental groups keep fighting the mining activity in the Tarkine region of Tasmania, in Australia, where the fauna and flora are being affected. The organizations claim the government has failed to properly consider the impact of mining on species like the Tasmanian devil. The group Save the Tarkine is challenging the authorities’ approval given to Venture Minerals’ project, which […]
Report about clean mining: how to be a green miner
A recent report released by Kachan & Co. – and reported by Mining Examiner here – highlighted 47 innovative projects that can change the future of mining and also gives advice to industry stakeholders. The document is proving that the resource sector can be clean and environment-friendly, so Dallas Kachan, from Kachan & Co., spoke with Resource Investing […]
West Virginia task force wants safer mines with “proximity detection” systems
The installation of “proximity detection” systems is being recommended to the underground coal mines in West Virginia by a state task force. After the approval, the recommendation will now be considered by the state Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety during a meeting that will happen this Thursday (3). The members of the West Virginia […]
Geoprobe and the Yukon mineral exploration industry
A Canadian entrepreneur developed an innovative technology that is already being used in some mineral exploration camps in the Yukon territory, in the north of the country. The device is called Geoprobe and is basically a small, track-mounted hydraulic drill that gathers soil and rock-chip samples from the soil-bedrock interface on an exploration property. It does […]
The five biggest mining fines of 2013
From breaching environmental laws to violating safety rules, as well as “forgetting” about financial regulations, these mining bad boys have done almost all of it… just this year. Let’s take a look at the top five biggest mining penalties of 2013, all above the one-million-dollar mark. 1. $1.68 billion The company MMX Mineração e Metálicos […]
Deep sea mining is closer to spread across the world
Besides automation, the next big challenge faced by the mining industry is deep sea mining, that enigmatic activity. In the sea we are expecting to find a huge group of minerals like iron, copper, nickel, manganese, cobalt, gold and rare earths. However, “while some nations are sovereign to regulate seabed mining within their economic exclusive […]
The Good Wife of a Lucky Metallurgist
