General Electric creates energy storage for the mining

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The new Durathon Battery is General Electric’s (GE) most recent breakthrough. The energy storage technology promises to improve a lot in the mining field, for instance, by powering underground vehicles that transport mining materials. The best about it is that the system should help develop cleaner, faster and more efficient machinery for mining activities. According to […]

What’s the next step for mining automation?

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After driverless trucks or loading vehicles roaming underground tunnels operating by themselves within a laser defined area, what’s next in the mining automation field? According to Diego Areces, vice-president of mining solutions, minerals and metals at the company Schneider Electric, the next step is to change the reality of mining, trying to evolve and implement these technologies. […]

AngloGold Ashanti tested new gold mining technology

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The big mining company AngloGold Ashanti is testing a new technology, created to substantially increase South Africa’s gold reserves. The firm is betting on autonomous deep level mining to protect its workers and increase production and revenue. Miners cannot go deeper than five kilometers into mines due to safety risks. Although AngloGold’s deepest mine – the […]

Itronics will update the procedures used in Au-Ag-Cu mines

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The company Itronics Inc. has recently announced it’s updating its technology developments and plans “with a focus on potential applications for silver-gold mines that have a silver to gold ratio exceeding 4 to 1 in the ore”, it’s possible to read on the firm’s website. According to the Nevada-based business, its technology may also “prove to […]

Australian software reduces coal-stockpiling hazards

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How can the mining companies effectively diminish some safety risks? Well, the firm Immersive Technologies has an idea: the SimControl 4.6, the latest version of the software used to control advanced equipment simulators released last May. The company that supplies surface and underground equipment simulator to the global mining industry updated its software to specifically address […]