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 RST Goes Underground With New Geosorb TechnologyWednesday, June 19, 2013LEADING Australian dust management and soil stabilisation company Reynolds Soil Technologies (RST) is heading underground, with their latest technology providing a cutting-edge solution for water-based slurries formed in underground mines. read more » Adopting New Mining Technology: Finding a Balance Between Leading and BleedingFriday, May 24, 2013The mine of the future is coming. It will be digital, more constrained, and it will require a greater investment in leading edge technology. read more » Bombardier Implements Train Control Technology at Swedish Iron-ore MineTuesday, May 21, 2013Sweden-based international iron-ore mining, processing and trading group Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (LKAB) on Tuesday reported that it had inaugurated the deepest new production level, the seventh main level, at the world's largest underground iron-ore mine, in northern Sweden. read more » Air Supply on Demand: New ventilation technology provides airflow when and where it is neededTuesday, April 02, 2013Many existing mine ventilation systems are often based on a “set and forget” mentality – a mine will set its systems for maximum airflow and keep them that way throughout the day. It is assumed that if air needs to be provided somewhere, it needs to be there all the time. But why provide air to areas that are not being actively used? read more » Mechanisation Still Far Off for South Africa's Platinum MinesThursday, March 14, 2013Rising wage costs and strikes have revived the arguments in favour of automating South Africa's loss-making platinum mines, but weak prices for the metal and tough conditions underground mean mechanisation remains a distant prospect. read more » |
