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 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 » An Expanded Role for Cap LampsThursday, November 29, 2012Cap lamps can now play a critical role in improving the way that mines communicate, collaborate and operate. The new Genesis cap lamp from Northern Light Technologies (NLT) is the first purpose built cordless lamp to house a tracking tag read more » Miners take "rail-veyors" and robots to automated futureWednesday, November 07, 2012In an office trailer parked outside a mine shaft in northern Ontario, operator Carolyn St-Jean leans back in her chair and monitors a machine loading nickel-rich ore into rail cars deep underground. read more » Africa gold rush lures children out of schoolFriday, October 12, 2012One million children aged between five and 17 are engaged in small-scale mining and quarrying worldwide, according to the UN International Labour Organisation (ILO) read more » |
