Newcrest Mining will acquire 70 per cent of the Red Chris copper-gold mine for $US806.5 million ($1.14 billion) in a deal with Canadian company Imperial Metals.
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OZ Minerals considers Carrapateena block cave to up production
Converting a section of the Carrapateena copper mine in South Australia to a block cave could significantly improve overall production, says OZ Minerals.
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Spotlight on underground mining at MassMin 2016
With the future of mining headed underground, this year’s Seventh International Conference & Exhibition on Mass Mining (MassMin) sought to address potential issues expected to arise.
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World’s first hangup clearance robot launched
A new robotic unit has been designed to make block caving hangup clearance safer.
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Newcrest’s Cadia East mine reaches milestone
The Cadia East mine has reached the propagation of Panel Cave 1 through to the surface.
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The next age of mining?
As high grades decline and open cuts get deeper, what is the next step for mining? Cole Latimer reports.
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The new building blocks of block caving
New technology is allowing miners to monitor block caving flows in real time.
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Rio Tinto partners with CRCMining on block caving technology
Rio Tinto has partnered with CRCMining, Newcrest, and Elexon Electronics to develop cave flow tracking systems for use in block caving operations
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Cat launches new block caving ore handling system
Caterpillar has developed a new automated system for removing broken ore from block caving operations.
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New geotechnical chair UNSW
An international mining expert has been appointed as the new chair of Mine Geotechnical Engineering at the University of New South Wales.
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Rio creates mining chair at UNSW
Rio Tinto Northparkes Mines has created a professorial chair in geotechnical engineering at the University of NSW.
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