Flexible mining tunnel borer trialled at copper mine
A newly developed mining tunnel boring machine (TBM) is being tested by Codelco at its Chuquicamata mine in Chile. State-owned Codelco is the world’s largest copper producer.
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Monadelphous’ $400m contracts cover all bases
Monadelphous has revealed a basket of new contracts in the resources and energy sectors worth about $400 million, including with South32, Newcrest and Codelco.
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Codelco calls on FLANDERS for autonomous conversion
Codelco will convert its Radomiro Tomic copper mine to an automated drilling operation over three years, courtesy of US engineering company FLANDERS.
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Copper prices soar as Codelco workers fall sick
Copper prices have continued their resurgence, finishing yesterday's trading on the London Metal Exchange worth $US6112.50 ($8781) a tonne.
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Epiroc wins $99m contract from world’s largest copper producer
Epiroc has secured a $US68 million ($99 million) contract from Codelco for service of mining equipment at the Andina copper mine near Santiago in Chile.
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Value of mining capital raising deals increases during 2019 first quarter
The value of capital raising deals in the mining industry has increased significantly in the first quarter this year to more than $US11 billion ($15.7 billion), according to GlobalData.
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Codelco partners with Sandvik to introduce underground mining automation
Engineering group Sandvik has joined forces with Codelco to introduce state-of-the-art underground automation and digitalisation to the Chuquicamata mine in Chile.
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Immersive Technologies recognises mining excellence at annual awards
Marking its tenth year, Immersive Technologies recognises the most outstanding results achieved by mining companies utilising simulation as a key driver in the business improvement process.
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Austmine to showcase the ‘next horizon’ for mining innovation
Austmine is now the leading mining innovation conference in the world, according to chief executive officer Christine Gibbs Stewart.
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Komatsu shifts AHS towards dedicated private LTE network
Komatsu America has qualified its FrontRunner Autonomous haulage System (AHS) to operate on private long-term evolution (LTE) mobile broadband technology.
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Komatsu to ramp up automation deployment
Komatsu plans to accelerate the pace of mining automation through the ongoing development of its autonomous haulage system (AHS).
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World’s largest copper mine moves underground [Images]
After close to a century of operation, Chile's Chuquicamata mine, the world's largest open cut copper mine, is moving underground.
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