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Regarded as one of the most comprehensive dedicated software businesses in the mining industry, Micromine brings complementary domain expertise to Weir.

Weir to acquire Micromine

Weir to acquire Micromine Weir is accelerating its strategy for sustainable digital mining after entering a binding agreement to acquire Mining Software Holdings (Micromine) for $1.3b (£657m). Micromine is a top-tier global software provider to the mining industry, with comprehensive solutions across the upstream mining value chain. It supports critical mining operations from exploration through mine design and planning, operational scheduling and mining operations in hard ore, soft ore and underground applications. Weir chief executive Jon Stanton says the combined force of Micromine and Weir will create a sector-leading globally scaled platform to optimise performance...

Queens Beach State School teacher Bec Trask (back left) with Bowen Rail Company’s Lienca Nell (back right) and students with a haul from their kitchen garden.

Bravus blooms little green thumbs in Bowen community

Bravus blooms little green thumbs in Bowen community The Bowen Rail Company (BRC) is supporting the Queensland region’s littlest green thumbs through a grant to the Queens Beach State School kitchen garden program. The Bowen state school was one of four recipients of the latest round of funding from BRC’s Community Partnership Program, designed to assist not-for-profit organisations and community groups with the purchase of small assets that can make a big difference. Queens Beach is part of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program and teacher Bec Trask says the...

Bravus upcycles mine tech for seriously ill children

Bravus upcycles mine tech for seriously ill children

Bravus upcycles mine tech for seriously ill children Bravus Mining and Resources is upcycling tech from retired trucks and diggers from its central Queensland Carmichael coal mine to help regional Queensland families doing it tough. Bravus head of production and site senior executive Glen Corfield said that more than fifty state-of-the-art tablets no longer needed for mining operations have been upcycled to support the work of Ronald McDonald House Charities North Australia and the Salvation Army. The initiative is a collaboration between Bravus and Haultrux, a mining technology and change...

Madden Mining

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Mining Luminary

Mining Luminary Madden Mining's new range of LED cap lamps. Cap lamps have been around for almost as long as mining itself. The need for hands free lighting is imperative for safe and efficient work underground but there are cap lamps and there are cap lamps. Just like any tool of the trade, there are lamps that get the job done and lamps that excel and Madden Mining’s cordless cap lamps are firmly planted in the latter category. If you have worked underground for any length of time and suffered the inconvenience of a corded cap lamp, then you will instantly appreciate the tangle-free freedom that Madden’s LED lamps provide. This freedom...

Taking opportunity downstream

Taking opportunity downstream

Lithium value share by country 2017. Image: AMEC. BY CAMERON DRUMMOND TIME is running out for Australia to take advantage of an estimated $2 trillion lithium value chain, according to the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC). AMEC is calling for collaboration between industry and Government to pounce on developing domestic downstream lithium processing, in its report A lithium industry in Australia: A value chain analysis for downstreaming Australia’s lithium resources, by business-to-business advisory service Future Smart Strategies. While Australia is the dominant global producer of mine concentrate, it is yet to implement further downstream processes such as refinement, the production of battery cells, and the assembly of systems. Each stage further down the chain adds value to the...

Erkat Introduces Powerful New V Cutter

Erkat Introduces Powerful New V Cutter

With its V-shaped design, the latest drum cutter from Erkat is a smart challenger to the chain cutter that sets a new standard in trenching and quarrying. A seemingly simple solution with extraordinary effectiveness – enabling tremendous savings in energy consumption and maintenance time. “The efficiency issues connected with trenching have been met with advanced, but expensive solutions. We’re pleased to present an alternative that can match the performance of a chain cutter but with 40 % fewer picks and no need for overhauling. By changing the angles of the drums, we managed to increase uptime and user-friendliness substantially, all while lowering the investment cost by 25 %, compared to a chain cutter, says Glenn Illingworth, Business Development Manager Business...

Resources downturn slashes FIFO wages

Resources downturn slashes FIFO wages

MANY fly in, fly out (FIFO) workers are willing to take a pay cut of up to 27 per cent to survive the mining downturn, according to a new live market report. According to online labour market website FIFOBids, workers in management, health, safety and environment and geology had been most affected, with geologists willing to decrease their rates from $71 per hour to $52/hr, and management workers from $80/hr to $67/hr. “ downturn in mining and resources in Australia, as well as delays in approvals of major projects, has put downward pressure on demand for key skills and wages,” the report stated. Since last year the number of geologists in the field doubled as graduates entered the market –...

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Cutting maintenance costs

Cutting maintenance costs How real-time oil monitoring transforms equipment reliability By Oreflow Australia Unplanned downtime is one of the biggest headaches in mining and mineral processing. When a critical piece of equipment goes down, the costs immediately escalate with lost production, emergency parts and labour. For most sites, maintenance costs are already one of the largest expenses. The challenge is how to bring them down without cutting corners on reliability. One of the smartest shifts happening right now is the move from scheduled oil sampling to real-time oil condition monitoring. Instead of waiting for a lab report or sticking to fixed intervals, operators can now see the exact health of their oil and machinery as it changes, 24/7. That’s where...