The mining industry in South Africa has embraced to digital transformation. Machine Learning, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence ("AI") are being used for forecasting, diagnosis, classification tasks and increasing safety. With the trend of implementing Industry 4.0 in the mining sector and the increasingly improved monitoring of data, there is a …

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Now Petra, a three-year-old startup inspired by that vision, says it's developing tech to cut through rock without grinding into it. The company first tested …

18 hours agoBHP isn't the only miner exploring ways to reduce emissions generated from making steel. Rio Tinto is exploring the use of biomass and microwave energy to create a less carbon-intensive process ...

Ford Motor has agreed to buy lithium from SQM, a Chilean supplier. Marcos Zegers for The New York Times. The automaker last year struck a supply deal with Livent, a lithium company in Philadelphia ...

Dust extraction improves breathable air quality and safety. The particulate matter is removed from the air and the environment and protects machinery and people. Firstly the dust is captured and then conveyed by means of …

Numerical association rule mining is a widely used variant of the association rule mining technique, and it has been extensively used in discovering patterns and relationships in numerical data. Initially, researchers and scientists integrated numerical attributes in association rule mining using various discretization approaches; however, …

ABSTRACT. Modern mining and metal ore smelting produce vast tailings, increasing heavy metal pollution. The study of heavy metal occurrence forms is a promising way to remediate contaminated tailings while minimizing environmental damage.

The United Nations body that regulates the world's ocean floor is preparing to resume negotiations in July 2023, that could open the international seabed for mining, including for materials vital for the green energy transition. Conservationists worry that ecosystems will be damaged by mining, especially without any environmental protocols.

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The element is used in the cathodes of high-performance electric-car batteries to boost capacity and cut weight. The IEA calculates that, if it is to meet its …

Article (PDF-12 ) The mood was apprehensive as data scientists, metallurgists, and engineers from Freeport-McMoRan filed into the control room of a copper-ore concentrating mill in Bagdad, Arizona, …

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The four shafts that are currently under construction using mechanical shaft excavators are two potash shafts in Belarus, one shaft at a copper mine in Poland and a fourth shaft at a potash mine in Russia: » …

The mine of the future is electric. Electrification is one of the biggest technology shifts in mining, along with digitalization and automation. "Today it's a small part of our business, but in a couple of years electric equipment will be part of pretty much every contract," says Henrik Ager, President of Mining and Rock Solutions.

5.3.1: The Continuous Mining Machine A picture is worth a thousand words… so, let's look at the front of a continuous miner. The cutting drum is about 2' in diameter and perhaps 12' wide. It is laced with carbide cutting bits, and the drum rotates at about 1 …

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1 day agoKoBold is using A.I. on 50 projects on three continents to create a climate-conscious mining industry. Welcome to Inc.'s Founders Project podcast with Alexa Von Tobel, where we bring you tales of ...

The construction of the Nickel Rim South vent shaft. Mike Dupont/Courtesy of Cementation Canada Inc. The two major developments in shaft sinking between 2007 and 2020 are the successes in …

Coal is the most prevalent energy source in China and plays an important role in ensuring energy security. The continuous monitoring of coal mining activities is helpful to clarify the incremental space of coal production and establish a rational framework for future coal production capacity. In this study, a multi-source remote sensing approach utilizing …

We are proud to announce our collaboration with mining customer Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG) to support their goal of fully powering their Matawinie graphite mine with zero-emission machines …

The element is used in the cathodes of high-performance electric-car batteries to boost capacity and cut weight. The IEA calculates that, if it is to meet its decarbonisation goals, the world will ...

Published 10:44 AM PDT, July 3, 2023. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Swiss commodities giant Glencore moved Monday to take full ownership of PolyMet Mining, a company that's developing a copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota with one of Canada's largest miners, Teck Resources. Glencore already owns 82% of PolyMet …

The BYD Han. Tesla rival BYD is exploring a new method of lithium mining in Chile, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The Chinese firm aims to use a more direct way to extract lithium from Chilean salt ...

From crushing and grinding equipment to blasting tools and excavators, you'll encounter machines of different shapes and sizes. Today we'll be taking a look at the most common types of ...