Master blasters

Master blasters

BME has broken the world record for the most electronic detonators fired in a single blast

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11 OCT 2017
Turbo-charged

Turbo-charged

ACTOM Turbo Machines recently installed gensets for a new open-pit copper mine in Panama

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02 AUG 2017
Life of Ni

Life of Ni

Horizonte Minerals' Araguaia nickel saprolite project in the Pará state of Brazil

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03 JUL 2017
Ditching diesel

Ditching diesel

Glencore's Raglan Mine is saving 2.4 million litres of diesel fuel per year

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09 JUN 2017
These shoes were made for walking

These shoes were made for walking

A new P&H shovel on the move at Rio Tinto's Hail Creek mine in Queensland's Bowen Basin

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24 APR 2017
Who you gonna call?

Who you gonna call?

Mining universities worldwide develop strategies to train students in handling mine emergency situations

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31 MAR 2017
Shine bright like a diamond

Shine bright like a diamond

The world's largest new diamond mine in the last 13 years began commercial production on March 2

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16 MAR 2017
Under control

Under control

The control room at Boliden's Garpenberg mine in Sweden, one of the most automated mines in the world

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02 MAR 2017
What lies in the deep?

What lies in the deep?

Resolution Copper's No. 10 Shaft in Superior, Arizona is the deepest single lift mine shaft in the US

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23 JAN 2017
Life on the line

Life on the line

A beautiful historic shot from the Kimberley diamond mine

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20 DEC 2016
Deep down

Deep down

The new Ust-Jaiwa mine in the Berezniki/Solikamsk area of Russia will eventually produce 10Mt/y of potash

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07 NOV 2016
In the fall

In the fall

A well-preserved mine head frame in Colorado is framed by the fall colours

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19 OCT 2016
The face of Cornish tin

The face of Cornish tin

The UK's largest ever mechanical puppet, the Cornish Mining Man Engine, completed its epic journey on

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11 OCT 2016
When the north wind blows

When the north wind blows

The Diavik diamond mine is the site of the world's most northern large-scale wind-diesel hybrid power

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24 AUG 2016
Afterlife

Afterlife

Have you ever wondered what to do with a disused mine site?

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05 AUG 2016
As the crow flies

As the crow flies

On November 5, 2015, a tailings dam collapsed at the Samarco iron-ore mine in south eastern Brazil

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22 JUN 2016