MM July/August 2019 issue

In 2018, the single biggest cause of deaths among ICMM member companies was from mobile mining equipment
EDITOR'S COMMENT

Back to safety

The list of recent accidents and safety incidents at mining operations is sadly not a short one

12 July 2019

Currently, 80% of the underground production at the Macassa mine is by battery electric vehicles
TECHNOLOGY

Leading the electric charge

Kirkland Lake Gold introduced battery electric vehicles to its Macassa mine in 2012

11 July 2019

Optalert’s predictive drowsiness technology can help to determine fitness for duty and protect machine operators and drivers
OPERATIONS

Overcoming operator fatigue

Fatigue monitoring is very important at mine sites, particularly for operators of mining machinery

10 July 2019

Strata Worldwide's customers install collision-avoidance systems on a wide range of underground equipment
FLEETS

Keeping miners off collision course

Ailbhe Goodbody looks at why collision-avoidance technology is so important in underground mines

09 July 2019

Crews lowered the press from a towering vertical to a horizontal position before revealing the cake, from which it pulled several samples
PROCESSING

FLSmidth releases 'largest-ever' filter press plate

FLSmidth gave a live demonstration of its record-size AFP for EcoTails in June

08 July 2019

Hexagon's digital solutions conference, HxGN LIVE,  took place in Las Vegas, US from June 11-14
OPERATIONS

Safety technology in the spotlight

MM talked to Hexagon Mining's Rob Daw at HxGN LIVE 2019 about the company's recent releases

02 July 2019

The framework of CORESafety, the NMA says, is designed to go beyond what is required by regulations - focusing on a goal of continuous improvement. Photo: National Mining Association
MANAGEMENT

Maintaining good health

Donna Schmidt evaluates current global efforts to improve workforce wellbeing in the mining industry

26 June 2019

Mining companies need to know where malware and attackers might be able to get in and which business-critical assets are particularly vulnerable. Photo: iStock.com/Urupong
MANAGEMENT

Miners under attack

Mining, like most modern industries, is vulnerable to cyberthreats

25 June 2019

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