MM November 2018 issue

The eMalahleni water reclamation project was a joint venture between mining companies and the local eMalahleni municipality in South Africa. Photo: Golder
MANAGEMENT

Taking on water

Donna Schmidt takes a look at the elements of effective water management programmes at mine sites

07 November 2018

B2Gold officially opened a solar plant at its Otjikoto gold mine in Namibia in May 2018
MANAGEMENT

A place in the sun

B2Gold officially opened a solar plant at its Otjikoto gold mine in Namibia in May 2018

06 November 2018

Accurately assessing the rock size distribution of material in the shovel bucket enables mines to tie fragmentation data directly to individual blasts
PROCESSING

Mine-to-mill optimisation

Mine-to-mill optimisation is an approach to minimising energy and operating costs in processing

05 November 2018

Metso installed a pilot plant for Poltava Mining
PROCESSING

Changing concentrator concerns

Companies are having to develop new mining technologies to deal with the scarcity of resources

02 November 2018

Mining operations need to ensure the highest levels of efficiency possible in water management
MANAGEMENT

You can only manage what you measure

Embracing digital technology to ensure water efficiency and optimisation in mining

01 November 2018

Machine learning is a key element of artificial intelligence; however, its application is much broader than the sci-fi world would have us believe
TECHNOLOGY

Live to learn

Why machine learning and predictive analytics are so important to the future of the mining industry

31 October 2018

Artwork showing Planetary Resources’ Arkyd-6 spacecraft in Earth's orbit. Photo: Planetary Resources
MANAGEMENT

Space mining; fantasy or reality?

The international legal minefield that is extra-terrestrial mining

29 October 2018

Automation, new analytic capabilities, digital workers and remote operation are just some examples where technologies are disrupting the mining industry today, according to BME
UNDERGROUND

Seizing blasting's benefits

What technologies for cost savings in blast optimisation are having the biggest impact?

23 October 2018

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Future Fleets Report 2024

The report paints a picture of the equipment landscape and includes detailed profiles of mines that are employing these fleets

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Digitalisation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations that use digitalisation technology to drive improvements across all areas of mining production

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Automation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations using autonomous solutions in every region and sector, including analysis of the factors driving investment decisions

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2023 (feat. Opaxe data)

A comprehensive review of current exploration rates, trending exploration technologies, a ranking of top drill intercepts and a catalog of 2022 Initial Resource Estimates and recent discovery successes.