Category: Mining Technology
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Mining’s Hidden Hazards: Why Mining Safety Tech Needs a Simpler Touch
Canada’s mining industry is one of the largest and riskiest in the world – with a fatal injury death rate more than six times the national average of other private industries. This week’s Blog from Speedshield Technologies explores the innovations and best practices working behind the scenes to help narrow the gap when it comes…
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Cybersecurity for the Long Haul: A Lifecycle Approach to Mining Surveillance
With remote camps, vast perimeters, harsh climates, and high-value assets create an environment where safety and security are constant priorities, mines have typically been difficult to protect. This week’s Blog from Axis Communications discusses how cybersecurity can no longer be treated as an add-on to mining operations and how companies must instead take a lifecycle…
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Modern Filtration Technology Boosts Zinc Recovery at Nyrstar Hobart
To strengthen its production capabilities and optimize resource efficiency, Nyrstar has partnered with the German manufacturer MSE Filterpressen GmbH, a company specialized in industrial filter press systems, to support the solid-liquid separation stage within the established Roast-Leach-Electrowinning (RLE) zinc production process. This week’s Blog explores the technology that directly affects yield, process stability, and occupational…
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Detonator Plant a First Step in BME Mining Canada’s Local Complex
Having completed its local electronic detonator manufacturing plant – only the second such plant in Canada – BME Mining Canada is forging ahead with a range of facilities to produce blasting-related offerings for the mining, quarrying and construction sectors. This week’s Blog explores BME’s plans for Canada and how the company is positioning itself to…
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Promising Approach to Cleaning Contaminated Water in Colder Climates
With demand for critical minerals on the rise, mining activity in Northern Canada is only going to increase., which will require new solutions for treating water that becomes contaminated from mining. This week’s Blog from the Canadian Light Source shows us work being done at the Yukon University Research Centre and Université de Moncton that…
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Seequent Enables Streaming of High-Resolution Core Imagery into Leapfrog, Bringing Advanced Image Analysis to the Heart of Geological Modelling
Upgraded integration with Imago expands Leapfrog’s cloud-integrated capabilities and advances the value of core images for geologists at every stage of modelling for faster, better insights. This week’s Blog explores how Seequent helps its customers address ever-evolving geoscience challenges more productively and intelligently.
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Future-Proofing Canada’s Mining Operations with Precision Heap Leaching
Heap leaching has been the backbone of metal recovery for decades, yet some operations still rely on outdated irrigation leaching systems. This week’s Blog from Orbia, Netafim showcases how transitioning toward systems able to sustain diffusion uniformity, along with automated technology, can help streamline operations to improve metal recovery while reducing costs and environmental impact.
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Thermal Video Monitoring in Mines: Catch Problems Before They Catch You by Surprise
Mining operations run on one fundamental truth: downtime costs money – a lot of money. This week’s Blog from Opticom Tech shows us how thermal video monitoring catches issues early to help avoid expensive downtime and catastrophic failures.
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From Data to Decisions: How Real-Time Monitoring Helps Achieve GISTM Compliance
Dam safety is a critical responsibility in mining, especially when dealing with tailings storage facilities (TSFs). This week’s Blog shows how real-time monitoring technology can be deployed to meet the GISTM framework, reduce risk, and streamline decision-making across the lifecycle of a TSF.
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A Major Transformation in Mining: The Impact of Continuous Geochemical Scanning
The integration of continuous geochemical scanning in drilling campaigns is allowing geologists to interpret core samples with an unprecedented level of detail. This week’s Blog highlights how this technology provides dense, visual, and comparable data that is transforming the way the subsurface is understood.