Category: Mining Technology
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Smart Solutions for a Sustainable Future in Mining
Canadian mining operators have a big challenge – to operate sustainably in a business environment that is seeing price increases, tighter government regulations, an increasing carbon tax and a soon-to-be-implemented low carbon fuel standard. This week’s Blog from Finning Canada takes a look how innovation is driving sustainability in mining, as well as increasing productivity…
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Recent Cyber Incidents
Cybercrime is a leading problem that many businesses have to face, some faster than they had planned. And the mining industry is not immune. This week’s Blog takes a look at the issue and explains the extreme importance of having a cyber program in place for your operations.
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Active versus Passive Safety Systems for Heavy Equipment
While cameras have become a mainstay in both vehicles and equipment, Provix has introduced a system that provides an additional safety measure by adding radar to detect any object in the radar field of view. This week’s Blog takes a look at Provix’s latest technology and how it makes your worksite safer.
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Cordless Cap Lamps Breaking Ground in the Mining Industry
Cordless Cap Lamps from Provix are a crucial part of personal protective equipment (PPE) in underground mining and tunnelling. This week’s Blog takes a look the benefits of its supply of Wisdom Cap Lamps; from cordless lightweight mobility and longer lasting batteries, to being waterproof with an amazing warranty, Wisdom Cap Lamps are an important…
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Derrick’s Golden Plan
Reducing maintenance and operating costs, improving equipment reliability, enhancing kiln performance and efficiency, and increasing gold recovery. All are key objectives of gold processors. This week’s Blog from Derrick Corporation discusses their solutions for fine screening in gold processing plants that effectively address these objectives.
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Getting to the Core of More Cost-Effective Exploration Drilling
For many diamond coring operations, the purchase of consumables is a supply chain decision influenced by the price of the rod. But, while consumables cost is important, it isn’t the only thing mine operators and contractors should be considering. This week’s Blog from Di-Corp discusses how a little extra investment could deliver major dividends by…
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Provix RealTrac: CAS Tracking and Industrial Wi-Fi Multipurpose System for Enhancing Industrial Safety, Security, and Overall Efficiency of Mining Operations
Ensuring worker safety near machines is a challenging problem. In many cases it is an industry-accepted practice to allow workers to be near moving machinery in order to perform their jobs. Proximity-monitoring and detection solutions have been proven to significantly limit these risks. In this week’s Blog from Provix, we take a look at the…
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Derrick Corporation’s Pioneering Technology Incorporated into Unique Frac Sand Processing Plant
The shift to the use of locally produced wet sand for fracking has a number of advantages, but comes with several technical challenges that are – fortunately – not insurmountable. This week’s Blog from Derrick Corporation discusses the company’s solutions for wet sand screening to produce desired in-spec frac sand products.
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Want Your Mining Operation to be More Sustainable?
Finding ways to make trucks move faster, safer, and more efficiently can help mining operations significantly save costs and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This week’s Blog from Finning Canada speaks to some of the most common misconceptions and myths surrounding emissions, and gives you the facts can help guide your operations towards greater sustainability.
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Mining the Future with the Right ERP Solution
In the face of current uncertainty, an unprecedented array of challenges has intensified common mining industry issues. Because of this, the mining industry needs think creatively about how best to respond to challenges today and how best to prepare for a more sustainable tomorrow. This week’s Blog from Illumiti talks about its SAP software solutions…