Category: Mining Technology
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Megacharging the Future of Mines
To curb the costs associated with ventilation, an increasing number of mining companies are turning to electric vehicles. But one of their biggest challenges they face are inconsistencies between each electric vehicle’s design and charging needs. This week’s Blog takes a look at a new innovation from Meglab that addresses that challenge; the MegaCharge™ charging…
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The ‘Titan’ of Geosynthetic Innovations for Mining, Infrastructure, and Safety
Technological advances bring to market many new and often more environmentally friendly construction materials that become alternates to conventional products. This week’s Blog from Titan Mining Infrastructure Solutions explains two of innovations currently disrupting industry; Concrete Canvas® and Mine-Shield Grid™.
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Breakthrough AI Initiative Drives Minerals Processing Efficiencies
Vibrating machines such as screens and feeders are used at almost every mine site to classify and convey bulk materials that have been extracted. This week’s Blog reveals Schenck Process’ ground-breaking technology that allows vibrating machines to be monitored through the use of artificial intelligence algorithms.
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Empower Your People with a Mobile-First “Mine-Set” and Run a More Intelligent Operation
SAP Business ByDesign provides mines with a comprehensive mobile and cloud-based solution that connects every department within an organization with real-time analytics and tracking tools. This week’s Blog from Illumiti demonstrates how to enable immediate access to information and decision making while on the move, and across massive stretches of land in rugged and remote…
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Meglab Collaborates with Bell to Create Seamless Networks, From Underground to Surface
To help businesses keep up with an ever-changing technological world, Meglab offers solutions to support transformation initiatives aimed at the mine of the future. This week’s Blog takes a look at a recent collaboration between Meglab and Bell to create a seamless network for Eldorado’s Lamaque mine, in an effort to improve overall speed, security,…
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Mining Capital Projects: Achieving Operational Readiness and Driving More Value
While disruptions to capital projects are creating a host of complexities for miners, ways to better manage these projects are emerging. This week’s Blog by Illumiti discusses how mining companies in the midst of a pandemic better manage Capex during the construction and development phase of a mine.
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Remote Vehicle Operation in the Mining Industry
Meglab has propelled themselves to the forefront of worker safety-innovation with their newest technology, the MicroGuide® Pro Surface Edition. This week’s Blog takes a look at this app that mining companies can use to remotely operate underground vehicles from surface and is easily adaptable to match client needs.
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Critical and Strategic Minerals: A Rock-Solid Plan for Québec
Rapid changes in technology have led to a clear increase in the demand for critical and strategic minerals, and Québec is evolving to meet this need with the release of the Québec Plan for the Development of Critical and Strategic Minerals 2020‑2025. This week’s Blog takes a look at what Québec has to offer the…
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Discover SAP Business ByDesign and Empower Your Mining Operations with Resiliency and Adaptability
COVID-19 has accelerated the need for digital transformation across industries, but what does the virus really mean for the future of mining? This week’s Blog examines how such things as analytics and data systems, like those provided by SAP Business ByDesign, can work to improve the elements of mining operations; particularly in the age of…
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The Beast! Introducing Schenck’s New Screen Model SLK4390WXFS
Weighing over 72 tonnes (80 tons US)the SLK4390WXFS double deck flat vibrating screen can process around 9,000 tonnes per hour (10,000 tons US per hour) of slurry in a metal extraction process. This week’s Blog takes a look at ‘The Beast’, a new Schenck Process vibrating screen driven by four eccentric gearbox DF704 exciters, which…