Tag: Mining
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Three Tips for Effective Screen Media Maintenance
Though screen media is a minor cost when compared to larger equipment in a quarry or mine, it is a crucial part of any operation’s profit machine. For that reason, producers need to put a larger focus on proper screen media maintenance. This week’s Blog from MAJOR provides three tips for effective screen media maintenance.
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A New Division of AIM
American Iron & Metal (AIM) Group is welcoming its newest division, AIM Minesource, which is emphasizing quality, efficiency, and a specialization in the fabrication and delivery of customized industrial and mining products. This week’s Blog takes a look at AIM Minesource and what it brings to the Canadian mining industry.
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Cheap Media, Expensive Problems
Factors to consider during selection include the operating environment, material characteristics, wear life and maintenance. @MAJOR explains how choosing the right media is more than just a decision based on price.
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Blasting Science Takes Another Digital Step
To achieve optimal blasting results for mining efficiency, mines need real-time data from their blasting blocks; BME’s new generation XPLOLOG does just that – and is being put to work at a large opencast mine in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. This week’s Blog takes a deeper dive into what BME is bringing to the…
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Leaders In the Mining Industry Have Never Faced a Labour Shortage Quite Like This
The mining industry is, objectively, in the midst of a historic boom and commodity prices are surging, particularly minerals needed to produce batteries and components for electric vehicles. But is there a labour workforce there to meet the demand? This week’s Blog from the experts at Odgers Berndtson Canada discusses how a leadership reboot be…
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PDAC 2022 Convention
It’s back! @thePDAC is the World’s Premier Mineral Exploration & Mining Convention, and is the leading convention for people, governments, companies and organizations connected to mineral exploration. After moving from March, PDAC 2022 will now be hosted in person in Toronto from June 13-15 and online from June 28-29. This week’s Blog takes a closer look…
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Sustainable Social Transitioning at Mine Closure Starts with Paradigm Shift
Recognizing the assets and opportunities inherent in mine communities throughout the life of mine is one of the first steps towards more sustainable social transitioning after mine closure. This week’s Blog from Lisl Pullinger at SRK Consulting talks about the importance of updating the relationship between mines and the communities they support in order to…
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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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Latest Advances in High Capacity, Fine Screening for the Iron Ore Industry
Derrick Corporation has been producing innovative, reliable, high-performance screening equipment for more than 70 years. This week’s Blog takes a look at the development of Derrick’s SuperStack technology and examines the benefits of its application for the Canadian mining industry.
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Derrick Screens Raise Potash and Phosphate Recovery, Reduce Cost
Derrick’s high capacity, small footprint vibratory screening machines produce significantly higher yields than equipment previously used, and allow recovery operations to focus on capturing as much product as possible with minimal additional work. This week’s Blog takes a look at this impressive technology and examines its application in the global potash industry.