Underground mining

sensemetrics Moves into Global Underground Mining Market, Signs IIoT Partnership with Yieldpoint

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Mining, Occupational safety and health, Underground mining

"Together with Yieldpoint, we are bringing cutting-edge expertise and a track record of breakthrough impact to all the key challenges that impact underground mining globally," said Cory Baldwin, President, sensemetrics.

Key Points: 
  • "Together with Yieldpoint, we are bringing cutting-edge expertise and a track record of breakthrough impact to all the key challenges that impact underground mining globally," said Cory Baldwin, President, sensemetrics.
  • Combining these smart sensors with the sensemetrics cloud-based platform results in one of today's most innovative approaches to underground mining instrumentation."
  • Actionable Data Will Remove Friction Points, Reduce Complexities in Underground Mining
    The partnership is designed to address the complexities inherent in the underground mining environment.
  • Many of sensemetrics' existing customers either already have underground operations or are planning to develop them in the foreseeable future.

Warrior Met Coal to Begin Development of World-Class Blue Creek Hard Coking Coal Project

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Mining, Minerals, Manufacturing, Coal, Energy, Natural Resources, Steel, Underground mining, Coal mining, Longwall mining, Walter Energy

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) (Warrior or the Company) announced today that it is commencing development of its Blue Creek reserves into a new, world-class longwall mine located in Alabama near its existing mines.

Key Points: 
  • Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) (Warrior or the Company) announced today that it is commencing development of its Blue Creek reserves into a new, world-class longwall mine located in Alabama near its existing mines.
  • Met coal, unlike thermal coal, has unique physical properties and is used solely for the production of steel.
  • Blue Creek is truly a world-class asset and our commitment to this new initiative demonstrates our continued highly focused business strategy as a premium pure-play met coal producer, said Walt Scheller, CEO of Warrior.
  • Blue Creek is expected to have a mine life of approximately 50 years assuming a single longwall operation.

Global Underground Mining Equipment Market 2020-2024 | Evolving Opportunities With AARD Mining Equipment (Pty) Ltd. and Atlas Copco AB | Technavio

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Mining, Minerals, Natural Resources, Underground mining, Mining, Longwall mining

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200204006126/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200204006126/en/
    Technavio has announced its latest market research report titled global underground mining equipment market 2020-2024 (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Read the 153-page report with TOC on "Underground Mining Equipment Market Analysis Report by Application (Room and pillar mining, Longwall mining, Borehole mining, and Others), by Geographic segmentation (APAC, Europe, MEA, North America, and South America), and the Segment Forecasts, 2020-2024."
  • In addition, the increased application of AI, DL, and ML technologies is anticipated to boost the growth of the underground mining equipment market.
  • Major Five Underground Mining Equipment Market Companies:
    AARD Mining Equipment (Pty) Ltd.
    AARD Mining Equipment (Pty) Ltd. is headquartered in South Africa and offers a range of low profile range drills, standard range drills, flameproof drills, and hydraulic drills for underground mining applications.
  • The company offers a range of underground mining equipment such as underground mining trucks, underground mining load-haul-dump loaders, and more.

Warrior Met Coal Publishes Inaugural Corporate Responsibility Report

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Monday, February 3, 2020
Mining, Minerals, Environment, Manufacturing, Coal, Natural Resources, Energy, Steel, Coal mining, Underground mining, Coal, Economic geology, Fuels, Longwall mining, Energy, Geology, Physical sciences, Coal in Australia, Coal companies of Australia

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) (Warrior or the Company), the leading dedicated U.S.-based producer and exporter of high quality metallurgical (met) coal for the global steel industry, today published its inaugural Corporate Responsibility Report, which was prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards -- Core option and highlights the Companys strong environmental compliance record.

Key Points: 
  • Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) (Warrior or the Company), the leading dedicated U.S.-based producer and exporter of high quality metallurgical (met) coal for the global steel industry, today published its inaugural Corporate Responsibility Report, which was prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards -- Core option and highlights the Companys strong environmental compliance record.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200203005048/en/
    Pictured are some of the highlights of the report.
  • Walt Scheller, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Warrior, said, While our met coal and underground mining have a minimal environmental impact compared with thermal coal and surface mining, we understand the important role Warrior plays in environmental stewardship.
  • Warrior is a large-scale, low-cost producer and exporter of premium met coal, also known as hard-coking coal (HCC), operating highly efficient longwall operations in its underground mines based in Alabama.

Gran Colombia Gold Announces the Discovery of a Potential New High-Grade Zone at Its Marmato Project Outside the Deeps Zone; Reports Additional Higher-Grade Gold Intercepts Completing 2019 Phase 2 Drilling in the Deeps Zone Including 75.83 Meters at 4.03

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Monday, February 3, 2020
Underground mining, Mining

In addition, the discovery of a potential new high-grade zone opens a new scenario for potential resource growth.

Key Points: 
  • In addition, the discovery of a potential new high-grade zone opens a new scenario for potential resource growth.
  • All in all, we remain very encouraged by the progress we are making in the evaluation of the underground mining expansion opportunity at our Marmato Project."
  • Another approximately 5,000 meters of exploration drilling will focus on broad mineralized zone targets outside the MDZ.
  • This is due to the location of underground drill stations above and close to the steeply plunging low grade shell.

World's top aerial firefighting agencies equipping FIREHAWK® fleets with Collins Aerospace's Goodrich rescue hoist

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Companies, Machines, Lifting equipment, Mechanical engineering, Hoist, Underground mining, Winches, Collins Aerospace, Goodrich, Aerial firefighting, United Technologies

ANAHEIM, Calif., Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced that three of the world's top aerial firefighting agencies are equipping their helicopters with the company's newest rescue hoist, the Goodrich 44318.

Key Points: 
  • ANAHEIM, Calif., Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced that three of the world's top aerial firefighting agencies are equipping their helicopters with the company's newest rescue hoist, the Goodrich 44318.
  • With its advanced technologies, the Goodrich 44318 is Collins Aerospace's latest, most advanced rescue hoist.
  • "As FIREHAWK fleets expand, Collins Aerospace is proud that operators continue to equip them with Goodrich rescue hoists," said Nick Demogines, director of business development for Hoist & Winch at Collins Aerospace.
  • "With decades of experience and more than 7,000 airborne hoists throughout the global fleet, Collins is a leader in the helicopter hoist rescue community.

Torex Gold Achieves Record Gold Production in 2019

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Thursday, January 9, 2020
Occupational safety and health, Underground mining, Mining, Monorail

It is important to note that Muckahi is experimental in nature and has not been tested in an operating mine.

Key Points: 
  • It is important to note that Muckahi is experimental in nature and has not been tested in an operating mine.
  • Many aspects of the system are conceptual, and proof of concept has not been demonstrated.
  • Drill and blast fundamentals, standards and best practices for underground hard rock mining are applied in the Muckahi, where applicable.
  • The proposed application of a monorail system for underground transportation for mine development and production mining is unique to underground hard rock mining.

Arch's Mountain Laurel Mine Discontinues Longwall Operations Three Months Early, Accelerates Transition to a Room-and-Pillar Mine

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Friday, November 15, 2019
Underground mining, Coal mining, Longwall mining, Laurel, Maryland, Mining, Mountain laurel, Laurel

As previously discussed, Mountain Laurel had encountered challenging geologic conditions in its final longwall panel.

Key Points: 
  • As previously discussed, Mountain Laurel had encountered challenging geologic conditions in its final longwall panel.
  • Today's announcement accelerates Mountain Laurel's planned transition to a room-and-pillar operation.
  • Mountain Laurel currently has three of five continuous miners operating efficiently in the new configuration, and now expects to complete its transition to a room-and-pillar mine early in the first quarter of 2020.
  • "We believe Mountain Laurel has a bright and profitable future as a continuous miner operation," said Paul A. Lang, Arch's president and chief operating officer.

Torex Gold Announces Management and Board Succession Plans

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Underground mining, Mining, Occupational safety and health

It is important to note that Muckahi is experimental in nature and has not been tested in an operating mine.

Key Points: 
  • It is important to note that Muckahi is experimental in nature and has not been tested in an operating mine.
  • Drill and blast fundamentals, standards and best practices for underground hard rock mining are applied in the Muckahi, where applicable.
  • The proposed application of a monorail system for underground transportation for mine development and production mining is unique to underground hard rock mining.
  • The mine design, equipment performance and cost estimations are conceptual in nature, and do not demonstrate technical or economic viability.

Torex Gold Responds to Recent Shareholder Letter

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Underground mining, Mining, Occupational safety and health

It is important to note that Muckahi is experimental in nature and has not been tested in an operating mine.

Key Points: 
  • It is important to note that Muckahi is experimental in nature and has not been tested in an operating mine.
  • Drill and blast fundamentals, standards and best practices for underground hard rock mining are applied in the Muckahi, where applicable.
  • The proposed application of a monorail system for underground transportation for mine development and production mining is unique to underground hard rock mining.
  • The mine design, equipment performance and cost estimations are conceptual in nature, and do not demonstrate technical or economic viability.