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Advancements in technology used in mining and exploration are allowing companies to improve the bottom line and even revisit mine sites and properties that had previously been deemed unprofitable. And in order to move towards operating wit...
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Good Jobs, Competitive Pay, Interesting Work - Why Aren’t Women Applying?
Engineers and Geoscientists BC is promoting the 30 by 30 strategy to increase newly licensed female engineers from 12% to 30% by 2030. The organization is using career outreach, school presentations and mentorship programs during National Engineering and Geoscience Month to address gender disparity in technical professions.
Andritz wins 2019 Goldcorp #DisruptMining contest
Andritz Automation Ltd won Goldcorp's 2019 #DisruptMining competition, securing a $1 million investment prize for their AI-powered mineral processing plant automation technology. The solution uses artificial intelligence trained on digital replicas of mineral processing plants to provide autonomous control, improving productivity, efficiency and safety.
Cummins turns 100
Cummins Inc. is celebrating its 100-year anniversary, marking a century since its founding in Columbus, Indiana in 1919. The company has grown from four employees to a global workforce of over 58,000, expanding into diesel, natural gas, and electrification technologies. The celebration emphasizes the company's commitment to innovation and its 'Challenge the Impossible' philosophy.
A miracle metal
Lomiko Metals is advancing its La Loutre graphite project in Quebec, which contains 18.4 million tonnes at 3.19% graphite in indicated resources and 16.7 million tonnes at 3.75% inferred. The company plans to complete a second resource drilling program and PEA by end of 2019, positioning for the growing battery-grade graphite market where prices have doubled in three years.
The role of robots: “No human, no incident, no death.”
Avestec Inc. has developed the SKYRON UCS-53, a tethered robotic drone system that performs visual and ultrasonic inspections of hazardous industrial spaces including storage tanks, offshore platforms, and mining facilities. The technology eliminates human safety risks while reducing inspection times from weeks to hours and significantly cutting operational costs.
Meet Goldcorp’s three finalists in #DisruptMining
Goldcorp announced the three finalists for its 2019 #DisruptMining innovation competition, each vying for a $1 million investment opportunity. The finalists include Anaconda's sustainable drilling technology, Andritz's AI plant control system, and Voith's belt conveyor optimization platform.
Fura pilots Provenance Proof Blockchain to promote transparency in coloured gemstone industry
Fura Gems has partnered with Gübelin Gem Lab and Everledger to launch the first blockchain technology platform for the coloured gemstone industry, using emeralds from its Coscuez mine in Colombia to test the system. The Provenance Proof Blockchain provides free, smartphone-accessible supply chain transparency and traceability for gemstones from mine to market.
Sandvik and Newtrax partner to provide digitalization for the underground metal mining industry
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has partnered with Newtrax to integrate their OptiMine digital platform with Newtrax's wireless IoT systems for underground metal mining digitalization. The integrated solution will be deployed at select mines and showcased at Sandvik's test facility in Finland in early 2019, with Hindustan Zinc's Sindesar Khurd mine as the first implementation site.
International News: Sandvik and Vedanta partner to drive full digitalization at Hindustan Zinc’s SK
Sandvik is partnering with Vedanta's Hindustan Zinc to implement a comprehensive digital transformation at the Sindesar Khurd underground mine in India through the OptiMine digital platform. The system will provide real-time monitoring, tracking, and analytics for over 150 pieces of underground equipment to improve safety, efficiency and productivity at the world-class zinc-lead-silver operation.
Industrial cybersecurity experts explore advances in protecting energy sector from cyberattack
Industrial cybersecurity experts from government and private industry gathered in Houston to discuss protecting energy sector infrastructure from increasing cyberattacks. The workshop highlighted advances in security analytics and machine learning for better threat detection, while emphasizing the need for greater public-private collaboration in cybersecurity investment and standards.
#DisruptMining: Goldcorp’s contest is a catalyst for quantum leaps in performance
Goldcorp is hosting its third annual #DisruptMining contest, offering up to $1M investment to innovative mining technology solutions. The competition will be held March 3, 2019 at PDAC in Toronto, with last year's winner Acoustic Zoom having received funding to improve mining reserve accuracy.
XPRIZE and COSIA partner to solve the carbon challenge
XPRIZE has partnered with Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) and NRG to launch a $20 million competition for converting CO2 emissions from power plants into valuable products. Ten finalist teams are now testing technologies that convert carbon dioxide into bioplastics, concrete materials, methanol, and other useful products.
Data is the future of mining
British Columbia launched its Emerging Economy Task Force at MineSense Technologies' Vancouver headquarters, highlighting the company's data-driven mining technology. MineSense's ShovelSense and BeltSense systems use machine learning to provide real-time mine data, aiming to decrease waste and increase profitability across the mining industry.
Innovating a better future
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. received $5 million from Emissions Reduction Alberta to develop its in-pit extraction process (IPEP) for oilsands operations. The technology places bitumen extraction plants directly in mine pits, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40% while eliminating tailings ponds and enabling immediate reclamation.
Innovations in mining are taking off with Kespry’s drones
Kespry, a California-based drone technology company, offers subscription-based autonomous drones for mining operations including coal, gold, and iron ore. The company's drones provide automated data collection for stockpile measurement, mine planning, and inventory management, with Peabody Energy as a notable customer achieving significant time savings across multiple coal operations.
Ballard receives purchase order for 40 fuel cell modules to power Van Hool buses in Germany
Ballard Power Systems received a purchase order for 40 fuel cell modules to power Van Hool buses in Germany under the JIVE hydrogen vehicles program. This represents continued commercial traction for hydrogen fuel cell technology in European public transportation.
Sustainability for future generations
The inaugural Resources for Future Generations Conference (RFG2018) will bring together thousands of global participants from June 16-21, 2018 in Vancouver to address energy, minerals and water challenges for future generations. The event represents an unprecedented collaboration between major geological and mining organizations to create cross-sector solutions for meeting the needs of a growing global population.
Globalstar announces the release of Sat-Fi2, the world’s most advanced satellite hotspot
Globalstar has launched the Sat-Fi2, a portable satellite Wi-Fi hotspot priced at $649.99 CAD that connects up to eight devices for communications beyond cellular coverage. The device targets industries including oil and gas, mining, forestry, and construction that operate in remote locations where reliable connectivity is critical for safety and operations.
Wastewater treatment in remote geography and extreme environments ––Filterboxx meets this challenge
Filterboxx Water and Environmental Corporation provides modular wastewater treatment solutions for remote mining and energy camps across Canada and the U.S. The company's systems can handle camps from 100-300 people with mobile units, and up to 3,000 people with larger installations, operating 24/7 with certified operators.
SGS Canada Partners with Ecomin S.r.l bringing advanced metallurgical testing capabilities
SGS Canada partnered with Italian company Ecomin to install advanced TriFlo® separator technology at its Lakefield, Ontario facility, making SGS the sole provider of two-stage dense medium separation testing in Canada. This enhances metallurgical testing capabilities for mining and recycling feasibility studies with improved extraction accuracy on large volume samples.
PDAC 2018 Convention exceeds 25,000 attendees
The PDAC 2018 Convention in Toronto exceeded 25,000 attendees, reaching 25,606 participants from over 125 countries, signaling a recovery and renewed confidence in the mineral exploration and mining industry. The event featured sold-out exhibitor space and hosted the International Mines Ministers Summit with 26 mining ministers.
Disappointed but optimistic: CLEER mining proposal not chosen in Innovation Superclusters Initiative
The CLEER mining innovation supercluster proposal was not selected for federal funding despite being one of nine finalists. The consortium of 162 members across Canada had projected creating 140,000 jobs and contributing $26 billion to GDP over five years through clean mining technologies.
VanadiumCorp Resources and Electrochem Technologies file International PCT patent application
VanadiumCorp Resources and Electrochem Technologies filed an international PCT patent application on February 21, 2018, to protect their joint vanadium recovery technology worldwide. The carbon-free process efficiently recovers vanadium compounds, iron sulfate, titania and silica by-products from vanadiferous feedstocks, addressing environmental and cost issues with conventional processing methods.
Focusing on the business of science
TRIUMF Innovations CEO Kathryn Hayashi discusses the commercialization of advanced muon detector technology developed at Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics. The spinoff company CRM GeoTomography Technologies is bringing 3-D imaging technology to market that can see through thick rock structures for mineral exploration and monitoring applications.
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