CSIRO contracted to plan environmental monitoring for deep-sea nodule collection
Mining News Pro - The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) announced Tuesday that its Australian subsidiary, The Metals Company Australia Pty Ltd., has entered into a research funding agreement with a consortium of institutions led by Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to create a framework for the development of an ecosystem-based management and monitoring plan (EMMP) for its proposed deep-sea polymetallic nodule collection operations in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the Pacific Ocean.
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Chilean regulator moves to sanction Glencore over mine monitoring
Mining News Pro - Chile’s environmental regulator said on Tuesday it had launched a sanction process against Glencore’s Lomas Bayas copper mine for non-compliance with water, flora and fauna monitoring in its operation area.
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Vale unifies operations with Schneider monitoring solution
Mining News Pro - Vale has employed the digital expertise of Schneider Electric and AVEVA to integrate, centralise and remotely monitor its Brazilian operations.
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Tools enabling collaborative impact monitoring
Mining News Pro - Most mining impacts and challenges are local and occur at site level. Two recently developed tools are being used to enable collaborative impact monitoring and engagement with mining companies at mine-site level.
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De Beers pleads guilty to failing to report mercury monitoring results at Victor mine
Mining News Pro - In a resolution to a years-long dispute, De Beers Canada has plead guilty to one count of failing to report annual mercury monitoring results for the G2 station at Victor mine in 2014 as required under the mine’s Certificate of Approval.
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Assmang moves to cloud-based fence monitoring to bolster security
Mining News Pro - Security at manganese and iron-ore miner Assmang’s Black Rock mine, in the Northern Cape, has been improved in the past 18 months since moving from a radio-based alarm monitoring and communications system, to Devtron’s cloud-based Circuit Master solution.
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Mali miners monitoring situation after political unrest
Mining News Pro - Gold miners with operations in Mali, including Aim-listed Hummingbird Resources and TSX-listed B2Gold, are closely monitoring the situation in that country following the apparent forced resignation of Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta after an alleged coup d`etat by the country’s military on Tuesday.
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Vale signs deal on covid-19 monitoring at Itabira
Mining News Pro - Vale has signed an agreement on monitoring for possible coronavirus cases at its Itabira complex, a major iron ore production facility temporarily shuttered earlier this month out of health concerns, authorities said on Thursday.
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New solution for monitoring tailings dams
Mining News Pro - The tragic tailings dam breach in Brazil that killed more than 270 people has focused the world of mining on making tailings dams safe.
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Outotec to provide proactive condition monitoring system for grinding mills
Mining News Pro - Outotec is looking to maximise grinding mill availability with a new modular system that provides all control functions required for the safe operation of equipment, and its associated lubrication systems, as well as continuous condition monitoring.
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IDS GeoRadar and Worldsensing launch mine monitoring system
Mining News Pro - Worldsensing and IDS GeoRadar, both in the monitoring technology space, cooperated to launch a comprehensive mine safety monitoring system. The integrated system will be the first in the world to offer surface, sub-surface and geospatial monitoring in a single package, simplifying contracting and deployment.
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Sandvik Rammer hydraulic hammers set for cloud-based monitoring revamp
Mining News Pro - Sandvik’s Rammer division, having celebrated a 40-year anniversary this year, has updated and upgraded its Excellence Line of hydraulic hammers.
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Why condition monitoring is essential to reduce maintenance costs and avoid downtime
Mining News Pro - The first signs of impending breakdown in machinery typically include tiny changes in vibration that warn of excessive wear in the bearings upon which efficient functioning depends.
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