Check out the August 2025 issue of IM - covering the latest technology & developments in #minehoists; #explosives & #blasting; #slopestability & #tailingsdam monitoring; #groundsupport & #rockreinforcement plus our annual look at #miningconsultants

.@XCMGGroup hosted the XCMG Global Mining Summit on #ZeroCarbonSmartSolutions August 20-22 in #Xuzhou & #Hulunbuir convening industry leaders & experts to explore sustainable mining innovations, showcase cutting-edge tech & strengthen global partnerships

Tesla Full Self-Driving is not safer than a human driving manually. - FSD failed a DMV driver's test.- HW3 has 20/60 vision (illegal).- HW4 has 20/40 vision (bare legal minimum).- FSD hallucinates like all AIs. It's no surprise Tesla can only defend FSD with fake safety stats.

.@SGS_SA says it has successfully relocated its commercial #mininglaboratory in #Ankara to a new, larger facility, strengthening its ability to support the growing needs of the mining sector in #Türkiye and beyond

.@TakrafGroup has received a significant order from a major Brazilian #ironore miner which it says marks a breakthrough with its #flotation tech in one of the world’s most competitive mining markets. It includes 24 DELKOR BQR200 & 12 DELKOR BQR300 cells

In its end FY2025 results, @bhp reports positive results for #Copper SA. Operational progress includes #shaftsinking completion at #ProminentHill, part of the PHOX project; while at #Carrapateena commissioning of Crusher 2 has supported higher productivity

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.@EaconMining has achieved a major milestone in Australia with onsite testing kicking off following the successful retrofit of the Komatsu HD1500 haul truck, Jerry. Featuring EACON’s proven #agnosticautonomy & universally adaptable #drivebywire system

Australia's @JanusElectric has announced the signing of a MOU with Africa-focused #EVUNI, it says marking a significant step in advancing the company’s international expansion strategy for the #electrification of #heavytransport

#JCHXMining Management Co Ltd, the global mining contractor headquartered in #China, has selected @Sandvik_Mining to supply a 32-unit underground equipment fleet to support mining operations at #MMG’s #Khoemacau #CopperMine (KCM) in #Botswana

.@Seequentglobal, part of @BentleySystems, has expanded the capabilities of its 3D #geologicalmodelling solution, #Leapfrog, introducing streaming of high-resolution core imagery directly into the modelling interface from its cloud-based product #Imago

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#KOCHSolutions has announced that it has been awarded a new project in Morocco. For #phosphate mining major @OCPGroup at #BenGuerir Mine, it will deliver a Double #BucketWheel Bridge Reclaimer with a capacity of 3,600 t/h of phosphate & rail gauge of 52 m

In the past five years at #Tropicana #GoldMine the @Macmahon_Mining #tyrerepair team has completed 909 repairs across 677 tyres of various sizes with many tyres receiving multiple repairs. On average each gains an additional 1,200 hours of operational life

With VIPER 2.0 – Vibration Assisted Recovery of Critical Minerals, @JordInternatio1 will construct a bespoke pilot plant at @Uni_Newcastle's NIER to tailor the performance of their #vibration and #dewatering technology towards #criticalminerals recovery

#Autonomous #miningfleet tech major @EaconMining has been awarded ‘Best Method’ for its Interactive Prediction Algorithm – #MixedTraffic Environment in the 2025 #ArgoverseChallenge, presented at the CVPR Conference Workshop on #AutonomousDriving

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.@DoppelmayrGmbH has received a contract for the construction of a #RopeCon system for @Hindalco_World's #AdityaAlumina Refinery project in #Kansariguda, #Odisha. The RopeCon, the first of its kind in India, will start to transport #bauxite in Q3 2027

.@BravusResources has announced that it has appointed @MackellarGroup as the #miningservices contractor for its #Carmichael #coalmine for the next five years. The contract value is expected to be in the order of A$2 billion over its term

.@Liebherr Australia & @Glencore have finalised a 17-machine delivery plan across six major mining ops in Queensland & NSW, with deliveries scheduled through to the end of 2026 & with seven of the total powered by Liebherr’s D9812 engines @GlencoreAus

.@NewGoldInc's installation of a #JamesonCell cleaning circuit at New Afton #gold and #copper mine marks the 500th Jameson Cell worldwide – a major milestone that reinforces @GlencoreTech's global leadership in #flotation technology

Susan Sontag would be a nobody today! A total loser! .Another superb conversation with @JohnHMcWhorter. We discuss the state of race discourse, podcasting with @GlennLoury, and Zohran Mamdani's bad grammar. (Among lots of other things.)

PLS, with the help of Caterpillar and WesTrac, has launched the Cat MineStar Fleet system at its Pilgangoora Operation, in Western Australia, as it looks to enhance safety and productivity | #PLS #Pilgangoora #FMS @CatMining @WesTrac_Cat #fleetmanagement

#Shaftsinking specialist @umsint has announced that @korepotash PLC has appointed it as the owner’s agent for their shaft and underground mining front-end engineering design phase at the Kola #potash project in #RepublicofCongo

#SIEMAGTECBERG has announced the successful shipment of two sets of #hoisting equipment designed and manufactured by Tianjin SIEMAG TECBERG Machinery Co Ltd in China for the SDE No 2 mine project in South Kalimantan, #Indonesia

China's #Yancoal International has taken a majority stake in #CFHGroup, which via #CompactFilterTechnic (CFT) is a global supplier of underground mining dry dedusters, wet scrubbers, fans, air heating, air cooling, ducting, and methane drainage solutions

💡 I’m curious, how many RFIs or Submittals do you typically ask and/or answer in a week?. (Open to anyone in the AEC industry: GCs, architects, engineers, trades, developers, anyone in construction. I’d love to get a pulse from the community on your weekly workload.