INDUSTRY NEWS

UMS BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN THE FRONT-END AND CONSTRUCTION ON PROJECT IN BRAZIL

Specialist underground mining and metallurgical processing services company, UMS Group (UMS), is proving the success of its integrated partnership business model on the Ero Copper Caraíba Operations Pilar Underground Mine Deepening Project in the state of Bahia in...

UMS CAPITALISES ON MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SKILLS AND EQUIPMENT TO OFFER BEST ECONOMICAL SOLUTION

As open-cast mining operations face the inevitable shift to underground due to depleted shallow deposits, increasing surface environmental requirements, and an increased call for minerals to support the transition to low-carbon energy, United Mining Services Group has...

KAROWE EXPECTED TO DELIVER THE GOODS UNTIL AT LEAST 2040

Karowe expected to deliver the goods until at least 2040 While Botswana is on a drive to diversify its economy, diamonds will continue to play a significant role in the country’s future. With expansions underway at TSX listed Lucara Diamond’s Karowe project, the mine...

BRAZILIAN MINE BENEFITS FROM COOLING SYSTEM INSTALLATION

Mine ventilation, refrigeration and cooling engineering consultant BBE Group has successfully completed the installation of a ventilation and cooling system at the Caraíba mine, in the Curaçá river valley, in Brazil. The deepening of a shaft to open up a new orebody...

SNAPSHOT OF WOMEN IN MINING AT UMS

Snapshot of women in mining at UMS Part 1 of the Driving gender equality article in our African Mining Mining April issue discussed the fact that mining has historically been a highly male-dominated industry, and despite a growing movement toward diversity and...

UNDERGROUND MINING: AIMING FOR PERFECT HARMONY

The development and operation of underground mines is undergoing a significant period of transition – driven primarily by the need to improve safety. A lot of positive change has taken place towards achieving this over the last 20 years, but there are still areas that...