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Knowing the drill

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Automation

Knowing the drill

CENTRAL WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Byrnecut Australia keeps the dirt moving at Northern Star Resources’ Jundee gold mine, ...

A paradigm shift

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Mechanical cutting

A paradigm shift

CRESCENT VALLEY, NEVADA. At Barrick Gold’s iconic Cortez mine, one of the world’s largest roadheaders is steadily ...

esco extracts the eons

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Loading and hauling

esco extracts the eons

BERNBURG, GERMANY. Salt production here dates back to the Middle Ages, when brine was evaporated from open pans. T...

System reboot

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Crushing and screening / Services

System reboot

Even as markets recover, the mining and aggregate industries are hard pressed after several years of sinking and v...

A quest to coexist

Sustainability

Environment, Health and Safety

A quest to coexist

ONTARIO, CANADA. Goldcorp is developing the world’s first all-electric underground mine, an ambitious projec...

Future tech today

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Future tech today

Incorporating new technological concepts into product designs increases their productivity, reduces total cost of ...

Generation next

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Automation

Generation next

The new generation of intelligent Sandvik mining trucks teams up with the company’s industry-leading AutoMine and ...

The clean team

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Environment, Health and Safety

The clean team

Awareness continues to grow about the potential health impacts of diesel particulate matter (DPM) and other underg...

The autonomous navigator

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Automation / Loading and hauling

The autonomous navigator

BAIE-JAMES, QUEBEC. Hecla’s Casa Berardi gold mine has implemented automated underground truck haulage on a dedica...

Safer travels

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Services

Safer travels

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology in Australia has turned a near miss into a safer transportation solution for dr...

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A new power generation

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Underground drilling

A new power generation

After almost a decade as the leaders in battery-electric underground drilling, Sandvik has introduced a new batter...

One system to rule them all

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Surface drilling

One system to rule them all

Top hammer rock tools – same old, nothing new? Sandvik’s rock tool specialists decided there was still progress to...

Raising the bar on safety

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Environment, Health and Safety

Raising the bar on safety

As the President of the Ground Support division within Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions, Martin Rier is responsib...

Ballooning demand for sustainability drives maj...

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Rock tools and systems

Ballooning demand for sustainability drives maj...

On three continents, Sandvik is vastly expanding its capacity to produce cutting-edge batteries and the equipment ...

Meet the future of mining

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Meet the future of mining

According to Elen Toodu, Director, Strategic Product 
Portfolio Management, Sandvik, the future mine will 
be full...

The backbone of a future-proof portfolio

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The backbone of a future-proof portfolio

At MINExpo 2024, the mining community will witness the debut of a diesel-electric truck demonstrator by Sandvik. T...

The game changer

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The game changer

MineGame is changing the future of mining. Since its development three years ago, the advanced Sandvik simulation ...

On top of things

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Surface drilling

On top of things

With the development of its first surface test mine and first battery-electric -concept drill rig for surface mini...

High yield and safety in the Andes

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Automation

High yield and safety in the Andes

El Teniente, located in the Chilean Andes, is one of the largest underground copper mines on the planet. It is als...

Going all in

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Going all in

Gilbert Lamarche, Chief Operating Officer, Foran Mining Corporation, sat down with Solid Ground to discuss Foran’s...

Breaking Ground: Romania’s first private ...

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Exploration / Mechanical cutting

Breaking Ground: Romania’s first private ...

In the heart of Transylvania, Romania, lies a groundbreaking venture that has redefined the salt mining...

Decarbonizing the Mine

Sustainability

Underground drilling

Decarbonizing the Mine

MO I RANA, DUNDERLAND VALLEY. Eyeing the future of mining, Rana Gruber is making a gear switch an...