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REPROCESSING & RETREATMENT
Over the past few decades, several
innovative processes have been
commercialised that have allowed waste
to become valuable ore. Dan Gleeson
examines the impact these technologies
are having on the reprocessing and re-
treatment landscape
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MINERAL SEPARATION
With mining companies enjoying a brief
period of commodity price stability over
the past few years, the emphasis on
operational excellence has increased.
Dan Gleeson looks at what the mineral
separation sector has to offer on this front
26 MINING TRUCKS
From hybrids to all electric trucks and the
latest maintenance analytics
technology, Paul Moore takes his annual
look at the mining dump truck market
36 FLEET MANAGEMENT
Paul Moore reviews the latest trends and
functionalities in mine fleet management
systems
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42 MINING CHEMICALS
From the first digital platform for reagent
optimisation to investment in rail
transport for sulphuric acid logistics,
Paul Moore reviews trends in the mining
chemicals industry
50 HIGH PROFILE – HITACHI/WENCO
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Tying in with its announcement on advancing
Hitachi’s open and interoperable partner
ecosystem for autonomous mining, Paul
Moore spoke with Wenco International
Mining Systems’ CEO, Andrew Pyne, and
Eric Winsborrow, EVP Corporate Strategy,
to get an insight into this groundbreaking
step forward in giving miners more funda-
mental choice as part of their autonomy
pathway
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COVER: Sandvik
Sandvik is a world leader in automation, implementing digital mining solutions
for more than two decades. Sandvik’s award-winning AutoMine ® and
OptiMine ® solutions are working in more than 60 mines around the world.
AutoMine ® allows customers to scale up automation at their own pace.
The AutoMine ® solution covers all aspects of automation, from remote and
autonomous operation of a single piece of equipment, to multi-machine
control and full-fleet automation using automatic mission and traffic
control capabilities. Combined AutoMine ® installations have logged more
than 2.5 million hours with zero Lost Time Injuries.
www.rocktechnology.sandvik
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52 Forthcoming Events
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