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10 SURFACE DRILLING Autonomy of blasthole drills is evolving while the level of take up is accelerating ; it is no longer a fringe or just emerging solution , reports Paul Moore
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26 CANADIAN TECHNOLOGY Canadian technology providers are making the most of buoyant sentiment across the mining sector with new solutions and tie-ups that can help them scale their global offering , Dan Gleeson reports
37 HIGH PROFILE - Brasfelt As part of this special tailings edition , Paul Moore talked to Eustaquio Barbosa , Director of Operations at disc filter major Brasfelt , based in Belo Horizonte
40 COMMINUTION The entire industry is aware of the statistics about the comminution sector ’ s water and energy use . The question now is : how do we rationalise the use of these resources while boosting output to meet growing industry demand ? Dan Gleeson looks for answers from the processing community
51 TAILINGS MANAGEMENT Paul Moore looks again at some of the latest trends and technologies in tailings management & disposal across paste , thickened and filtered tailings
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COVER : Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions
This month ’ s cover shows the new Sandvik DR413i , the fourth drill rig in its intelligent rotary blasthole range . Purpose-built for high-altitude hard rock mines , the Sandvik DR413i represents the natural evolution of the Sandvik D90 , known across the globe for its consistency and durability . AutoMine ® can extend its onboard features to enable line-of-sight , control room or fully autonomous operation . https :// www . home . sandvik
64 MINERAL SEPARATION Another potential area that mining companies in need of more production can turn to , mineral separation processes continue to evolve , Dan Gleeson says www . im-mining . com APRIL 2024
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SURFACE DRILLING TAILINGS MANAGEMENT COMMINUTION MINERAL SEPARATION CANADIAN TECHNOLOGY HIGH PROFILE : Brasfelt
AROUND THE WORLD 3 The Leader 6 World Prospects 72 Forthcoming Events IBC Tailings
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