24.02.2023

Sorcia Minerals and Sinolithium Materials join forces for the construction of “battery-grade” Lithium hydroxide conversion plants

Sorcia Minerals, specialist in the extraction and transformation of high purity Lithium, announces a strategic partnership with Sinolithium Materials, a Chemphys Group affiliate specialized in the design and engineering of a state-of-the-art patented Lithium hydroxide processing technology, with a customer approved product quality.  

24.02.2023

International Battery Metals to begin Commercialization

International Battery Metals Ltd., (the "Company" or "IBAT"), the fastest lithium producing company, announced it will have access to substantial, highly desirable lithium brine reserves in Argentina through a partnership. The partnership gives International Battery Metals, Ltd. access to a portfolio of prospective lithium brine concessions, including 140,000 acres in the Argentinian province of Catamarca, often referred to as "the heart of the lithium triangle."  

Market-Place-4.0 Hexagon AB IDS GeoRadar s.r.l.

24.02.2023

IDS GeoRadar launches new Software Update for RockSpot

IDS GeoRadar launches new Software Update for RockSpot (Credits: Hexagon)

IDS GeoRadar launches new software update for RockSpot performing automatic event classification and including multiple statistical tools for back analysis.
IDS GeoRadar, part of Hexagon, announced a new software update for RockSpot, IDS GeoRadar’s innovative radar system able to locate, track and notify on rockfalls.
RockSpot’s latest software release expands the data analysis performance with new tools supporting an efficient rockfall risk zonation, TARP fine tuning and back analysis to reduce operational and geotechnical risks. The new multiple statistical tools allow users to manipulate the events database and plot custom-charts based on defined areas and items - such as event rate, duration/area extension, velocity and run out distance of rockfall - for a comprehensive back analysis, models calibration, integrity of rockfall controls and design change justification.
Rockfalls are a major safety threat in open pit operations. The sudden onset of rockfall events makes it difficult for conventional monitoring methods to provide adequate pre-warning and a comprehensive analysis, resulting in a challenge for mine operators and planners. RockSpot is the industry’s first end-to-end solution able to trigger notifications on rockfalls in real-time and to maximize rockfall hazard management providing an explorable rockfall database for back analysis and an automatic classification of falling events.
This compact and powerful radar picks up falling rocks in near to real time and working crews receive prompt notification for action along with immediate access to all event’s details, that are tracked, stored and classified in a rockfall events database. RockSpot provides 24/7 continuous monitoring night and day to actively support in sync risk management with real-time notifications and improves risk mitigation and planning operations with multiple statistical tools to analyse the collected data for cost reductions in mitigation measures.

Source: Hexagon

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24.02.2023

Hexagon & BUMA successfully deploy MineOperate OP Pro in Indonesia

Hexagon’s Mining division has been awarded an eight-year fleet management project by PT Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama (BUMA). As part of this project, Hexagon successfully deployed 150 units of HxGN MineOperate OP Pro to BUMA’s IPR site operation in Indonesia with the system optimally running within three months.  

24.02.2023

Fugro Blue Essence receives Approval from UK MCA to undertake fully Remote Surveys

Fugro’s Blue Essence®, a 12 m uncrewed surface vessel (USV), has received approval from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to operate the first USV with an electrical remotely operated vehicle (eROV) in UK waters. The MCA is the government body that regulates vessels in the UK ensuring they meet technical, safety and environmental requirements of the region. Fugro sees this as a breakthrough development as USVs play a vital role in the future of the maritime sector by improving safety, reducing carbon emissions, and delivering data more efficiently.