Mining News

Every day, 6,300 people die as a result of occupational accidents or work-related diseases. That’s more than 2.3 million deaths per year. Since 2003, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has celebrated World Safety Day on April 28. World Safety Day helps raise awareness of occupational safety and health. Through worldwide events and activities on World […]

In Denver, Colorado from February 24-27 mining industry professionals from around the world gathered to attend The 2019 SME Annual Conference and Expo. Thousands of key players in the mining and metallurgy market gathered to exchange ideas and discover new technologies to improve their extraction processes. General Kinematics attended this year’s event, sharing discoveries and […]

For Immediate Release General Kinematics                                                                                Marketing Dept.: (815) 444-3521 marketing@generalkinematics.com     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NAUDER GHAFOURIAN NAMED MARKET DIRECTOR, MINING     General Kinematics Regional Sales Manager, Nauder Ghafourian has been named Market Director of Mining. The new role has been created to provide support to the growing mining customer base while fostering […]

The end of November marked General Kinematics attendance at baumaChina. Bauma is recognized as being the center stage for high-profile innovative technology. The event in China took place November 27th through 30th this year. GK along with GK representative CIBA, presented the STM-SCREEN™ Two-Mass Vibratory Screen, a popular unit in the Chinese Mining Market. The […]

Material grinding (also called attrition milling) is the process by which materials are mechanically broken into fine granules, and it is an essential step in many industrial processes. Grinding machinery can be used to reduce the particulate size of various materials, but is most commonly recognized for its uses in the mining industry to extract […]

Streamlining is the process by which efficiency is improved through resource, time, or cost reduction, and productivity improvement. In general, streamlining may involve automating manual processes, increasing uptime, and reducing process redundancies and inefficiencies. Thus, streamlining may require capital purchases, changes to staffing levels or process flow, and complex statistical analyses. For mining operations in […]

Increasing the depths of existing mines allow miners to extract more valuable materials without the hassles of opening a new mine. As such, due to favorable conditions, including strong commodity prices for precious metals and the risk of inflation (which positively influences the previous metal market), there has been increasing interest in the development of […]

For Immediate Release General Kinematics                                                                                Marketing Dept.: (815) 444-3594 marketing@generalkinematics.com   For Immediate Release: General Kinematics Attends CIM   Last week in Vancouver, British Columbia over 5,000 people attended the Canadian Institute of Mining, CIM Convention. Over the four day conference, 200 technical speakers gave presentations on up and coming technologies in the field of […]

Historically, gold mining practices have been seen as hazardous to the environment; with the most significant issue being the use of mercury and cyanide to leach the gold from the ore. Mines have answered this call by implementing failsafes to protect the environment and ensure efficient and safe practices. Today, General Kinematics is working with […]

Over the last half-century, uranium has become one of the most sought-after minerals on the planet. From energy to healthcare, this revolutionary substance has applications in a variety of industries. As such, let’s take a few moments to consider the uranium mining and extraction process as well as its immense value throughout the world. How […]