As the world's leading supplier of heavy-duty conveyor belts for crushing, screening, recycling, washing, and road construction applications, Smiley Monroe shares the technologies driving their global growth. Learn how products like ZIP CLIP®, ToughFlex®, Integracleat®, custom endless conveyor belts, and rubber wear components are reducing costly downtime while improving productivity across some of the industry's most demanding environments. The conversation also covers Smiley Monroe's international manufacturing footprint, rapid expansion across North America, sustainability initiatives, and ambitious plans to reach $135 million in global sales by 2028.

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PROK breaks down how engineered conveyor components—like advanced pulleys, HDPE rollers, and OEM-driven solutions—are helping mining operators reduce downtime, improve safety, and extend equipment lifecycle. From North American expansion to real-world engineering support, this episode reveals how smarter conveyor design directly impacts operational success.

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Discover how Binder+Co's innovative sensor-based sorting solutions use AI, NIR, VIS, UV, and LIBS technologies to improve material purity, increase recovery rates, and optimize processing costs. The discussion covers construction and demolition waste recycling, landfill life extension, resource recovery, screening technology, wet processing, sand recovery, and the latest innovations shaping the future of mining and recycling operations.

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Advanced Navigation is redefining underground positioning with a breakthrough solution that combines a high-performance Inertial Navigation System (INS) with a Laser Velocity Sensor (LVS), delivering precise localization without relying on GPS, fixed infrastructure, pre-existing maps, or external aids. Tim and Ted discuss how the technology was successfully tested in Europe's deepest mine through the BHP Deep Mine Challenge, how it addresses historical INS drift limitations, and why mining companies across Australia, North America, and Latin America are increasingly demanding infrastructure-independent navigation solutions.

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Worn slat conveyor floors, material buildup, frequent maintenance, and unexpected downtime can cost operations thousands of dollars in lost productivity and replacement expenses.

In this episode of The Construction Show, host Rory Bamford sits down with Brian Handshoe, President of Kenco Engineering, and Randall Barrington, Asphalt Specialist at Kenco Engineering, to discuss how engineered wear solutions are helping asphalt producers improve safety, extend equipment life, reduce maintenance requirements, and lower operating costs.

The conversation highlights Kenco Engineering's Slat Conveyor Floor system, designed to withstand extreme abrasion while simplifying maintenance and reducing downtime. The team also shares real-world examples of how relatively small investments in wear protection can deliver significant long-term value, improve operational efficiency, and support sustainability initiatives by reducing replacement cycles and material waste.

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The future of critical minerals in the United States is being reshaped in southern Arizona. In this episode of Mining NOW, host Jerrod Downey explores the collaboration between South32 and the University of Arizona through the development of the Hermosa Project—one of the most advanced underground mining operations currently under construction in North America.

At 50% completion, the Hermosa Project is designed to deliver five critical minerals including zinc, manganese, silver, lead, and copper, while setting a new global benchmark for sustainable mining. The operation is built around automation, electrification, renewable energy integration, and a significantly reduced environmental footprint. A key focus is also workforce development, with a goal of 80% local employment and long-term upskilling for communities new to modern mining.

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Mining is becoming deeper, more complex, and more dangerous—but the biggest risks often come from what you can’t see. Seismic activity, underground stress changes, and tailings dam instability can develop silently until they trigger costly or catastrophic failures. Traditional point-based monitoring systems often miss the full underground picture.

In this episode, experts from the Institute of Mine Seismology (IMS) break down how modern geophysical solutions are transforming mining safety. Geophysicist Miro Doring and Seismologist Frank Calixto explain how IMS technologies go beyond conventional monitoring by delivering continuous, real-time insight into subsurface behavior.

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Discover how ProspEx Group is building a platform that digitizes and fractionalizes mining royalties, making this historically exclusive asset class more accessible to a broader market. Kassia and Adrian explain why royalties are considered a long life and resilient investment, how they can provide inflation protection, survive operational challenges, and offer investors exposure to both yield and capital appreciation throughout the mining project lifecycle.

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At IMARC, host Jerrod Downey sits down with Ian Ross, Head of Enterprise for Australia and New Zealand at Ericsson, to discuss how Ericsson Private 5G is helping mining companies build smarter, safer, and more efficient operations. From remote-controlled equipment and asset management to connected workers and real-time data insights, Ian explains how secure private cellular networks are creating the foundation for the next generation of digital mines.

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Mining operations lose millions every year due to one hidden issue: blastholes are rarely drilled straight. This leads to poor blast performance, excessive ore dilution, reduced efficiency, and ultimately lower profitability. At PDAC, Mining NOW host Jerrod Downey sits down with Duncan McLeod, CEO of Inertial Sensing, to break down why this long-standing problem has been overlooked for so long—and why it’s now becoming impossible to ignore.🔸 Learn More about BlastGyro: www.blastgyro.com