According to a new market research report “Mining Equipment Market by Category (Drill & Beaker, Crushing, Pulverizing, Screening, Mineral Processing, Surface & Underground Mining), Electric Equipment (Mining Trucks, LHD), Propulsion, Industry, Autonomous Equipment, and Region – Global Forecast to 2025″, published by MarketsandMarkets™, the mining equipment market is estimated to be $77.7 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach $112.3 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 5.40%. “Increasing mining activities and stringency in emission norms will drive the market.”
However, MarketsandMarkets states that the market “is consolidated and dominated by a few global players. The key players in the market are Caterpillar (US), Komatsu (Japan), Volvo Construction Equipment (Sweden), Doosan Infracore (South Korea), and Sandvik (Sweden).” No mention of Epiroc, Metso and FLSmidth, among others, so one wonders how accurate and reliable this reports is?
It states the “mining truck segment is estimated to be the largest electric mining equipment market during the forecast period. The EVs offer a significant opportunity to the manufacturers in terms of payback times, design alterations, and cost benefits. The diesel-driven mining equipment are estimated to be in a range of 45-50% power output efficient, whereas more than 80% efficiency is being targeted in the EV segment. As the mining equipment industry is directly affected by the demand and pricing of the mining products, the margins with the operators are quite low. Hence, if the efficiency is being increased in sluggish as well as booming markets, it will foster the manufacturers’ business. Mostly, the transactions are expected to be seen in the mining trucks and LHD machines. As per experts, electrical mining equipment are estimated to have a major stake post 2030 accounting for more than 40% of the overall mining equipment market. Also, the electric mining equipment are expected to be used in the underground operations first.
“The demand for mining equipment is completely dependent on the mining operation and the upcoming emission norms. As the operators face major challenges in the underground mining activities due to high risk and location access, majority of the manufacturers are tapping this as an opportunity. There has been immense product development and R&D activities for underground mining by the manufacturers leading to which the electric and autonomous mining fleet are the upcoming inventions. The electric mining trucks are expected to have a significant stake in underground mining. Also, to reduce human errors and improve the safety standards in underground mining, the autonomous fleets are targeted in this particular segment. Thus, underground mining is estimated to withstand the fastest growth during the forecast period.”
The general thrust of the electric news does agree with International Mining’s findings and supports out Electric Mine conference next April (https://im-mining.com/the-electric-mine/). Picture courtesy of Volvo Construction Equipment. The full article on its ‘Electric Site’ will be published in the January issue.
“The Asia Oceania region has witnessed growth in mining operations because of increasing demand for raw materials. Also, many international companies have increased their presence in this region. For instance, Vale, the world’s largest iron ore mining company, has been increasing its presence in China. In India, 30 new coal mining sites have been identified by the Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI). These sites are projected to add 100 Mt to India’s coal output. The major industry players in Asia Oceania are Komatsu (Japan), Hitachi Construction Machinery (Japan), Luoyang Zhongtai (China), and BEML (India).”
