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The new Epiroc Serpent Automatic is a smart, automatic ventilation solution that guarantees optimal air quality for a safer and healthier underground work environment. Epiroc says it is now introducing several new upgrades which will help mining customers keep control over air quality and optimise running costs. Some of the new features include: vibration control,[…]

Connected consumables become living objects that are identified, traced and analysed in real time. At Bauma 2019, Epiroc will launch two digital solutions set to transform the role of consumables in mining and construction. As part of its “A bit smarter” concept, Epiroc launches digital solutions for smarter use of consumables. The new solutions will[…]

Dana has introduced two new electric drivetrain solutions for off-highway vehicles, including the Spicer® Electrified™ e-Axle and e-Gearbox. These technologies enable electrified propulsion within established vehicle architectures by leveraging the company’s portfolio of motors, inverters, and controls, Dana said. “Dana, through numerous organic and inorganic initiatives, has filled out its product portfolio to support the[…]

ASX-listed MACA has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a subsidiary of Emerald Resources to supply equipment and contract mining services at the Okvau gold project in Cambodia. The MoU with Renaissance Minerals is subject to a final investment decision to develop the project by the Emerald Resources Board of Directors, MACA noted.[…]

Cummins will feature an electric prototype mini excavator at its Bauma stand on April 8-14, showing visitors it is “transforming our industries, and innovating the latest alternative power solutions”, Executive Director of Electrified Power, Julie Furber says. Powered by Cummins BM4.4E flexible battery modules (4.4 kWh each), the 3.5-ton (3.2-t) Hyundai excavator prototype to go[…]

Airobotics has introduced LiDAR capabilities to its lineup of automated drone solutions, significantly reducing the time it takes for aerial data to be collected. The announcement came at the same time as it declared record growth in 2018 and an expansion of its executive team in its new Scottsdale, Arizona headquarters. Until a few years[…]

Pon Equipment, together with Caterpillar, has developed the world’s first battery-electric 26 t excavator, according to Norway-based construction company Veidekke. After extensive testing with a prototype, eight machines are now in production, with the very first in use by Veidekke. While not in the same class as mining excavators, this battery-electric machine is another example[…]

SSAB says it is convinced that good environmental stewardship also drives good business. “We are firmly committed to reducing our own carbon footprint and that of our customers. We take action in many different ways – as a signatory to the UN Global Compact, through our membership in environmental research projects and organisations, and by[…]

Vale says it has presented to the Brazilian authorities a plan to decommission all its dams built by the upstream method. The plan aims to “de-characterise” these structures as tailings dams in order to reintegrate them into the environment, the miner said. The move by the miner comes less than a week after reporting a[…]

The Government of Canada has backed two new projects that could see an increase in the amount of renewable energy used on remote mine sites in the country’s north. Paul Lefebvre, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, this week announced a combined C$4.2-million ($3.2 million) investment for two TUGLIQ[…]