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Vesconite Bearings has come to the rescue of a southern Africa pump manufacturer looking to improve the performance of horizontal centrifugal pumps operating in mines across the continent. The company has now received its order for Vesconite low-swell hard-wearing water-flinger polymer bearings for four of its pump sizes. Vesconite Bearings said the manufacturer found its[…]

SUEK-Khakassia is testing robotised coal haulage based on the BELAZ-7513R mine dump truck. The technology is being deployed by VIST Group (part of Zyfra Group) – a leader in the digitalisation of mining and metals companies. BELAZ dump trucks with a haulage capacity of 130 t are operating in the Chernogorsky pit (Abakanskoye open pit[…]

Primero Group Limited says it has been awarded a “significant contract” at the BHP-owned $4.6 billion South Flank iron ore project in Western Australia. The ASX-listed company will carry out the pre-assembly of The South Flank Balance Machines for thyssenkrupp Industrial, it said. thyssenkrupp was awarded the supply and installation of the Balance Machines by[…]

Following the acquisition of Newtrax, Sandvik has announced that the My Sandvik telemetry offering will be extended, creating the opportunity to connect non-Sandvik fleet to the My Sandvik platform. The move, which is expected to see the first non-Sandvik machine connected to My Sandvik via Newtrax technology in the December quarter, will be done in[…]

Mobilaris Mining & Civil Engineering has announced the official launch of Mobilaris Onboard™. Mobilaris Onboard™ “is a revolutionising new product running on a standard tablet with a patent pending disruptive technology that makes high accuracy positioning in underground mines possible, even without any positioning infrastructure.” “We are confident that Mobilaris Onboard™ will cause a paradigm[…]

GHH, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of heavy vehicles for mining, tunnelling and special civil engineering, is focusing on Turkey as a growing market: An extensive cooperation with the regional partner Foramec has been agreed. For years, substantial investments have been made in Turkey in large infrastructure and mining projects. Also, there are plenty[…]

BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA)’s Broadmeadow Mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin is changing the way it prepares its people for the underground mining experience, using virtual reality to teach operators about the hazards and risks before stepping foot underground. The technology immerses the operator in a simulated underground environment, where miners can be trained in real[…]

RCT says it is finalising a major automation project for Westgold Resources at five of its gold mine sites in Western Australia’s Murchison region. The package of works involved the autonomous solutions provider installing and commissioning its ControlMaster® Guidance Automation technology to 10 of Westgold’s underground loader fleet across its mining operations, including CAT R2900Gs[…]

As the future of mining is being discussed by all levels of government and across the wider community, one of the most important events of a decade will be held in Sydney, Australia, this week. The event will see the world’s mining leaders and decision-makers come together at what is Australia’s largest and longest-running mining[…]

Epiroc, the leading productivity provider for the mining and infrastructure industries, says it will expand one of its main production facilities, in Örebro, Sweden, “to boost productivity and ensure long-term efficiency.” The company says it will expand and consolidate the production capacity utilised by the Surface and Exploration Drilling division, including constructing a major new[…]