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With the 2020 upgrade of its long proven MK-A35 model, GHH, the German manufacturer of heavy machinery for mining, tunnelling and special civil engineering, presents the first 35 t class dump truck, already operating in the field, with ultra-clean diesel drive according to Stage V. The engine is a Mercedes OM 470 with 320 kW[…]

Manish Chawla, IBM’s Global Managing Director for Energy and Natural Resources has declared the industry ready to move to a new chapter – from experimentation to true transformation – taking random acts of digital and applying speed and massive scale. Addressing delegates at the 6th IMARC conference in Melbourne, Chawla said this new digital phase[…]

Epiroc has introduced My Epiroc, a new digital fleet management solution. The platform is available on web and mobile devices with attractive features for increasing fleet efficiency and safety. The company says My Epiroc “enables mining and infrastructure operations to optimise fleet performance — any device, any job role, any time.” “Regardless of role –[…]

Immersive Technologies has recently made available to the mining industry ‘Experience Centres’ through its five largest offices world-wide, with the primary purpose being to demonstrate workforce optimisation solutions, while sharing knowledge and best practices with mining industry professionals. The Experience Centres are designed to offer real business value, market leading insights and inspiration for all[…]

Bis, a leading provider of production services to the resources sector, says it is continuing to innovate with the invention of an underground grader for the coal sector, which has been designed to be safer, more productive and agile. Aptly named Razor, the cutting edge machine has been developed by Bis’ Tomago based Underground Services[…]

Sandvik has delivered two Artisan A10 battery-electric loaders to Kirkland Lake Gold’s Macassa mine in Canada. The Artisan A10 is a 10 t capacity loader with zero exhaust emissions, designed for underground hard rock mines. These are the first Artisan battery mining machines to have been announced as being delivered since Sandvik’s acquisition of Artisan[…]

Agnico Eagle is likely to leverage more innovation at its Kittilä gold mine in northern Finland judging by André van Wageningen’s presentation at the FEM conference in Levi, this week. In a talk titled, Building future mines through collaboration, van Wageningen, Engineering Manager of the Shaft project at Agnico Eagle Finland, said the company was[…]

Doosan Infracore Europe BV has announced a massive order for around 100 new Doosan wheel loaders from CEMEX, one of the leaders in the global building materials industry. Under the new deal agreed, Doosan has been confirmed as the sole supplier of new wheel loaders for the European operations of CEMEX, covering limestone quarrying and[…]

Technology and innovation are radically shifting performance for South 32, according to Vanessa Torres, Chief Technology Officer of the diversified mining company. Speaking on the final day of the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) in Melbourne, Torres said that the young company, spun out of BHP in 2016, had remained firmly committed to its[…]

In its Investor Seminar 2019 today, Stephen McIntosh, Rio Tinto Group Executive for Growth & Innovation and Health, Safety & Environment said that its MMD Fully Mobile Surge Loader at the Kennecott (Bingham Canyon) copper operation in Utah was commissioned in October and the 12 month pilot period is starting in November saying any future[…]