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Australia’s Blast Movement Technologies says it continues to lead the blast movement industry to the forefront of automation, adapting to the growing demand for mining digitisation, stating: “BMT, a leading system in open-pit mining adding knowledge and value to every ore blast, is introducing their much anticipated Flight Enabled Detector (FED). This Unmanned Semi-Autonomous Vehicle[…]

Taiwan’s XING Mobility™ have signed a dealer distribution agreement with Norway’s EST-Floattech to cooperate on providing electric vehicle (EV) battery and advanced powertrain solutions to construction and industrial equipment markets in Europe, including mining. EST-Floattech is a developer and distributer of integrated electric and hybrid systems with offices in Norway and the Netherlands, and strong[…]

MineHub has added London-based asset management company Kimura Capital to its growing consortium of industry participants. The news comes just a few weeks after the technology platform to improve efficiency in trading operations and environmental and social governance (ESG) compliance in mining and metals supply chains confirmed it was ready for its first blockchain customers.[…]

WEG Automation Africa has come to the rescue of a tin mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, providing a containerised substation and control room solution that circumvented the challenging logistics associated with accessing the operation. The company, formerly Shaw Controls, put the contract win down to an innovative and fit-for-purpose design. Tyrone Willemse, Business[…]

Contractor Concor Opencast Mining says it is helping Anglo American Platinum’s Mogalakwena open-pit platinum group metals (PGM) mine team, in South Africa, boost annual production. This growth can be attributed to various optimisation efforts on site at the largest open-pit PGM mine in the world, as well as the steady performance of its Zwartfontein pit,[…]

Magnetite Mines Ltd says it has entered into an exclusivity agreement with ore sorting technology company NextOre to use its leading-edge magnetic resonance ore sorting technology for pre-concentration of magnetite and iron ore projects. The terms of the agreement include exclusive use for any magnetite processing applications Australia-wide and all iron ore applications in the[…]

Sandvik has signed an agreement to divest the majority of Drilling and Completions (Varel), meaning the operations relating to the oil and gas industry to the private equity firm Blue Water Energy and its co-investor, the privately owned Nixon Energy Investments. Sandvik will remain a minority owner of 30% of the company and hold a[…]

BHP’s Group Procurement Officer, Sundeep Singh, took to the IMARC stage this week to talk about the major miner’s experience in responsible sourcing, diversity and inclusion, and climate change. He said taking responsibility in all of these areas was not only right, but good for shareholders and business, going on to provide several examples of[…]

Navistar has signed a memorandum of understanding with Scania to explore opportunities for Navistar to support mining customers in the Canadian market. Navistar says it has studied the needs of a select group of companies in the Canadian mining industry, and has identified a number of service and support requirements that can be addressed using[…]

Ballard Power Systems has announced receipt of a purchase order for 9 of its FCveloCity®-HD 100 kilowatt (kW) fuel cell modules from Anglo American’s platinum business, the world’s largest platinum group metals mining company and a strategic investor in Ballard. A total of 8 of the FCveloCity®-HD modules will power a retrofitted ultra heavy duty[…]