News Archive

May 2020
06 May 2020
Cat revamps 6060 hydraulic mining shovel
Caterpillar has launched its next generation 6060 hydraulic mining shovel, which, it says, features multiple...
06 May 2020
Inmarsat & Cobham launch new push-to-talk solution connecting remote workers
Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, and Cobham SATCOM, have launched a...
05 May 2020
Matrix Design forms new Equipment Division to supply essential support products for underground coal
Matrix Design Group, a leading provider of technology for mining safety and productivity, has announced...
05 May 2020
Frontier-Kemper gets contract for shaft, hoists & slope at Warrior Met Coal’s new Blue Creek longwall mine
Tutor Perini Corporation, a leading civil, building and specialty construction company, announced today that its...
05 May 2020
Wärtsilä 100% hydrogen engines could supplement wind and solar in powering future mines
The technology group Wärtsilä is developing the combustion process in its gas engines to enable...
05 May 2020
South Africa’s B&E International says build-operate-transfer model gives more options to junior miners
Opening the doors of the mining sector to junior miners and emerging contractors can be...
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05 May 2020
FEATURE ARTICLE – In-Pit Crushing & Conveying
This month’s Spotlight Feature Article looks into In-pit crushing and conveying (IPCC), and variations on...
05 May 2020
thyssenkrupp reaches new milestone on Rio EII facility
Just over a month after declaring the first ore aboard a new stacker at the...
05 May 2020
BHP consolidates digital project offering with new Brisbane facility
BHP, to more effectively ramp up its use of digital technologies, has opened the first...
05 May 2020
Zest WEG keeps DRC mining project on track in face of COVID-19 restrictions
The Zest WEG Group, a subsidiary of leading Brazilian motor and controls manufacturer WEG, is...
05 May 2020
Minnovare’s drill & blast optimisation software logs new milestone
Minnovare’s CORE product has hit a milestone as the software component of the company's Production...
05 May 2020
RPMGlobal’s XPAC Solutions 3.0 lays the groundwork for even more enhancements
RPMGlobal has released an update to its scheduling tool XPAC Solutions that, it says, fundamentally...