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Canadian company Rail-Veyor Technologies Global Inc won first place in the 4th annual Mining Cleantech Challenge on July 23, 2020. Along with winning the title, a $5,000 prize was awarded which RVTG announced would be used for education-based marketing to mining companies, engineering and consulting companies, and mining schools. The technology was chosen by mining[…]

CIMIC Group has announced that it has signed an exclusivity agreement and is in advanced negotiations with funds advised by Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited regarding the potential investment by Elliott into 50% of the share capital of Thiess, the world’s largest mining services provider, which would provide joint control of Thiess to CIMIC and Elliott.[…]

Autonomous solutions specialist RCT has been selected by Redpath Australia as its preferred technology partner at its recently awarded new underground operation, Rothsay gold mine in Western Australia, owned by Silver Lake Resources. RCT will commission its advanced autonomous technology ControlMaster® Guidance Automation with the latest Auto Dump feature onto three Sandvik LH203 underground loaders[…]

Kumba has announced the approval of its Kapstevel South project at its Kolomela iron ore mine in South Africa’s Northern Cape by both the company’s and parent Anglo American’s boards. The total capital cost of the project will be approximately ZAR 7 billion, including pre-stripping. It is anticipated that the addition of the Kapstevel South[…]

Pacific Energy subsidiary Contract Power Australia will build a substantial low-emissions gas-fuelled power station for Fortescue Metals Group subsidiary Pilbara Energy (Generation) Pty Ltd at Fortescue’s Solomon mine, in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. Pacific Energy Chief Executive Officer Jamie Cullen said the deal underlined Pacific’s status as Australia’s leading supplier of remote power and consolidated a[…]

European Metals Holdings Ltd (EMH) has announced that a ‘Value Added Services Agreement’ with EIT InnoEnergy, the principal facilitator and organiser of the European Battery Alliance, has been entered into by EMH subsidiary Geomet s.r.o. in respect of its Cinovec Lithium Project in the Czech Republic which is to be developed as a bulk underground[…]

Vale, in partnership with Progress Rail – a company of the American group Caterpillar – is developing a new 100% electric, battery-powered switchyard locomotive. In addition to significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions by replacing diesel fuel with sustainable electric energy, the equipment also reduces noise emission, which mitigates its impacts on the communities surrounding Vale[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has received an order to a value of approximately 125 MSEK for equipment, parts, service and rock tools from Engineers and Planners (E&P), mining contractors for Gold Fields Ghana’s Darmang mine. The order, financed by Sandvik Customer Finance, consists of 17 surface drill rigs including; Pantera DP1500i, Leopard DI550 and[…]

One of the key players in mining in Latin America has appointed ABB to provide state-of-the-art industrial automation systems for existing and new operations. Technology leader ABB has been selected to partner with Nexa Resources in an ambitious digital transformation program in Latin America. The first step will be the modernisation of existing mining and[…]

With several new underground utility vehicles, German machine manufacturer GHH is now supporting the world’s largest copper producer Codelco at its Chuquicamata Underground mining operation. Codelco had previously acquired a GHH branded BVK-05 articulated crane truck manufactured in Turkey. The Chuqui Underground project started in 2019 and should be completed by 2023. With a slightly[…]