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Signifying the ongoing evolution and rapid transformation of its growing mining product offerings, Komatsu has announced plans to rebrand its underground hard rock equipment, surface wheel loaders and new line of blasthole drills to reflect the company’s united focus on growth in these areas. The company will retain its iconic P&H and Joy brands for[…]

Nordgold has invested approximately $20 million to expand and upgrade the mining fleet at its largest mine, the flagship Gross mine in Yakutia, Russia. Heavy machinery purchased in 2020 for the Gross mine includes five mine trucks, two excavators and one drilling rig. Gross has also acquired additional support vehicles including fuel trucks that will[…]

Rham Equipment, a Level 3 B-BBEE South African, (Pty) Limited Company, has been producing specialised mining equipment since 1980. To date, Rham Equipment has supplied over 2,000 units to some of the most prominent South African platinum, gold and coal mines. The South African mining industry is well developed and prides itself on its technological[…]

Nokia has announced it has partnered with Vivo to provide private wireless services for Vale’s Carajás mine in Brazil. The service will be part of an Industry 4.0 project by Vale to deploy autonomous drill platforms and trucks. The project will increase productivity at the mine and improve worker safety. The network will be also[…]

Goodyear says it is bringing new innovation to the mining sector with the launch of the Goodyear Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Heavy Duty in North America. Originally launched in Europe in 2018, the TPMS Heavy Duty is a data-based solution that enables real-time monitoring of tyre performance that, in combination with Goodyear premium tyres[…]

Global water technology company Xylem says it is leading the water sector in the European Commission’s transition to Stage V diesel engines with the upcoming launch of two new innovative and sustainable Godwin Dri-Prime S Series pumps. These four-inch models, to be available in the autumn, will add to Xylem’s comprehensive portfolio of Stage V-compliant[…]

With the COVID-19 pandemic upending economic prospects for 2020 and a global recession in the offing, many companies are looking to cut costs by scaling back investment into innovation, research, and development programs. But global mining-tech company IMDEX says that for it product development is a long game “that will deliver valuable upside no matter[…]

Teranga Gold Corporation has announced the results of its preliminary feasibility study for the Sabodala-Massawa Gold Complex, located in Senegal, West Africa. Earlier this year, Teranga completed the acquisition of the Massawa gold project, one of Africa’s highest grade undeveloped open-pit gold projects, from Barrick Gold Corporation. The PFS focuses on an initial concept to[…]

According to India’s Business Standard, Runaya Metsource, a metals start-up founded by the sons of Vedanta Ltd Vice-Chairman Navin Agarwal, has signed a joint venture (JV) pact with Minova, the underground ground support focussed wholly-owned division of Australia-based explosives giant Orica, to manufacture mining rock reinforcement products. The report says the start-up, founded by Naivedya[…]

Prairie Machine recently achieved final commissioning of Borer Miner 503 at Mosaic’s K3 potash mine near Esterhazy in Saskatchewan, Canada. This Xcel 4-Rotor Continuous Boring Miner is the fourth of six machines that are soon to be delivered and put into operation at Mosaic K3. They have a maximum cutting width of 26 ft and[…]