News Archive

May 2021
08 May 2021
Ukraine’s mineral sands giant UMCC set for 100% privatisation by July 2021
Ukraine's state-owned United Mining and Chemical Company (UMCC) is the first object of a large-scale...
07 May 2021
Xerotech & Agder Gruppen partner to electrify a fleet of 200 mining & construction machines
Xerotech, a leading manufacturer of lithium-ion battery systems, and Agder, a total supplier to the...
07 May 2021
Sandvik Group to acquire South Africa-based mine screens & feeders major Kwatani
Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions and Kwatani have confirmed that an agreement has been signed for...
07 May 2021
Putzmeister’s Mixkret 6 underground concrete mixer successfully completes tests at Chuquicamata Underground
Following the 2020 launch of Putzmeister's new higher capacity low-profile underground mixer, Mixkret 6, which...
06 May 2021
BELAZ all electric 90 t 7558E prototype mining truck starts testing in Zhodino
Back in June 2020, IM exclusively reported on BELAZ's plans for an all battery electric...
06 May 2021
Continuous improvement adding up to big savings & throughput boost at Kinross Tasiast
Kinross Tasiast gold mine continuous improvement (CI) and mobile maintenance departments have teamed up to...
06 May 2021
Michelin introduces XDR 250+ tyre for 250 ton haul trucks with improved wear resistance & optimised wear
Michelin North America, Inc has introduced the next generation of its mining tyre for 250...
06 May 2021
ICMM launches two new resources to support continual improvement in the safe and transparent management of tailings
The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has launched two new resources to support...
06 May 2021
Howden causes a fanfare with launch of Jetsteam AX
Howden is looking to re-enter the Australian secondary ventilation market with a bang, coming out...
06 May 2021
Antofagasta Minerals’ Minera Centinela advances Integrated Ops Centre with full operation set for end-2022
Construction and implementation of the Integrated Operations Centre (in Spanish Gestión Integrada de Operaciones or...
06 May 2021
Eriez boosts flotation technology R&D capabilities with completion of Wager Road facility expansion
Eriez recently completed a 38,000 square-foot expansion to its Wager Road facility in Erie, Pennsylvania,...
06 May 2021
RPMGlobal leads effort to decarbonise haulage process with electric vehicle support in both HAULSIM & SIMULATE
RPMGlobal says it is pleased to be playing a major role in the industry’s shift...