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Gold Fields says it has partnered with Pinjarra, WA-based Murray Engineering Pty Ltd in the development phase of their Battery Electric Vehicle, which is being showcased at Austmine 2021 and is set to to begin an underground trial at the Granny Smith gold mine near Laverton in September 2021. The ultra-fast recharging Battery Electric Vehicle[…]

Reedy Lagoon Corp says it is working with Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to investigate and trial new ways to determine resource estimates that can rely more on geophysics than solely drill hole information. The ASX-listed explorer has engaged with CSIRO to develop a method of determining magnetite resources using petrophysically-constrained magnetic[…]

Underground mining continues to be an early adopter of sustainable mobile equipment solutions. The new Cat® R1700XE LHD, with its 15 t payload and 24,190 kg lift and tilt breakout, features a battery electric design that Cat says delivers superior productivity in underground applications with the benefits of no engine heat or exhaust emissions. It[…]

Germany-based Paus has released a new 16 t payload underground dump truck suitable for the narrow vein mining market. The brand-new PMKM 8030 dump truck is one of most compact and powerful machines in its class, according to Paus, coming with EU Stage V/US Tier 4 Final engine options from Cummins and Caterpillar with up[…]

Metso Outotec’s unique Truck Body is designed to maximise the availability and performance of haul trucks while reducing the costs for service and maintenance. The groundbreaking innovation that combines the benefits of rubber and a high-strength steel structure was launched in 2019 and is well-received by customers, says the company. Recently, one of the world’s[…]

Anglo American has partnered with the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and US-based technology company, Ivaldi Group, to explore opportunities to digitally distribute spare parts for mining and processing equipment to be manufactured locally using 3D printing. The project includes an analysis of Anglo American’s inventory of spare parts, such as[…]

Immersive Technologies is to deliver its 100th Conversion Kit® for Caterpillar® equipment owners within the continent of Africa, with the milestone high-fidelity operator training simulator set for the Newmont-majority owned Ahafo gold mine, in Ghana. The order includes simulation for training operators of the 777G and 785C haul trucks, D11T dozers, and 6030 shovels and[…]

Oxbotica and TRL have piloted the use of what they say is the first Code of Practice for the safe and cost-effective deployment of autonomous vehicles in unstructured off-highway environments, such as mines, with a live trial conducted in a quarry using a number of off-road vehicles. The Innovate UK-funded consortium has developed and demonstrated[…]

Global major in crushers, feeders, rock breakers, screens and conveyors in mining, Astec Industries Inc, is launching a new modern look with a rebranding initiative to coincide with its business model. The rebrand includes a new logo, colour palette and website. The launch comes while the organisation streamlines its internal structure and operations to improve[…]

LKAB, Minalyze AB and Sentian say they have joined forces in a consortium to develop the latest technology for scanning drill core. In March 2020, LKAB started a test with the Minalyzer CS drill core scanner where the goal was to improve the workflow for core logging – ie how the results of exploration drilling[…]