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Interesting news from two of the largest US coal mining operations. NACCO Industries, Inc has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, The Falkirk Mining Company, has entered into a new Coal Sales Agreement (CSA) with Rainbow Energy Center, LLC that becomes effective concurrent with Rainbow Energy’s acquisition of the Coal Creek Station power plant in[…]

On May 28, Strata Worldwide – South Africa performed the final inspection and official sign-off of the first locally built Strata ERCX chambers. The steel-sided emergency walk-in units are Strata’s next generation in hard rock mining chambers, units which can also be configured for coal mines and tunnelling operations. Initially released in May 2020, the[…]

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software driving digital transformation and sustainability, has formed a new alliance with Wood, the global consulting and engineering company, to accelerate digital transformation of industries such as power, energy, chemicals and mining with the launch of a new solution called Connected Build, a key part of their Digital Twin[…]

Rolls-Royce has announced a $17.4 million investment at its mtu Aiken manufacturing facility in Graniteville, South Carolina, USA, for the addition of a new Remanufacturing and Overhaul Regional Center. The planned 109,000-sq.ft (10,126 sq.m) expansion project will provide dedicated and streamlined remanufacturing and overhaul operations to support growth based on customer demand, it said. It[…]

Pretivm is investing in a fleet of Sandvik Z50 battery-electric haul trucks to replace its diesel truck fleet at its Brucejack underground gold mine in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. Following a successful six-month trial during which a Sandvik Z50 proved to fit the production and sustainability needs of the 3,800 t per day Brucejack operation,[…]

Following its Memorandum of Understanding with low carbon energy solutions company Certarus in April, a company that delivers (CNG), renewable natural gas (RNG) and hydrogen to industrial customers not connected to a pipeline, Caterpillar has now made an investment in BayoTech, Inc, a global leader in localised hydrogen production. BayoTech announced an indirect equity investment[…]

BHP says it is continually looking for new ways to improve its processes and minimise risk to its workforce. A recent example of this is an innovative remote-controlled solution developed by its Technology and Fixed Plant team which removes the need for operators to enter the lower crusher cavity for thermal lancing to remove jams.[…]

Fatigue Science, a global leader in providing fatigue and performance predictive analytics and fatigue management information systems to the mining industry, has announced the launch of ReadiSupervise Mobile. This new functionality it says will help shift supervisors more effectively manage fatigue risk, improve operator safety, and increase crew performance in daily operations. Following the recent[…]

DRA has been awarded the engineering and design of the Mt Keith Debottlenecking project by BHP Nickel West. The contract is for the provision of detailed engineering and design services to support the expansion of the crushing and grinding circuit at the Mt Keith Operation, including new stockpile feed conveyors, coarse ore stockpile, reclaim conveyor,[…]

A new Cooperative Research Centre focused on integrating green energy sources such as hydrogen, ammonia and solar into high-heat and high-emission manufacturing processes for products like steel, aluminium and cement has won Australia government backing. The Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC), to be led by the University of Adelaide, has been[…]