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Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions says it is launching a new, higher-capacity 15-t size class loader as a next generation model for the current 14-t Sandvik LH514. The 15-t Toro™ LH515i has one tonne greater capacity than its predecessor, yet it is designed to operate within the same footprint. This new member of the Toro[…]

Frey New Energy is a lithium-ion battery manufacturer located in Xuzhou, China, and the company says it is celebrating its custom-made lithium battery packs being used in underground mining now for three years without any reported technical issues. The company told IM that it sees the three year milestone as a boost of confidence for[…]

Master Drilling is readying its Mobile Tunnel Borer (MTB) technology for a contract at Anglo American Platinum’s Mogalakwena mine in South Africa. The company, which revealed the news during its interim results presentation, said on-boarding for this project deployment was underway, with the start of “decline excavation” due by the end of the year. Anglo[…]

Mine-site rehabilitation generally includes a significant earthworks component, the scale of which may include considerable resources (assets and personnel) at substantial cost to the mining company, and at a time when the costs are not off-set by the extraction of ore.  This highlights the importance of using the most cost-effective methods available for the rehabilitation[…]

A prototype of Swick Mining Services’ Gen3 E-Rig, the first fully-electric mobile diamond drill rig in the global market Swick says, will soon start testing at a mine site in Western Australia, the ASX-listed contractor reported in its financial year 2021 results. The company recently established the Future of Drilling ‘Futures’ department to provide clients[…]

Komatsu and Vale are set to reveal more about their underground hard-rock mechanised cutting technology collaboration at the upcoming MINExpo 2021 event next month. The companies, through the Canada Mining Innovation Council, have been engaged on a project to advance the future of underground hard rock excavation through optimising use of Komatsu’s DynaCut mechanical cutting[…]

Since early 2021, Nornickel has procured 21 units of new machinery for Polar Division’s nickel, copper and PGMs mining operations, with another 58 units of various type and purpose to be delivered by the year-end – so 79 units in total for the year. The total spending on the division’s mining fleet upgrade in 2021[…]

ABB has signed a long-term agreement with LKAB to provide service to 12 mine hoists and, now, hoisting motors at the Kiruna iron ore mine in northern Sweden. ABB has provided LKAB Kiruna with maintenance and hoist cycle optimisation to maximise efficiency and increase capacity at the mine since 2010. The new contract extends these[…]

Speedcast, a communications and IT services provider, says it has been selected by Mining Company Katanga (MCK Sarl) for a three-year contract to deliver satellite connectivity services to its headquarters and a major mine complex in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As part of the agreement with the mining contractor, Speedcast will serve MCK’s[…]

Strata Worldwide is expanding into the Canadian market with a new partnership and office at the NORCAT Underground Centre in Onaping, Ontario, Canada. The company officially launched its Canadian regional division, headed up by Ian Cadieux, in September 2020, and this new partnership with NORCAT will, NORCAT says, provide an unparalleled resource in supporting the[…]