News Archive

December 2021
15 Dec 2021
Sandvik to open new Western Canada facility in Surrey, BC
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has finalised plans to open a nearly 40,000 square-foot facility...
15 Dec 2021
ABB working with AWS to develop digitally integrated all-electric ops for net-zero mining with first demo on MEDATech battery haul truck
Global technology leader ABB has announced it is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to...
15 Dec 2021
East Mining coal mine in Sakhalin installs Hytera Hytalk radio comms running off MTS 4G network
East (Vostochnaya) Mining Company (EMCO) in Sakhalin, Russia is switching to digital operational radio communications...
15 Dec 2021
SANY ships new fleet of wide body trucks to mining contractor in Thailand including battery electric & autonomous-ready SKT90E units
On November 27, 2021, 18 units of SKT90S wide-body mining trucks and six units of...
15 Dec 2021
Kati makes biofuel drilling switch at Keliber lithium project
Oy Kati Ab, a drilling contractor, has started to use biofuel in the drill rig...
15 Dec 2021
SMT Scharf primed for new investment and potential acquisition to take advantage of global growth
One of a handful of companies offering a full range of battery electric underground mining...
15 Dec 2021
Sandvik and Finning partner on HVO biodiesel use in crushing, screening equipment
Sandvik’s Mobiles business unit and Cat dealer Finning say they have successfully tested hydrotreated vegetable...
15 Dec 2021
Rio Tinto breaks ground on solar, wind power project at QMM in Madagascar
In accordance with the commitments made last July, Rio Tinto QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) and...
15 Dec 2021
Hancock partners with Uni of Melbourne on ‘game changing’ Carbelec solution
The University of Melbourne has entered into a multi-year partnership agreement with Hancock Prospecting Pty...
15 Dec 2021
Fortescue’s Chichester Hub iron ore operations hit solar power milestone
Fortescue Metals Group’s Chichester Hub operations are now being powered by solar energy following the...
15 Dec 2021
Haver & Boecker Niagara tackles high moisture levels with new elliptical screen
Haver & Boecker Niagara has engineered a new, elliptical motion Niagara XL-Class vibrating screen for...
14 Dec 2021
BHP, Minmetals trial MineHub’s blockchain platform for first cross-border copper concentrate shipment
MineHub Technologies says its MineHub platform has been used by BHP and China Minmetals in...