News Archive

May 2022
05 May 2022
Rio Tinto, WesTrac and Caterpillar deploy tele-remote dozing system at iron ore ops
Rio Tinto, WesTrac and Caterpillar have embarked on a project to deploy a new tele-remote...
05 May 2022
Bowen Coking Coal brings BUMA Australia on-board for Broadmeadow East project
Bowen Coking Coal Ltd has appointed BUMA Australia Pty Ltd to provide mining services to...
05 May 2022
Qantas looks to acquire Australian FIFO airline Alliance Aviation Services
Qantas says it has reached an agreement to fully acquire Australia-based operator, Alliance Aviation Services...
05 May 2022
Komatsu boosts longwall performance with Joy Compak Next Gen hydraulic control system
Komatsu is looking to reinforce its longwall system powered roof supports (PRS) with the multifunctional...
04 May 2022
Exploration drill rig use on the up, IMDEX says
New mineral exploration rig use figures released today by IMDEX show continued strong activity in...
04 May 2022
China’s Huate Magnet sets new size records with latest magnetic separator and filter models
In what it claims are the world's largest vertical ring Wet High Gradient Magnetic Separator...
04 May 2022
Voltvision brings energy efficiency enhancements to Endeavour’s Hounde mine
Voltvision, the high voltage (HV) electrical data analytics business, has announced the successful completion of...
04 May 2022
Tata Steel’s Noamundi mine benefits from continuous improvement project supported by Immersive & Vareli Tecnac
Tata Steel’s Noamundi Iron Mine in Jharkhand, India recently achieved significant load and haul efficiencies...
04 May 2022
Champion Iron celebrates first shipments from Bloom Lake expansion
Champion Iron Ltd says it has completed the first rail shipments containing 24,304 wet metric...
04 May 2022
Warrior Met Coal to relaunch Blue Creek longwall mine
Warrior Met Coal says it is relaunching the development of its Blue Creek reserves into...
03 May 2022
The IPCC & bulk materials handling markets in mining consolidate again as BEUMER buys FAM in Magdeburg
The BEUMER Group, based in Beckum, Germany, a leading international manufacturer of intralogistics systems in...
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03 May 2022
FEATURE ARTICLE – Surface Mining Trucks
From autonomy to zero emissions, this month's Spotlight Feature Article summarises some of the big...