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First Komatsu 930E trucks begin operating autonomously at BHP South Flank
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First Komatsu 930E trucks begin operating autonomously at BHP South Flank
August 19, 2022

In early June 2022, the first four of a fleet of 41 290 t Komatsu 930E haul trucks began  autonomous operations at BHP’s South Flank iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia – with the trucks controlled from a purpose-built control facility at the site. The transition to autonomous haulage is expected[…]

Gradiant concentrating its mining proposition
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Gradiant concentrating its mining proposition
August 18, 2022

There are plenty of mining applications one can see Boston, Massachusetts-based Gradiant’s end-to-end water technology solutions serving. A spinout of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the company calls itself the “experts” of industrial water, water reuse, minimum liquid discharge (MLD) and zero liquid discharge (ZLD), and resource recovery of metals and minerals. That is a[…]

XCMG 72-t battery-electric trucks start up at Vale operations
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XCMG 72-t battery-electric trucks start up at Vale operations
August 18, 2022

Vale says it has become the first major mining company to test 100% electric 72-tonne trucks, with the trial of the XCMG Mining Machinery Co. Ltd vehicles at its Brazil and Indonesia operations. The trial of the vehicles represent another step in the electrification of the company’s assets, it said, which is part of its[…]

PT. Putra Perkasa Abadi starts training operators with Immersive PRO5 simulator
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PT. Putra Perkasa Abadi starts training operators with Immersive PRO5 simulator
August 18, 2022

PT. Putra Perkasa Abadi (PT. PPA) has became the first company in Indonesia to incorporate Immersive Technologies’ PRO5 Advanced Equipment Simulator technology, with the first two of four units commissioned in the PPA office at the PT Multi Harapan Utama mine site. Launched at MINExpo 2021, the PRO5 Advanced Equipment Simulator set a new benchmark[…]

Antucoya becomes Antofagasta’s third operation to achieve The Copper Mark
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Antucoya becomes Antofagasta’s third operation to achieve The Copper Mark
August 18, 2022

Antucoya has joined the Centinela and Zaldívar operations in becoming the third Antofagasta operation to obtain The Copper Mark, with the Los Pelambres mine expected to follow suit. After voluntarily completing a self-assessment process and then undergoing an independent audit, Antucoya was granted the mark, becoming the ninth mine in Chile and the 29th in[…]

XCMG builds on first XE7000 700 t hydraulic excavator with upgraded & optimised second unit
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XCMG builds on first XE7000 700 t hydraulic excavator with upgraded & optimised second unit
August 18, 2022

Leading Chinese construction and mining equipment group XCMG has announced that it has now completed manufacturing of a second XE7000 hydraulic excavator which recently rolled off the production line having had comprehensive upgrades and optimisation over the first unit. The second 700 t hydraulic excavator it says has fully absorbed the nearly 13,000 hours of[…]

Byrnecut to use six Sandvik LH518B BEVs at OZ Minerals mines
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Byrnecut to use six Sandvik LH518B BEVs at OZ Minerals mines
August 18, 2022

Leading Australia-based contract miner Byrnecut is embracing the many benefits of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) by purchasing six Sandvik battery-powered loaders with AutoMine® for use at OZ Minerals’ operations in South Australia. Under a deal with Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions, Byrnecut will take delivery of the LHDs in 2023 and 2024 for use at the Prominent[…]

Vale brings second Sustainable Sand operation online
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Vale brings second Sustainable Sand operation online
August 17, 2022

Vale has added a second site to its Sustainable Sand efforts, having started industrial-scale production of the by-product at its Viga mine in Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The operation has the capacity to process 200,000 t/y of sand, with 80,000 t slated for 2022 and 185,000 t in 2023. Obtained from the treatment of iron[…]

Redpath awarded underground mining services agreement at MMG’s Dugald River mine
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Redpath awarded underground mining services agreement at MMG’s Dugald River mine
August 17, 2022

Redpath Australia says it has been awarded a new underground mining services contract at MMG Limited’s Dugald River mine in northwest Queensland. Dugald River is one of the world’s top 10 zinc producers, located some 65 km northwest of Cloncurry. It produced 41,655 t of zinc concentrate and 4,740 t of lead concentrate in the[…]

Chemours kicks off commissioning at Trail Ridge South mineral sands mine
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Chemours kicks off commissioning at Trail Ridge South mineral sands mine
August 17, 2022

The Chemours Company has begun commissioning its newest mineral sand mine, Trail Ridge South, in Florida, USA. The new mining operation represents a $93 million investment that will create approximately 50 new jobs in the three-county area, and will incorporate Mobile Mining Units (MMUs) that were previously tested out at the company’s Jesup, Georgia mining[…]

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