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WireCo, the global manufacturer of mission-critical wire rope, synthetic rope and netting, and electromechanical cable, has announced the launch of its new line of Union Gladiator pendants, designed to improve the service life of shovels and draglines by 10-15 times over traditional technologies. WireCo says its Union brand is well known for delivering exceptional rope[…]

BHP Group Ltd, Caterpillar Inc, and Finning International Inc announced today an agreement to replace BHP’s entire haul truck fleet at the Escondida mine, the world’s largest copper producer, located in the Antofagasta Region, northern Chile. This agreement is part of the strategic equipment renewal process developed by Escondida. The new Caterpillar 372 t class[…]

The entry of Metso Outotec into the bulk ore sorting space arguably heralds the beginning of a new stage of market adoption – one that is focused on significant throughputs across multiple commodities. In May, the mining OEM announced a collaboration agreement with Malvern Panalytical, a company that has been using Pulsed Fast Thermal Neutron[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has received a large order in Chile for surface mining equipment and its AutoMine® Surface Drilling solution from Movitec, a contractor on Codelco’s Rajo Inca open-pit project. The order includes two Leopard™ DI650i down-the-hole (DTH) drill rigs and two Sandvik DR412i rotary blasthole drill rigs, including AutoMine® Surface Drilling systems[…]

ABB is installing its enterprise-grade digital platform ABB Ability™ Genix Industrial Analytics and AI Suite to enable Gold Fields’ Salares Norte project in Chile to drive efficient, sustainable and remote operations. The gold and silver mine is located in the Atacama Desert, among the highest peaks of the Andes mountain range with elevations of between[…]

The Copper Mark, the assurance framework to promote responsible practices and demonstrate the copper industry’s contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, has been awarded to two more sites from Antofagasta and Southern Peaks Mining. With these additions, over 20% of the world’s global mined copper production now comes from Copper Mark-awarded sites. In[…]

Thiess looks like winning the acquisition tussle for fellow contract miner MACA after an increased all-cash offer was recommended by the MACA Board and NRW Holdings said it would no longer be pursuing a potential deal. Thiess recently increased its offer price from A$1.025 ($0.71) of cash per MACA share to A$1.0751 of cash per[…]

Metso Outotec says it has consolidated its minerals testing services in the USA into a single 5,500 m2 facility located in York, Pennsylvania. The Test Center capabilities will be continuously developed with the goal of covering the full minerals value chain to support the mining industry worldwide. “The volume of testing activity has increased significantly[…]

A big milestone has been reached for the 30 Mt/y Onslow Iron project, led by Mineral Resources (MinRes), with a positive final investment decision taken by all joint venture partners. The project is located 150 km east of Onslow in the West Pilbara region of Western Australia and is owned through the unincorporated Red Hill[…]

FLSmidth says it recently installed the world’s largest vertical steel-media tower mill with dual-duty throughput for a North American tier-1 gold miner’s operation in the Dominican Republic. The FTM-4500 (FLSmidth Tower Mill) was delivered in under 14 months from receipt of the order in Q3 2020. The 4,500-horsepower agitated steel-media mill has now been fully[…]