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Following a successful implementation at its Loulo-Gounkoto underground complex in Mali, West Africa, mining giant Barrick Gold Corporation is adopting Sandvik’s Remote Monitoring Service (RMS) for its entire global underground fleet of more than 200 connected Sandvik trucks, loaders and drills. RMS rollout has started at Barrick sites in Canada, Central Africa, West Africa and[…]

Howden, a global provider of mission critical air and gas handling products, technologies and services, has opened a new service centre in Vitória City, Espírito Santo state, Brazil, to expand its presence and support in South America. The new service centre complements Howden’s existing factory in Itatiba, São Paulo, while providing dedicated support for its[…]

Many global mining industries heavily rely on large quantities of electricity for their business to function. In a recent article, Pedro Da Silva, Business Development Manager Mining, Minerals & Metals at Schneider Electric argues that with mining houses finding themselves under obligation to adhere to new strict legislation, leaders must look towards utilising alternative energy solutions[…]

BHP has signed an agreement for piloting of carbon capture and utilisation technology with China’s HBIS Group Co Ltd (HBIS), one of the world’s largest steelmakers and a major iron ore customer of BHP. As part of this new project, HBIS and BHP will trial pilot-scale demonstrations of carbon capture and utilisation technologies at HBIS’[…]

Orica has unveiled its new range of 4D™ bulk explosives for the underground market at AusIMM’s Underground Operators Conference in Brisbane, Australia. Designed for production and development applications, the Subtek™ 4D™ range “enables underground operators to gain unprecedented control of energy through a single explosive solution that drives best practice mining outcomes and sustainable blasting practices.”[…]

Normet has expanded its product offering, introducing both the XL platform and its latest technology innovation, the Normet ElectroDynamic® powertrain architecture, at the AusIMM Underground Operators Conference 2023 (UGOPS), in Brisbane, Australia, complementing its new high-capacity platform and paving the way to what it says is the future of more sustainable underground operations. By combining[…]

Epiroc says it has advanced even further on safety, sustainability and productivity goals with the launch of the battery-electric, automation-ready Scooptram ST18 SG. This 18-t loader is the most powerful loader yet in Epiroc’s growing fleet of battery-electric vehicles. “By featuring market-leading battery autonomy and a complete battery safety system, Epiroc’s customers can now go[…]

Chinese large mining truck leader Inner Mongolia North Hauler Joint Stock Co Ltd (NHL) has successfully won a contract to supply 21 units of 360 ton class electric drive mining trucks to national energy and coal giant CHN Energy’s Zhunneng Group in China’s Inner Mongolia. This is NHL’s second major mining truck order from Zhunneng[…]

STRACON Group, the leading mining services group focused on North and South America, majority owned by global asset manager Ashmore Group, has announced that it has acquired OMT SpA, a Chilean engineering and technology company specialised in the implementation of communication technologies for the mining sector. The acquisition further strengthens STRACON’s digital technology capabilities and,[…]

Thickeners have various uses in aggregate and mineral applications. They can be used in the production of a material, such as in the concentration of slurries for minerals extraction or in the creation of a solids-free liquid to extract dissolved metals. They can also be used on the waste handling side of the process to[…]