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With an ambition to explore decarbonisation opportunities across transport, operations and materials, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Volvo Group and construction and quarrying giant CRH on November 13. As part of this strategic agreement, Volvo CE will take on responsibility for next generation technology deployment, the scaling up of cutting edge technology[…]

This month’s Spotlight Feature Article focuses on the hard-rock cutting space – a segment of the market that is evolving with the use of more flexible variations of tunnel boring machines, roadheaders and new types of undercutting technologies. IM speaks to the sector’s major players – OEMs, contractors and mining companies – and provides updates[…]

Clean TeQ has formed a 50/50 joint venture, the Future Element Joint Venture, with mine tailings management company Future Element Pty Ltd (FE), to, it says, focus on tailings management, metal recovery and waste remediation opportunities. Clean TeQ will provide the JV with licences for its proprietary ATA® accelerated dewatering technology and its suite of[…]

Exxon Mobil has announced plans to become a leading producer of lithium, a key component of electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Work has begun for the company’s first phase of North America lithium production in southwest Arkansas, an area known to hold significant lithium deposits. The product offer will be branded as Mobil Lithium, building on[…]

Teck Resources has agreed to sell its entire interest in its steelmaking coal business, Elk Valley Resources (EVR), through a sale of a majority stake to Glencore for an implied enterprise value of $9.0 billion, and a sale of a minority stake to Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC). The sale of Teck’s steelmaking coal business at[…]

Green Gravity and Complexul Energetic Valea Jiului SA (CEVJ) have executed a Cooperation Framework Agreement to explore the application of Green Gravity’s innovative energy storage technology in 17 mine shafts at four mining operations in the Valea Jiului in Romania. The agreement outlines the scope and objectives of a joint study to assess the technical, economic[…]

Exyn Technologies has appointed Brandon Torres Declet as CEO to drive its next phase of growth, overseeing all aspects of Exyn and looking to expand its geospatial product offerings to customers worldwide, the company says. With a career spanning over 25 years, Torres Declet brings an extensive background in the drone industry as a successful[…]

Orica and Caterpillar Inc have confirmed they are teaming up to improve real-time data exchange and integrate workflows across the mining value chain. The collaboration is aimed at providing customers with intelligence to improve decision making and optimise their entire operations, with the announcement following a mention of this tie-up in Orica’s most recent FY2023[…]

On November 11, Chinese mining equipment major XCMG Group held an open-pit mine green and intelligent construction exchange conference in Xinjiang, with the theme of “advancing with wisdom and moving towards new lines” to seek new ideas for the development of the mining industry. Autonomous haulage & loading technology company WAYTOUS, which is closely tied[…]

Rhosonics, a global leader in non-nuclear slurry density meters, has unveiled its third-generation product, the SDM ECO. The SDM ECO is a significant advancement in slurry density measurement technology, according to the company, offering improved accuracy, reliability and user-friendliness. The product preludes a new era of slurry density measurements, Rhosonics says. The SDM ECO uses[…]