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Specialist mining services provider Aquirian Limited, via its wholly owned subsidiaries, has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the assets and land comprising the Wubin ammonium nitrate emulsion plant from Hanwha, with the company also setting out plans to offer Hanwha’s patented X-Load™ range of products in Western Australia. The facility was built and[…]

Volvo CE says its dealer in Indonesia, PT Indotruck Utama (ITU), continues to grow its partnership with PT Bukit Asam (PTBA), with ITU set to deliver another large order of 21 excavators to the state-owned company. The OEM puts this blossoming relationship down to, in part, the quality and durability of the EC480DL and EC210D[…]

VivoPower International PLC has signed a Joint Venture with Geminum Pty Ltd, a specialist digital twin technology company founded in Australia, to design, test and implement digital twins of Tembo electric utility vehicles and ancillary VivoPower sustainable energy solutions (VivoSES). These digital twins will enable corporations engaging in decarbonisation programmes to optimise total cost of[…]

Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri is one of the most advanced mines in the world from a technology standpoint and it hosts a whole suite of technological innovations, including autonomous trucks and drills. It has 26 Caterpillar 793F autonomous haul trucks, three Cat MD6310 and two MD6250 autonomous drills. The trucks implement real-time ore tracking using sensors to[…]

The transformation of Centamin’s Sukari underground mining operations looks set to continue, with the company having committed some $16 million of capital towards an underground fleet expansion in 2024 and 2025 as part of a push towards increasing mining rates. Centamin issued a new life of mine plan for the asset in Egypt earlier this[…]

Whitehaven Coal has executed definitive sale agreements with BHP Group and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (together, BMA) to acquire 100% of both the Daunia and Blackwater coal mines in Queensland, Australia, for an aggregate consideration of $3.2 billion. Whitehaven says the transaction delivers significant value upside with attractive growth opportunities in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, including[…]

Vale has announced the introduction of Agera – a company created to develop and expand its Sustainable Sand business. Based in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, Agera receives the sand produced from the treatment of tailings generated by Vale’s iron ore operations in the state and promotes its commercialisation and distribution. The new company[…]

As part of FLSmidth Mining’s ‘CORE’26’ strategy of targeting service growth, FLSmidth continues to significantly invest in its service centres to offer best-in-class services to customers. Consequently, FLSmidth is expanding its service centre in Karaganda, Kazakhstan and is investing in a new service centre in Tucson, USA. These expansions will add to FLSmidth’s already comprehensive[…]

BASF mining solutions has added two new product brands to its range of flotation solutions as part of its plan to become a full solution provider for the mining industry. Luprofroth™ has been added to its growing frothers portfolio and Luproset™ is tailored for flotation modifiers. In recent years, BASF’s flotation business has expanded from[…]

Omnia Holdings has announced a strategic partnership with Sweden-based Hypex Bio Explosives Technology and the acquisition of a minority equity stake in the company. Hypex is at the forefront of innovative and sustainable civil explosives solutions and has developed a ground-breaking emulsion using hydrogen peroxide (HP), offering substantially enhanced environmental benefits compared with conventional products,[…]