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Vale has started to implement, in partnership with Vivo, an unprecedented technology infrastructure to extend the reach of the 4G internet signal along the Carajás Railroad, which connects the states of Maranhão and Pará, covering 28 cities in Brazil. The initiative includes the installation of 49 new telephone towers and the activation of the signal[…]

As Komatsu continues to enhance offerings for mining customers in North America, it has announced that it is acquiring certain assets of Matfield Machining to support the growth of its national field service teams, which support mining operations at customer sites throughout the United States and Canada. Assets acquired through this purchase will include a[…]

Getech, a locator of subsurface resources, says it has successfully finished an exploration project for Asian Battery Minerals, a participant in the 2023 BHP Xplor accelerator program, targeting potential nickel deposits in Mongolia. Getech was invited by BHP to the accelerator to offer its geoscience exploration solutions to the program’s cohort. Asian Battery Minerals, targeting[…]

Metso has extended its manufacturing capacity of mobile track-mounted crushing and screening equipment in Alwar, India, by opening new manufacturing facilities. After the extension is complete, the total size of the Alwar factory is approximately 340,000 sq.m, adding 35% more capacity to the factory initially opened in 2008. The Alwar factory has become one of[…]

Capital, a leading mining services company, has announced the award of a material drilling contract in Nevada with Nevada Gold Mines and associated rig purchases, together with an update on the ramp up of operations at its Ivindo iron ore contract in Gabon. The three-year drilling services contract with Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) in the[…]

A three-party agreement between AngloGold Ashanti, Barminco and Sandvik has resulted in Australia being the testing ground for Sandvik TH665B, the largest battery-electric underground mining truck. Western Australia’s Sunrise Dam mine is hosting the world-first trial as the Sandvik TH665B is put to work in Australian conditions.  Under an agreement between mine owner AngloGold Ashanti, hard[…]

Since 2021, future graphite mining major Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG) and Caterpillar, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of construction and mining equipment, have been collaborating to develop, test, and supply an integrated all-electric fleet for the Matawinie mine. In a recent review of its roadmap to zero-exhaust emission mining, NMG said it and Caterpillar’s[…]

Coeur Mining, Inc has announced the achievement of several critical milestones at its major Rochester expansion project in Nevada, including the production of the first silver and gold ounces. Following a ramp-up period expected to last into early 2024, Rochester is expected to drive a step-change in the company’s overall production levels, cost profile, and[…]

Proper haul road dust management at mine sites is paramount for the health and safety of workers. Built on the proven Cat® 785D truck platform, the new Cat 785D Water Solutions Truck from Caterpillar infuses technology with the Cat Water Delivery System (WDS) to offer a smarter way to maintain haul roads, using less water.[…]

The first field follow trial of Caterpillar’s R1700 XE battery-electric loader has been deemed a success by one Glencore trial participant, with the machine anticipated to surpass the productivity performance of the equivalent diesel LHD running at Glencore’s Nickel Rim South mine, in Sudbury, Canada. Speaking in a video, Paul Kant, Glencore’s Maintenance General Foreman[…]