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Building on the ongoing cooperative efforts between Liebherr and Fortescue, the two companies have announced that they will further combine their areas of expertise to develop and validate an Autonomous Haulage Solution (AHS). The AHS will be integrated with the zero emission haul trucks that the companies are currently co-developing, with the aim to be[…]

Betolar and Norge Mineraler AS have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on creating sustainable mining solutions, the companies say. The goal of the cooperation is to support the green transition in Norge Mineraler’s operation, with the memorandum of understanding serving as a starting point for potential broader collaboration between the parties. The parties[…]

Austin Powder, a leading provider of industrial explosives and engineered blasting solutions, says that it has received a strategic investment from American Industrial Partners (AIP) to support and enhance the company’s growth strategy in partnership with Austin’s existing long-term ownership group and management team. Operating in a safety critical and technical industry, Austin Powder has[…]

Komatsu says it has completed its acquisition of GHH Group GmbH (GHH), a manufacturer of underground mining, tunnelling and special civil engineering equipment headquartered in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. GHH’s wide range of equipment, focused on loaders (LHDs) and articulated dump trucks, it says “will enhance Komatsu’s growing underground mining product offerings. This includes aftermarket parts and[…]

Flender CEO Andreas Evertz said “we are reinventing the standard” when the company introduced the Flender One single stage version to the market last year. Now, this reinvention has entered its next chapter with Flender announcing the global launch of the next extension of Flender One gearboxes. After the models for pumps and paper applications,[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions will deliver a 32-unit fleet of loaders, autonomous trucks and underground drills to Almina Minas do Alentejo SA through an order from Portuguese distributor Cimertex. The order includes 20 Toro™ TH663i trucks, five Toro™ LH621i loaders, four Sandvik DS411 rock bolters and three Sandvik DL421 longhole production drills. Deliveries will begin[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions says it will deliver a fleet of intelligent underground drills to a mining customer in Southeast Asia. The order includes Sandvik DD422i development drills, Sandvik DS422i rock bolters, Sandvik DL432i longhole drills and a Sandvik DL422i longhole drill. Deliveries will begin during the September quarter of 2024 and continue through[…]

This month’s Spotlight Feature Article looks at mining lubricants, which continue to ensure optimum mining equipment performance in extreme conditions. While for BEVs, dielectric fluids are a vital part of the mix, which includes TotalEnergies’ Rubia EV fluid: a product that circulates in the module and is in direct contact with the cell to offer[…]

Macmahon Holdings says it has been reappointed as the mining contractor at the Dawson South project, in Queensland, Australia, three years after initially getting the gig. The Dawson South project forms part of the Dawson Mine, an open-pit steelmaking coal mine 180 km west of Gladstone, which is owned by Anglo American. Macmahon is the[…]

At this year’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition, in Johannesburg, South Africa, visitors will be attracted to the Weir stand by innovations such as the Weir Modular Wheeled Plant (WMWP), a fully mobile crushing and screening plant, as well as the latest in the company’s cutting edge digital solutions for smart mining, the OEM says. Supporting[…]