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ABB has completed a study to benchmark current hoisting maintenance strategies, reporting that, on average, mining companies have the potential to achieve more than a month of additional production time annually by following recommended predictive maintenance strategies. The benchmark report includes inputs from mining companies across six regions and eight different industry sectors including diamonds,[…]

Epiroc Scooptram underground loaders can now be equipped with CR Powered by Epiroc Wearpact ground engagement tools (GET) option as factory-fit, the OEM says, offering extended wear life. Wearpact GET is a premium edge lip built feature on the bucket, suitable for any material and loading conditions, according to the company. This integration follows CR,[…]

TAKRAF India says NLC India Limited (NLCIL) recently awarded the company with four new orders for the revamping and maintenance of various bucketwheel excavators (BWEs). NLCIL, incorporated in 1956, is a public sector company of the Government of India and one of the country’s largest lignite and power producers. As a Navratna entity, NLCIL has[…]

Kovatera Inc is to launch the Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) model line at MINExpo 2024 in a move that, it says, will revolutionise the mining industry with its advanced technology and commitment to sustainability. The Canada-based company specialises in designing and manufacturing versatile mining utility vehicles for the underground mining sector. It also prides itself[…]

Zenith Energy says it has signed contracts with Lynas Rare Earths Ltd to design, build, own, operate and maintain a hybrid power station at Lynas’ Mt Weld mine, 35 km southeast of Laverton, Western Australia. The Mt Weld hybrid power station will include a 24 MW Wind Farm, 7 MW solar PV farm and a[…]

The Electric Mine Consortium is not Graeme Stanway’s first innovation rodeo. As the founder of State of Play, a global research platform in natural resources, energy and infrastructure, which also publishes the largest survey on strategy and innovation in mining, he has engaged with many individual and groups of companies looking to spur on mining[…]

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Off-the-Road tyre business to The Yokohama Rubber Company, Ltd for US$905 million in cash. The transaction follows a previously announced strategic review of the OTR tyre business in connection with the Goodyear Forward transformation plan. Goodyear’s OTR[…]

RMI Pressure Systems says it is making a name for itself in the US mining market, having supplied reciprocal pump solutions to leading players in the sector. This includes pump systems for underground longwall mines and for industrial press applications in the aluminium segment, according to Gary Punton, RMI’s General Manager in the US. At[…]

Sandfire says it has successfully commissioned a Larox permanent filter press at its Motheo copper mine in Botswana, as part of a planned debottlenecking process. On May 25, Sandfire announced that it had successfully produced first copper concentrate at Mothe, with construction of the mine nearing completion and equipment commissioning activities over 92% complete for[…]

The 2024 International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) is set to be the largest and most impactful in its history, according to event organisers. This year’s event will feature an expanded program, bringing together global experts, CEOs, ministers and delegates from over 120 countries. Held at the ICC Sydney on October 29-31, it will showcase[…]