Komatsu and ABB have signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement to, they say, jointly develop and bring to market integrated solutions that will help move net-zero emissions for heavy industrial machinery a step closer to reality. The two global leaders will leverage industry expertise and equipment in a bid to create world-class interoperability, ranging from renewable[…]
Bochum-based Habermann Aurum Pumpen GmbH was founded in 1927, as mining in Germany peaked and the Ruhr area, where the company has been based since those early years, became a major industrial hub and one of the world’s leading mining regions. The company will be exhibiting at MINExpo this year from September 24-26 in Las[…]
Komatsu and Rio Tinto have reached a historic milestone, with Rio Tinto’s Pilbara operations in Western Australia accepting delivery of its 300th autonomous haulage system (AHS) truck this month. Komatsu and Rio Tinto initially signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2011 to deploy 150 AHS trucks to the Rio Tinto site, and, 13 years later,[…]
MACA has announced a five-year agreement with Emerald Resources NL to continue partnering on current and all future mine developments. Under this agreement, MACA has earned the first right of refusal to deliver a full range of mining services, construction and establishment works for future Emerald Resources operations. This follows a 2020 agreement between the[…]
Having showcased its “Green Machine” to attendees at two major events in Australia recently, Electric Power Conversion Australia (EPCA) now has plans to produce 50-70 battery-electric mining trucks annually, according to a recent case study from one of its suppliers. EPCA, located in Perth, Western Australia, recently electrified a CAT 777 100-ton (91-t) mining truck[…]
EVZ Limited’s wholly owned subsidiary, Brockman Engineering, has been awarded a bulk process water tanks package by Rio Tinto as part of the seawater desalination project at Parker Point, Dampier. The ASX-listed company said this “major contract” had a total contract value of A$23 million (15.1 million). The package includes design and procurement, with works[…]
Perenti’s underground mining business, Barminco, has signed a three-year contract with Barrick Gold Corporation to continue contract mining at the Hemlo gold mine in Canada. Hemlo is 350 km east of Thunder Bay in Ontario, Canada, and has been in production since 1989. In 2019, Barrick transitioned the operation to a contract mining model from[…]
Newmont Corporation is expanding its use of next generation 5G wireless networks to improve safety in underground mining following trial results from its Cadia mine in New South Wales, Australia. In February last year, Newmont (Newcrest as it was then) announced a trial of 5G in partnership with Ericsson and Telstra Purple at its Cadia[…]
Copper miner Antofagasta Minerals and ABB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate decarbonisation initiatives by electrifying and automating mining operations in Chile. The collaboration aims to develop and implement a net zero emission haulage solution by leveraging ABB’s expertise as well as its eMine solutions. The mining industry is striving to close[…]
Luca Mining Corp has engaged Cominvi, S.A. de C.V. to carry out core mining operations at the company’s 100% owned Campo Morado copper-zinc-gold mine in Guerrero state, Mexico. Cominvi is, Luca Mining says, one of the largest and most respected mining contractors in Latin America with a particular expertise in underground mining. It has a[…]