Archives: Automation

The largest copper mine in China and one of Asia’s largest is Jiangxi Copper’s Dexing, which covers an area of ​​more than 4,000 ha and has an annual output of more than 100,000 t, accounting for about a quarter of the country’s copper output at its peak. In late 2021 leading Chinese autonomous mining truck[…]

Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) and Volvo Autonomous Solutions (a part of the Volvo Group) have announced that Volvo has joined GMG as a new member. “Volvo Autonomous Solutions wants to contribute to the development of innovations, guidance, and common practices that can be operationalised to the benefit of customers in different markets,” says Christian[…]

On August 13, 2021, one of the United States’ largest underground room and pillar limestone mining operations suffered a significant pillar and roof collapse. The mine is inside a mountain and accessed by horizontal adits, with the collapsed area deep inside the mine. There were no injuries as the mine was evacuated well before the[…]

Zinkgruvan Mining is feeling the effects of teleremote drilling using a 4G LTE network and Epiroc’s Simba E7 rig at its underground base metal mine, according to a case study from the Sweden-based OEM*. In early spring 2021, Zinkgruvan Mining, working in conjunction with Epiroc and IT, and telecom operator Telia, first connected its Simba[…]

Chile’s Codelco, the largest copper producer in the world, says it promotes collaborative work with suppliers and as part of this framework it has signed a collaboration agreement with Orica, the global leader in mining explosives and blasting technology as well as being a major supplier of mining chemicals and a global player in slope[…]

Liebherr is modernising the three largest wheel loaders in its series, the L 550, L 566 and L 580 models, with, among other things, increasing the tip load, bucket sizes and engine power. The wheel loaders also feature a new electrohydraulic pilot control; a technology that forms the basis for various intelligent features to increase[…]

Higher production demands across all bulk handling segments require increased efficiency at the lowest cost of operation, in the safest and most effective manner possible, R Todd Swinderman, CEO Emeritus of Martin Engineering, writes*. As conveyor systems become wider, faster and longer, more energy output and more controlled throughput will be needed. Add an increasingly[…]

Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL), a Vedanta Group Company and the world’s second largest integrated producer of zinc and lead, is in acceleration mode, embarking on aggressive expansion and collaboration plans with technology and innovation partners from across the globe. One of the first mining companies to commit to going “Net Zero” by 2050, it has[…]

Exyn Technologies has unveiled what it says is the world’s first real-time colourised point cloud visualisation on a handheld LIDAR scanner, the ExynPak™. This accomplishment marks one of Exyn’s many contributions to autonomous robotics across several industries including mining, infrastructure inspection and construction, it said. Even in its early beta phase, ExynPak users can capture[…]

South32 Ltd has provided an update following completion of a pre-feasibility study (PFS) for the Taylor Deposit, which is the first development option at its 100% owned Hermosa project located in Arizona, USA. The PFS results support Taylor’s potential to be the first development of a multi-decade operation, establishing Hermosa as a globally significant producer[…]