Archives: Automation

Mining companies cite a few different reasons for focusing on adopting battery electric vehicles (BEVs) within their operations, including corporate carbon reduction goals or enabling very deep mines. Whatever their reason, the Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) says its Recommended Practices for Battery Electric Vehicles in Underground Mining – Version 3 is the playbook that[…]

Bosch Rexroth says it is opening up its mobile electronics software, BODAS, to all manufacturers and partners as part of a move to help OEMs speed up the launch of new machines and functions. The company plans to offer manufacturers of off-highway machines free access to the entire standard portfolio of BODAS software for controlling[…]

With 16 years of delivering advanced Liebherr equipment simulators for mining customers to its name, Immersive Technologies and Liebherr have chosen to renew their technical information agreement for a further five years (20 years in total), Immersive says. Immersive Technologies has a long history of providing quantifiable return on investment to Liebherr fleet owners, it says.[…]

A week after delivering first ore, Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri mine, in Western Australia, has officially been opened, marking a major milestone for the company’s most technologically advanced mine. Pilbara Traditional Owners, the Banjima People, and Western Australia’s Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Energy, Bill Johnston MLA, today joined Rio Tinto employees as well as valued[…]

Hexagon’s Mining division says its Power of One platform, a holistic, life-of-mine smart solution connecting sensors, software, in-field apps and cloudware, is now available and ready to implement. This technology, the company says, connects the mine to the boardroom via a single onboard ecosystem comprising a smart computer, antenna and display. It helps empower customers’[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions says it has secured an order for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from BHP for the Jansen potash project, in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Jansen Stage 1 is being designed with a focus on sustainability and technology and the battery-electric loaders will be used in the most advanced potash mine[…]

Sandvik has acquired the Finland-based company Akkurate, a frontrunner in holistic battery management, providing remote battery diagnostic- and prognostic platforms. The company will be reported in Load and Haul, a division within the business area Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions. “I am very pleased that we continue to execute on our shift to growth strategy.[…]

Epiroc says it has won a large order from Boliden for mining equipment, including battery-electric and automation solutions, for use at some of the company’s underground mines in Sweden. Boliden, one of Europe’s largest mining companies, has ordered battery-electric versions of the Boomer face drilling rig, Boltec rock bolting rig and Epiroc’s largest automated Scooptram[…]

Metso Outotec and Dynamox have entered into a global cooperation agreement on the usage of Dynamox’s condition monitoring platform in mining and aggregates processes. Metso Outotec is offering the solution to its own installed equipment base; the partner agreement enables also third-party equipment monitoring, further strengthening the company’s digital scalability and solution flexibility. “Dynamox is[…]

At the recent Exponor 2022 show in Antofagasta, Chile, BHP presented the autonomy projects that it is advancing in its two main copper operations in Chile, Escondida and Spence. These contemplate, in total, the incorporation of 85 autonomous trucks and 11 remotely operated drilling rigs, which will represent the largest fleet with this technology so[…]