Archives: Automation

Open autonomy and increased competition in the mining equipment and fleet management space are going to be key levers for resource developers looking to turn economically marginal ore deposits into dollars, The Electric Mine 2024 heard. Mining heavyweights such as Rio Tinto, Hancock Prospecting and others are currently working closely with traditional mining and non-mining[…]

Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and construction industries, has agreed to acquire the remaining share of ASI Mining, the US-based autonomous mining solutions company. Epiroc already owns 34% of ASI Mining, which it acquired in 2018. The acquisition regards the remaining 66% of the company. ASI Mining is based in[…]

Andrada Mining has purchased TOMRA XRT sorters as part of its expansion plans at the flagship Uis mine in Namibia. The sorters feature TOMRA’s latest innovation launched earlier this year at the Mining Indaba exhibition: the groundbreaking OBTAIN™ software that leverages Deep Learning to bring single-particle precision to high-throughput particle sorting. Andrada Mining, the African[…]

Days after the conclusion of The Electric Mine 2024 conference in Perth, Western Australia, BHP and Rio Tinto have confirmed they are to collaborate on battery-electric haul truck trials in the Pilbara. The collaboration reflects the individual commitments made by BHP, Rio Tinto, Caterpillar and Komatsu to support BHP’s and Rio Tinto’s shared ambition of[…]

A much deeper mobile equipment supply and innovation pool is fast developing and is definitely needed by the global mining industry to help it meet unprecedented energy transition and other production challenges, Shane Clark, Thiess Group Manager, Energy Transition, said at The Electric Mine 2024 this week. “The Thiess business has more than A$2 billion[…]

Hindustan Zinc Limited has awarded Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions a new contract to supply a diverse fleet of underground mining equipment across its zinc mines in India. Hindustan Zinc will expand its existing Sandvik fleet with loaders, trucks, development drills and production drills, including its first fully automated Sandvik i-series boom production rig. Deliveries[…]

EACON Mining, a leading provider of autonomous haulage solutions, and MACA, a leader in mining services, are making waves at the highly anticipated The Electric Mine 2024 exhibition. The joint exhibition marks a significant milestone in their collaboration, showcasing pioneering advancements in electrification technologies and autonomous driving that are poised to reshape the future of[…]

Scania says it has started sales of autonomous mining trucks, “opening up for safer, more efficient and more sustainable mining operations.” The realisation of autonomous transport it says is taking a big step forward as Scania has opened up for orders of the company’s self-driving mining solutions. It is now possible to place orders for Scania’s[…]

Sleipner Finland has, this week at The Electric Mine 2024, unveiled a new generation of fully electric and autonomous transport system for moving mining and construction equipment. The world premiere of the new emission-free transport system took place on Tuesday in Perth, Western Australia, at the event, organised by International Mining Events. The first deliveries[…]

Epiroc has announced the inauguration of its new Competency Center for Surface Mining in Tucson, Arizona. It said this milestone marks a significant strategic advancement for Epiroc USA, as it includes the establishment of a state-of-the-art 28,000 square foot Rebuild Center to provide advanced support for surface mining customers, thereby fostering business growth in the[…]