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Sandvik AutoMine® equipped LHDs helping Oyu Tolgoi maximise productivity with block cave production underway
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Sandvik AutoMine® equipped LHDs helping Oyu Tolgoi maximise productivity with block cave production underway
May 20, 2022

The Oyu Tolgoi gold and copper mine in Mongolia has positioned itself as a leader in autonomous operation by rolling out the Sandvik AutoMine® system for its underground operations. Co-owned and operated by the Rio Tinto subsidiary Turquoise Hill Resources, the mine sits on one of the world’s largest copper and gold deposits in the[…]

Anglo American starts autonomous haulage at Los Bronces copper mine in Chile
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Anglo American starts autonomous haulage at Los Bronces copper mine in Chile
May 19, 2022

As part of the continuous innovation that Anglo American seeks to achieve its purpose of re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives, the first two autonomous trucks at the Los Bronces copper mine in Chile were launched today – which are converted 290 t Komatsu 930E-4 trucks. This project is part of the site’s modernisation program,[…]

BacTech Environmental building up to bioleaching pilot plant milestone
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BacTech Environmental building up to bioleaching pilot plant milestone
May 19, 2022

BacTech Environmental Corp, an environmental technology company delivering eco-friendly bioleaching and remediation solutions for precious metal and critical mineral recovery, says it is advancing its Sudbury pilot plant development for nickel-cobalt and ‘green’ iron recovery with plans for the plant to be operational in July. Dr Nadia Mykytczuk, a leader in biomining technology, member of[…]

Antofagasta Minerals outlines plans for trolley assist pilot project at Los Pelambres copper mine
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Antofagasta Minerals outlines plans for trolley assist pilot project at Los Pelambres copper mine
May 19, 2022

About 1.2 million litres of diesel per year is what is consumed on average by a large mining truck, which causes the emission of 3,500 t of greenhouse gases (GHG), for which it is essential to look for clean alternatives, if the industry wants to meet its decarbonisation goals. In this context, a Mining Trolley[…]

Cat to have prototype battery electric trucks running in 2022 with early learner models to customers in 2024
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Cat to have prototype battery electric trucks running in 2022 with early learner models to customers in 2024
May 18, 2022

In its 2022 Investor Day presentation on May 17, Caterpillar Inc through Group President of Resource Industries – Denise Johnson – gave more insight than before on the timeline for development and introduction of its battery electric zero emissions mining trucks. She mentioned first of course the zero emissions machine agreements that have been made[…]

Nevada Copper fills Pumpkin Hollow mine stope with backfill from new paste plant
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Nevada Copper fills Pumpkin Hollow mine stope with backfill from new paste plant
May 17, 2022

Nevada Copper recently announced its Q1 2022 financial and operating results as well as recent milestone achievements and updates on key development initiatives for its Pumpkin Hollow underground mine and open pit project. Notably the underground mine paste plant began wet commissioning and filling of the first stope with paste backfill in April 2022. Paste[…]

Freeport’s Cerro Verde deploys Caterpillar 372 t ultraclass electric drive truck in Peru
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Freeport’s Cerro Verde deploys Caterpillar 372 t ultraclass electric drive truck in Peru
May 17, 2022

Caterpillar continues to see successful rollouts of its ultraclass 410 ton (372 t) class electric drive truck, the 798 AC. The latest mine to deploy the model is Cerro Verde, the Peruvian copper mine operated by Freeport McMoRan. The trucks are being delivered by major Cat dealer Ferreyros, which has also supplied 798 AC trucks[…]

Two SAMSON STORMAJOR units to handle manganese ore loading to barges in Owendo, Gabon
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Two SAMSON STORMAJOR units to handle manganese ore loading to barges in Owendo, Gabon
May 14, 2022

Two SAMSON STORMAJOR® units are to be installed at the Gabon Special Economic Zone (GSEZ) Mineral Port in Owendo for handling of manganese ore. Gabon is one of the world’s largest manganese producers via the Moanda mining operations of Compagnie Minière de l’Ogooué (COMILOG) which is owned by France’s Eramet. SAMSON is a materials handling[…]

BHP inaugurates new copper concentrator in Spence to allow the operation to be extended by 50 years
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BHP inaugurates new copper concentrator in Spence to allow the operation to be extended by 50 years
May 13, 2022

BHP CEO Mike Henry led the opening of Spence’s new copper concentrator plant today. The project required an investment of $2.46 billion and has a throughput of 95,000 t/d to produce copper concentrate and molybdenum concentrate. The inauguration of the concentrator is part of a global plan by BHP that seeks to reinforce the copper[…]

Komatsu 830Es arrive at Capstone Copper’s Mantoverde Development Project
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Komatsu 830Es arrive at Capstone Copper’s Mantoverde Development Project
May 13, 2022

Capstone Copper’s Mantoverde copper operation in Chile received 13 Komatsu 830E haul trucks in the March quarter in a sign of construction progress on its Mantoverde Development Project (MVDP). The company said the MVDP at the existing Mantoverde (oxide) operation in Chile continued to progress, having, as of April 30, 2022, achieved overall progress of[…]

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