Archives: Bulk handling

EACON Mining says it has achieved a major milestone with the deployment of over 800 autonomous haulage trucks, travelling more than 27 million kilometres across 19 projects. Its 800-strong fleet comprises 14 different models from six OEMs – Yutong, Tonly, SANY, LGMG, XCMG and Aerospace Heavy Industry (AHI). With 99% of the fleet being low-emission[…]

IHC Mining has been awarded a contract to build and supply an electric CSD for Quarzwerke GmbH. This electric mining dredger is based on IHC’s Beaver® 65 and has been customised to suit the client’s specific requirements. Quarzwerke GmbH is a long-standing family business, experienced in the extraction, processing, and refining of industrial minerals. This unique[…]

Epiroc has just released RCS 5.7, the new update to Epiroc’s Rig Control System, RCS 5. Since its release in 2019, RCS 5 has delivered advanced safety and interlock features and a flexible platform to add new functionalities without major machine overhauls. Whether operating drills manually with options like AutoDrill and AutoLevel or autonomously, Epiroc says[…]

Vale has started the commissioning of the Capanema Maximization Project, located 80 kilometres from Belo Horizonte, between the municipalities of Santa Bárbara, Ouro Preto and Itabirito, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The site is part of Vale’s Operational Complex in Mariana and is expected to increase iron ore production by approximately 15 Mt/y.[…]

Rana Gruber ASA, Norway’s only producer of iron ore, has signed a new contract with the local contractor and long-term partner HJH for operational responsibilities at the upcoming Stensundtjern open-pit mine, rich in magnetite resources. Production is anticipated to begin in the second half of 2025. HJH, which oversees the current operations at the Ørtfjell[…]

Vedanta Copper International, a 100% subsidiary of Vedanta Ltd, the Indian multinational and one of the world’s leading critical and future minerals, energy and technology companies, this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Investment and Ministry of Industries & Mineral Resources of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This collaboration aims[…]

EACON Mining has secured four new projects on minesites owned by the State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) within the past six months, bringing its total operations at SPIC minesites in northern China to five. These projects it says demonstrate EACON’s product scalability and fast deployment, which allow them to rapidly expand their fleet and build[…]

Copper-gold miner Ok Tedi Mining Ltd (OTML) has launched at its operations in Tabubil a first and largest of its kind for Papua New Guinea Cat® 995 Large Wheel Loader (LWL), which is also only the second of this model to have been delivered in the Pacific region. The Cat 995 LWL was purchased earlier[…]

Innomotics has celebrated the launch of its brand-new geared motor assembly centre in Midrand (South Africa). The facility it says provides enhanced production and delivery capabilities that match Innomotics’ premium product and service offerings. “This is an exciting time for Innomotics as we plot our journey towards a high-powered, intelligent and sustainable future. The launch[…]

In a recent update on its electrification journey, potash miner Nutrien points out that for more than 60 years, electric-powered machinery has been used in its underground mines. Borers were some of the first electrically driven machines used in its mining operations, and now, approximately 75% of Nutrien’s underground horsepower is electric. The company adds[…]