Archives: Bulk handling

At The Electric Mine 2024, Inner Mongolia North Hauler Joint Stock Co Ltd (NHL)’s Guojun Dong, its VP of Finance & Head of International Division, gave a deep dive into the Baotou-based mining truck major’s progress with new energy hauler solutions. He co-presented with Roy Zou, Group Vice President – International Division at partner Alta[…]

China’s XCMG is advancing its hydrogen plans in mining trucks – on April 24, 2024, coal mining giant CHN Energy, XCMG and THIKO New Energy held a signing ceremony for “the world’s first” 240 ton class hydrogen mining truck in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia. According to the agreement, the three parties have formed a consortium which[…]

BHP recently gave additional insight into its progress and plans related to emissions reduction in a special Decarbonisation Roundtable for investors held on June 26. Dr Graham Winkelman, BHP Vice President Climate said the global miner is on track to deliver its FY2030 target of at least a 30% reduction in operational GHG emissions in[…]

Martin Engineering has announced the next generation of secondary conveyor belt cleaners engineered to reduce dusty carryback and lower maintenance time. Designed to withstand the stress of heavier loads carried on wider, thicker belts at higher speeds, the Martin® SQC2S™ Orion Secondary Cleaner features individually cushioned tungsten carbide blade cartridges for effective cleaning without risk[…]

Sandvik recently delivered a fifth DR412i rotary blasthole drilling rig to Glencore Australia’s Hail Creek coal mine, with another DR412i scheduled for future delivery which would bring the fleet size to six. Sandvik stated: “The DR412i blasthole drill is designed to deliver dependable penetration and greater return on investment, and we are excited to see[…]

Perenti Ltd has announced that its underground mining business, Barminco, has been awarded a three-year extension of its mining services contract at AngloGold Ashanti’s Sunrise Dam underground gold mine in the Goldfields of Western Australia. The A$450 million contract is for three years commencing October 1, 2024 and includes underground development, production and mining support[…]

Doppelmayr Transport Technology GmbH, based in Wolfurt, Austria has announced a cooperation with raise boring specialist Master Drilling Group Ltd, headquartered in Fochville, South Africa. Doppelmayr did not detail the nature of the tie-up but told IM that the main reason for the cooperation was that both companies “see potential in joining their expertise, in[…]

As a leader in solutions for conveyor belt misalignment, Tru-Trac says it will excite visitors at Electra Mining Africa this year with a whole new range of belt trackers among its innovative offerings. The latest range is the outcome of two years of design, development and testing, according to Tru-Trac Chief Operating Officer, Shaun Blumberg.[…]

At the recent Volvo Days 2024 event that ran from late May at its Eskilstuna, Sweden Customer Center, Volvo CE demonstrated its ambition to lead in sustainability and productivity by presenting pioneering launches and a fresh solutions-based approach – enabling sustainable change for customers in both regulated and less regulated markets. One of the interesting technology[…]

BHP has announced the start of operations at Escondida copper mine of the first 4800XPC electric cable shovel in Chile and Latin America and the third in the world, designed and manufactured by Komatsu. With a weight of approximately 1,750 tons in operation, it is the shovel with the highest capacity worldwide, loading 400-ton mining[…]