Archives: Bulk handling

With belt misalignment remaining the biggest headache for conveyor system operators across a variety of bulk material handling industries, Tru-Trac says it has evolved from this valuable niche into a full service conveyor solutions business. Having patented and commercialised its belt tracker back in 1996, Tru-Trac has leveraged its engineering expertise and market knowledge into[…]

Simformotion™ LLC, a leader in simulation training solutions, has announced the extension of its agreement with Caterpillar to deliver heavy equipment training simulators around the world. It says the agreement underscores a commitment to training the world’s heavy equipment operators with state-of-the-art Cat® Simulators and the importance of their partnership in producing innovative training options.[…]

Copper and gold mine Oyu Tolgoi recently marked the beginning of its C2S underground conveyor belt commissioning in Mongolia with the posting on February 24 of an informational video on the project to coincide with the first belt pull. Delgerdalai Lkhamsuren, Senior Manager Construction at MCS Property LLC, which has been carrying out underground facilities[…]

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd (HCM) has developed an Operator Assist System aimed at supporting the digging and loading operations of ultra-large hydraulic excavators for improved operational performance and says it will conduct a verification test at one of Rio Tinto’s mine sites in Australia from late March 2024. Through the application of the Operator[…]

Komatsu Mining says that a second P&H 2800XPC-AC rope shovel has been delivered to iron ore miner SNIM in Mauritania. These are the first Komatsu AC shovels in North Africa and Komatsu says they have received great feedback from the mine. SNIM is already a long term Komatsu customer having used three older P&H 2800XPA[…]

The latest innovation from China’s fast growing autonomous mining truck technology company EACON Mining is the new ET100, a collaboration between EACON and truck OEM major Tonly. The 90 t Hybrid Truck prototype has now surpassed 1,000 hours of on site testing. Tonly Heavy Industries is EACON Mining’s oldest OEM cooperation partner and the largest[…]

On 22 February 2024, Tibet Julong Copper, a subsidiary of Zijin Mining Group, received official approval in relation to the upgrade and expansion project of Phase 2 of the Julong Copper Mine in Tibet, China which was issued by the Tibet Autonomous Region Development and Reform Commission. The Julong Copper Mine was approved to expand upon[…]

Martin Engineering says it has restructured its Italian business and relocated to a new purpose-built facility to boost customer service and accelerate growth. The move heralds a new chapter for the Italian branch of the US engineering firm, which supplies belt conveyor products and material flow aids to bulk handling and material processing companies to[…]

Anglo American has announced that it has agreed to acquire and integrate the contiguous Serra da Serpentina high quality iron ore resource owned by Vale SA into Anglo American’s Minas-Rio mine in Brazil. Anglo American will continue to control, manage and operate the Minas-Rio operation, including any future expansions that relate to Serpentina. Duncan Wanblad,[…]

MINEXCHANGE 2024 SME Annual Conference & Expo sponsor, Caterpillar, says it will showcase to conference attendees how Caterpillar Mining evolves to meet the challenges faced by today’s mining companies. “Through offering the right equipment, services and technologies required at the site, Caterpillar Mining meets miners’ needs with customised solutions.” Showcasing the importance of developing a safety[…]