Macmahon has executed an equipment sale agreement pursuant to which Macmahon has agreed to sell a substantial portion of its mobile equipment fleet at the Dawson South project. The Dawson South project is located in Queensland and forms part of the Dawson Mine, being an open cut steel making coal mine. The mobile equipment was[…]
Mineral Resources Ltd has been making progress on a number of fronts across its operations and projects. At its Ken’s Bore surface iron ore minesite, part of its Onslow Iron project, MinRes has welcomed a new Komatsu hybrid electric wheel loader to its growing fleet – the first delivered in Western Australia. It says this electric[…]
Contract mining and mining services leader Thiess has been awarded a six-year contract extension with BHP for the Mount Arthur South Operations coal mine in New South Wales, Australia. With revenue of A$1.9 billion, this contract sees Thiess continuing to provide mining services at the Mount Arthur South mine, operating and maintaining mining equipment to support[…]
As the market stands today, the largest available big surface mining hydraulic excavators are generally in the 800 t class – the Komatsu PC8000 (shown in the attached photo), Hitachi EX8000 and Liebherr R 9800. Caterpillar still in theory has the 1,000 t 6090 FS face shovel machine – whose design dates from O&K days[…]
First Mode, the pioneering developer and manufacturer of decarbonisation products for heavy industry, has announced a strategic alliance with Mitsui & Co Ltd, the international trading company and investment group with extensive interests in the mining industry, to accelerate heavy industry’s adoption of low-carbon and zero-emissions product solutions at scale. First Mode says its considerable[…]
April 2024 marks five years since the launch of the ElectroMax Overband Magnet and, in that period, Bunting has built and shipped 120 units for a value exceeding £3 million. The ElectroMax Overband Magnets successfully separate ferrous metal from conveyed material in recycling plants, mines, and quarries, bulk handling terminals, and power stations. Bunting is[…]
Western Australian mining product and services supplier Schlam has announced the commemoration of the delivery of its 2,000th Hercules dump truck body. This significant achievement it says underscores Schlam’s commitment to excellence and innovation, and to making mining equipment more productive the world over. Last week, the company reached this milestone with the completion of[…]
There are now 18 extended-range hybrid autonomous rigid wide-body mining trucks running without a safety monitor in the cabin at China Coal Group’s Biesikuduke open-pit mine in Xinjiang province. These are ‘new energy’ TG136HA units, which have only recently been launched and were independently designed by Tage Idriver and developed with OEM partner SDLG. The[…]
Situated in the San Juan Province, at the heart of the Andes, Veladero mine is Argentina’s largest open-pit gold and silver mining operation. Positioned at elevations ranging from 4,000 to 4,850 m above sea level, it is also one of the world’s highest situated gold mines. The mine operates under a 50/50 joint venture between[…]
Scania’s company-owned network of sales and service branches will expand in 2024/5 with the opening of a brand-new purpose-built facility at Hope Valley, WA. The facility will comprise a new parts warehouse to distribute throughout the state (opening in 2024) and a sales and service workshop, due to commence trading in 2025. The selection of Hope Valley[…]