Archives: Bulk handling

Bogatyr is planning to expand the production capacity of Kazakhstan’s largest open-cast coal mine from 32 Mt/y to 40 Mt/y with automated conveyor technology. The modernisation project included erection of an automated coal wagon loading station in cooperation with ThyssenKrupp. It only takes three to four hours to load two trains with about 70 cars[…]

Following a long-standing relationship with Ma’aden, FLSmidth has been chosen to supply the key technologies and services for Ma’aden’s phosphate 3 phase 1 mine site in the Northern Province of Saudi Arabia. The order is valued at approximately DKK 530 million (over US$78 million) and was booked in Q3 2023. The equipment is expected to[…]

Dyno Nobel was recently part of the largest blast ever performed at the Caserones copper-molybdenum mine and the third largest ever in Chile. The products used in the blast were TITAN DIFFERENTIAL ENERGY bulk emulsion and the DigiShot Plus 4G initiation system. Some 3 Mt of material were successfully blasted. Lundin Mining Corporation is now[…]

Whittle Consulting, a global expert in integrated strategic planning for the mining industry, and Pronto, the Silicon Valley-based autonomy pioneer producing it says “the world’s leading Autonomous Haulage System,” have released a joint study titled: ‘Autonomous Swarm Haulage: The Economics of Autonomous Haulage with Small Trucks.’ The study, which can be read here, they say[…]

Excelsior Mining Corp has entered into an Option Agreement with Nuton LLC, a Rio Tinto venture, to further evaluate the use of its Nuton copper heap leaching technologies at Excelsior’s Johnson Camp mine in Cochise County, Arizona. Under the agreement, Excelsior remains the operator and Nuton funds Excelsior’s costs associated with a two-stage work program[…]

HBT GmbH has advised that as of July 20, it entered into a Share Purchase Agreement to procure Australia-based coal equipment company Waratah Engineering from Questas Group. Waratah is well known for remanufacturing of longwall roof supports, plus overhauls of continuous miners and roadheaders, as well as producing its own equipment such as the WaraCar[…]

Power Mech Projects Ltd (PMPL), one of the leading industrial services and construction companies providing versatile and comprehensive services in India’s power and infrastructure sector, has been awarded a huge Mine Development & Operation (MOO) contract for the Tasra open cast coking coal project located in the Jharia Coal Fields in Ohanbad, Jharkhand state. The[…]

Rössing Uranium in June 2023 released its 2022 Sustainability and Performance Report. Managing Director Johan Coetzee said the year was a busy one, with a major focus being on finalising the Life-of-Mine Extension (LoME) feasibility study which led to a positive investment decision in February 2023. Phase 4 of the Rössing Uranium mine near Swakopmund in[…]

ABB is celebrating the 10th anniversary since it reacquired ownership of a key gearless mill drive (GMD) system business in Spain on July 30, 2013, which combined the leading ring motor product from Alstom with ABB’s electrical offering for GMD systems. The technology leader marks the milestone with record output in the last calendar year and a[…]

Metso says it has signed an agreement to acquire Brouwer Engineering, a privately-owned Australia-based company specialising in automation, control systems and electrical solutions for bulk material handling solutions. Combining Metso’s extensive experience in bulk material handling equipment and service offerings with Brouwer Engineering’s electrical and control system capabilities will further strengthen Metso’s position to provide[…]