Australia’s Phibion Pty Ltd has launched the first of its fully autonomous MudMaster® mine tailings management systems capable of delivering around-the-clock operations in the most challenging waste environments. The solutions provider is delivering safer tailings dam management and faster mine rehabilitation through its proprietary Accelerated Mechanical Consolidation (AMC) management and MudMaster® amphibious technology in multiple[…]
Liebherr Mining’s latest addition to its excavator portfolio – the R 9300 Generation 8 (G8) – is now available for purchase. This new machine was first presented to an international audience at the 2022 Bauma exhibition in Munich and will take over from the R 9250 in the 250 t class. The R 9300 is[…]
IM sat down with MMD at The Electric Mine 2023 for an exclusive update on its Fully Mobile Surge Loader or FMSL – its innovative in-pit solution that acts as a mobile storage bunker between the shovel and a continuous flow of trucks. It has been proven capable of an average fill rate of less[…]
In its just published operational decarbonisation investor briefing, the world’s leading mining company BHP outlined some of its plans and strategies to meet its decarbonisation targets – the most immediate of which is reducing operational emissions by at least 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels followed by net zero by 2050. Dr Graham Winkelman, Head of[…]
Rio Tinto is investing in its Kennecott operation near Salt Lake City, Utah, to strengthen its supply of copper in the US by increasing production from underground mining and improving the health of key assets. $498 million of funding has been approved to deliver underground development and infrastructure for an area known as the North[…]
Custom engineered chute systems have significantly reduced dust levels while increasing productivity at Zimplats. Over the last two decades, Weba Chute Systems has installed 99 of its tailormade transfer points in various applications across the mine and processing plants. These bespoke installations span various applications including conveyor onto conveyor transfer chutes, apron feeder discharge chutes,[…]
As a leading global provider of construction and mining equipment, SANY says it is playing a pivotal role in the development of the Tebinbulak mining and metallurgical complex in the Karauzyak region of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. The complex, which spans an area of 5.2 square kilometres, is set to boost the nation’s steel and steel product[…]
On 14 June 2023 FLSmidth and KOCH Solutions have signed an Asset Purchase & Transfer Agreement involving material handling technology that is part of the Non-Core Activities segment. As part of FLSmidth’s pure play Mining strategy focusing on core technologies and services, the Non-Core Activities segment was established in October 2022 with its activities and[…]
Komatsu Ltd has started commercial operation of large-scale ICT dozers for mining, the D375Ai-8 teleoperation model, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Komatsu Brazil International Ltd, in partnership with Anglo American, as of May 2023. Komatsu and Anglo American have been working together since June 2020 to establish new solutions that help create a safer operating[…]
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is introducing AutoMine® AutoLoad 2.0, a new AutoMine feature that enables fully automated production cycles for loaders operating in fixed drawpoint and dump point mining applications. This autonomous loading technology aims to increase loading cycle consistency while reducing equipment idle time and operating costs. Building on its predecessor AutoLoad Assist, AutoMine®[…]