Archives: Coal technology

The board of Store Norske has decided to postpone the closure of Gruve 7 (Mine 7), which is Norway’s last coal mine on Svalbard. Originally, the mine was to close when the coal-fired power plant in Longyearbyen closes in autumn 2023. The reason was that the purpose of the operation is to supply coal to[…]

In what WesTrac says is a world-first for autonomous drilling, mining services provider Thiess has successfully rolled out a system that involves three Cat® drill rigs being remotely operated by a single operator. The solution is part of an ongoing program, also involving original equipment manufacturer Caterpillar® and specialist Cat equipment and service provider WesTrac,[…]

On September 1, 2022, one of the largest mining equipment and technology deals in history was completed as FLSmidth closed its acquisition of the Mining business of thyssenkrupp AG first announced in July 2021, following the approval from regulators globally. With immediate effect, thyssenkrupp Mining becomes part of FLSmidth. But what does it mean for[…]

Anglo American’s innovation-led approach to sustainable mining, FutureSmart Mining™, and a willingness to collaborate with industry parties, has enabled it to achieve a major milestone in longwall operation: 100% machine automation. This work was recently recognised at the Queensland Mining Awards where team members received the METS Ignited Collaboration Award. Billed as delivering a significant[…]

In July 2022, Komatsu Middle East and Karachi-based engineering firm Jaffer Brothers completed the assembly of the first of a new fleet of Komatsu 91 t HD785-7 haulers, the largest mining trucks introduced to date in Pakistan. The trucks have been imported for Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC)’s Thar Block 2 Coalfield Project as[…]

Coal India Ltd has begun mining operations with excavators manufactured by the Russian company IZ-KARTEX, a part of the Russian UZTM-KARTEX Group, which has been detailed in an article shared by Frontier India News Network. The EKG-20 was supplied under a contract for the supply of 11 machines with a bucket capacity of 22 cubic[…]

NRW Holdings Ltd has advised that its wholly owned subsidiary, Golding Contractors Pty Ltd has executed an agreement with Broadlea Coal Management Pty Ltd, a member of the Fitzroy Australia Resources group of companies, to extend the current mining services at the Broadlea coking coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The award is valued at[…]

3D-P says it has been selected to perform a complete network overhaul at a major Wyoming coal mine. To meet the demand for coal, the customer is increasing its fleet size. This expansion requires an improved, highly reliable network. “Partnering with our customer, we developed a cost-effective plan that incorporates their existing infrastructure. This sustainable[…]

PT. Putra Perkasa Abadi (PT. PPA) has became the first company in Indonesia to incorporate Immersive Technologies’ PRO5 Advanced Equipment Simulator technology, with the first two of four units commissioned in the PPA office at the PT Multi Harapan Utama mine site. Launched at MINExpo 2021, the PRO5 Advanced Equipment Simulator set a new benchmark[…]

Leading Chinese construction and mining equipment group XCMG has announced that it has now completed manufacturing of a second XE7000 hydraulic excavator which recently rolled off the production line having had comprehensive upgrades and optimisation over the first unit. The second 700 t hydraulic excavator it says has fully absorbed the nearly 13,000 hours of[…]