Archives: Coal technology

Anglo American Australia says it is committing another A$5 million ($3.8 million) towards improving safety at its underground coal mines in the country following the release of recommendations from the Board of Inquiry’s report into an incident that occurred at its Grosvenor mine in May 2020. Tyler Mitchelson, CEO of Anglo American’s Metallurgical Coal business,[…]

FAM recently made a strategic decision towards an investment into the CIS market, including Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The process to open a new office in Moscow, Russia, is part of its internal organic growth strategy. The new company FAM CIS will be the headquarters for the CIS region. With this important strategic step, FAM[…]

Murray & Roberts recently announced that Boipelo Mining Contractors has been awarded an approximate ZAR3.2 billion ($232 million) contract for the provision of underground mining services at the Arnot coal mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Boipelo Mining Contractors, a BBBEE Level 1 underground mining contractor, is a joint venture between Murray & Roberts Limited (49%)[…]

Thiess has signed an agreement with Australia-based Mine Energy Solutions that could see the use of locally-sourced gas to displace diesel in large mining trucks using MES’ “currently available and proven” dual-fuel technology. The agreement to bring lower emission, dual-fuel technology to Thiess’ mining fleet represents a first for a mining services provider in the[…]

Numerical simulation research that modelled the behaviour of particles on a conventional banana screen has been leveraged by local vibration screen specialist Kwatani to make fundamental improvements in the design. So important were Kwatani’s adaptations that they were able to double the throughput of a competitor’s problematic dewatering screen on a customer’s mine, where excessive[…]

Thiess says it has safely expanded its Cat MineStar™ Command for Dozing program at the Lake Vermont coal operation in Queensland, Australia, owned by Jellinbah Group. A total of six Caterpillar D11 dozers fitted with Semi-autonomous Tractor System (SATS) technology have been mobilised at the project, currently making it the largest deployment of the technology[…]

Mastermyne Group says it has been awarded the Mining Services Contract to operate the Gregory Crinum underground mine in Queensland, Australia, owned by Sojitz Blue Pty Ltd. The contract term is seven years, including re-establishment, with the value coming in at A$600-660 million ($464-510 million), the company reported. During 2020, Sojitz appointed Mastermyne to undertake[…]

Aspire Mining Ltd has contracted Sedgman Pty Limited to prepare a Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) study on coal handling and preparation plant (CHPP) infrastructure to support commencement of operations at the Ovoot coking coal project (OCCP) in Mongolia. Sedgman, a wholly owned subsidiary of CIMIC, is a leading provider of integrated minerals processing[…]

Since 2017, an innovative project has been underway at coal miner SUEK’s coal mining operations in Khakassia, titled ‘Automated cargo transportation system based on unmanned BELAZ-7513R dump trucks.’ The technology, also the first of its kind at SUEK operations, aims to improve the equipment efficiency and the safety of mining operations. In 2020, the company[…]

Global major in crushers, feeders, rock breakers, screens and conveyors in mining, Astec Industries Inc, is launching a new modern look with a rebranding initiative to coincide with its business model. The rebrand includes a new logo, colour palette and website. The launch comes while the organisation streamlines its internal structure and operations to improve[…]