Archives: Coal technology

The BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) JV autonomous haulage team has just delivered another Australian mining innovation step with the first material loaded into retrofitted Komatsu 930E-5 autonomous trucks at Goonyella Riverside coking coal mine in central Queensland’s Bowen Basin, using a Komatsu P&H 4100 electric rope shovel. The mine autonomy transition plan contemplates an eventual[…]

Caterpillar has announced an additional 1 billion tonnes of material hauled by autonomous trucks using Cat® MineStar™ Command for hauling, surpassing the 3 billion tonnes milestone. This achievement is joined by an expansion of the types of commodities hauled autonomously across a growing number of Cat mining truck class sizes, as well as other brands of mining equipment. “Since surpassing[…]

Teck’s RACE21™ innovation-driven efficiency program covers many bases. On the autonomy side, the company is making major strides which was outlined in its recent Q1 2021 earnings call. Teck is somewhat unique in the industry in having deployed AHS at both coal and metallic operations and is using two different systems – at the Elkview[…]

Ampcontrol is a key industry player looking to introduce zero emission vehicles to underground mines by converting existing personnel transporters such as Driftrunners and Minecruisers used in many underground mines throughout Australia. By upgrading and retrofitting the existing fleet, Ampcontrol’s approach removes the diesel engine and transmission and retrofits the vehicle with an electric driveline.[…]

Russia’s East Mining Company (EMCO), written in Russian Vostochnaya Mining Company (VGK) and Belarus-based global mining haul truck OEM are collaborating on testing of a trolley assist DC electric drive 220 t dump truck based on the 75306 series. The development of a BELAZ diesel-electric drive trolley assist dump truck has been carried out since[…]

With 43 years of expert drilling behind them, the team from Coldwell Drilling Co have recently introduced the Next Generation Cat® MD6310 Semi-Autonomous Drill into their fleet. Innovating alongside the mining industry, Owner Gayle Coldwell, led Coldwell Drilling Co into becoming a well-respected, specialist blast hole drilling business. Coldwell is once again guiding the team[…]

Raspadskaya, the Russian coal mining company owned by steel making and mining group, EVRAZ, has deployed an Orange Business Services bespoke IoT solution at its Russian coal preparation factory. The system plays a key role in minimising the risk of mixing different grades and types of coal, thereby tainting supplies. Raw coal is transported to[…]

Morupule Coal Mine (MCM) has awarded a 5 year mining services contract to a joint venture between Bothakga Burrow, a local citizen owned company, and Basil Read Mining, the South African based company, for the development of an open cast coal mining operation at the MCM, Motheo project. The BR-BB (JV) mining contract was signed[…]

Substitution of diesel with liquefied natural gas (LNG) is something many mining companies around the world are looking at as a medium term way of reducing costs and cutting carbon emissions. That said, to succeed in mining the infrastructure needs to be in place. India is one of the major mining countries where this is[…]

China’s Inner Mongolia North Hauler Joint Stock Co Ltd (NHL) now has two NTE200 AC electric drive trucks running autonomously as part of a trial at the Yiminhe coal mining operations of China Huaneng Group, also in Inner Mongolia. The 186 t class trucks are retrofits equipped with AHS technology from NHL partner TAGE Idriver.[…]