Archives: Coal technology

Redpath Australia has announced that BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA; BHP 50% Mitsubishi 50%) have selected Redpath Australia Coal as their preferred contractor for the Ventilation Shaft Construction Contract, at the Broadmeadow Mine in Queensland. Redpath Managing Director, Gavin Ramage commented saying: “We look forward to working closely with BMA in delivering this project safely and[…]

Marking another industry first for autonomous haulage, mining companies have now hauled more than three billion metric tonnes of materials leveraging Komatsu’s FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System (AHS). Working closely with its customers, Komatsu teams developed the first commercially available autonomous haulage system to help mines move material more efficiently. First deployed in 2008 at Codelco’s[…]

Anglo American has eyes on producing ‘green’ hydrogen to power the haul fleet at not only its Mogalakwena platinum group metals mine, in South Africa, but also at least one of its open-pit coal mines in Queensland, Australia, IM has learned. The miner is part of the Macquarie Corporate Holdings Pty Limited shortlisted application for[…]

As outlined in IM‘s April 2020 issue, Revathi Equipment Ltd (REL), the India-based blasthole drill manufacturer, is making moves outside of the domestic market into the global market with an initial focus on Africa. Naveed Shaikh, REL Global Manager – Sales & Marketing, says REL has always wanted to get into the global business but[…]

Komatsu Australia’s Gunnedah Branch in regional New South Wales has relocated to a new facility as it looks to cope with increased demand for its products from the local coal mining sector. Komatsu Gunnedah had originally supported regional construction customers, yet, with the opening of coal mining north-west of Gunnedah and the sale of mining[…]

Thiess has been awarded a contract extension by Jellinbah Group to continue to provide mining services at its Lake Vermont coal mine in Queensland, Australia. The five-year extension will generate revenue of A$2.5 billion ($1.7 billion) for Thiess, CIMIC Group’s global mining services provider. It will also see the company provide a range of autonomous[…]

Wyoming environmental regulators have approved Ramaco Carbon’s application to construct the state’s first new coal mine in nearly half a century near Sheridan. Coal from the surface mine will be used “to develop alternative uses for coal beyond burning it, potentially revitalising a key facet of both the state and the national economy.” This also[…]

Leading supplier of ventilation, cooling/heating, methane drainage and dedusting solutions to the mining industry, Germany’s CFH GmbH, the 100% owner of Compact Filter Technic (CFT) GmbH, has established a new subsidiary in Moscow. “The Russian market is and has been of greatest importance for our company development in the past 20 years,” said Dr Reinhold[…]

Less than a year after announcing the introduction of the flame-proof LS312 underground loader, Sandvik Mining and Rock technology has dispatched its first South African unit to Sasol’s Sigma underground coal mine, near Sasolburg in Free State Province. Sandvik said earlier this month that the first LS312 unit was signed off and ready for delivery,[…]

A consortium of leading mining universities and mining companies in Europe has designed a dedicated training programme for mining professionals. “SafeDeepMining” is funded by EIT RawMaterials and aims to address the shortage of highly trained rock engineering personnel for deep mines that can deal effectively with the rock pressure problems jeopardising the extraction of deep[…]