Archives: Coal technology

A 5G pilot zone has been deployed for the first time in Russia at a SUEK coal open-pit coal mine in Khakassia to test the potential of 5G as part of an autonomous haulage system developed by Zyfra, the Finnish-Russian industrial digitalisation leader. The pilot project is being trialled on 130 t BELAZ-7513R autonomous mining[…]

thyssenkrupp has been awarded a contract to supply three semi-mobile-crushing-plants (SMCP) to a major open-pit coal mine in the Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh, India, namely the Jayant mine of Northern Coalfields Ltd, a division of state compay Coal India. The plants will be used for a new 15 Mt/y coal handling plant (CHP). Looking[…]

In 2019, FLANDERS completed the first DC to AC conversion on a dragline in Australia at BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal’s (BMC) South Walker Creek mine. After several months of digging, the mine is reporting a significant increase in production due to improvements in machine availability numbers and dig rate. Furthermore the operators are very pleased[…]

Astec Industries, Inc. through its regional office Astec Industries Africa Middle East and Aramine have signed a distribution contract at the beginning of June 2020, appointing the French company Aramine as the official dealer of Astec Material Solutions products in a number of strategic countries in West Africa (Mauritania, Mali, Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Burkina[…]

Technical Audit Sp zoo has been awarded a tender for the provision of design, technological and production audit services for the UK Anzherskaya-Yuzhnaya coal mine, in Russia. The tender, which also includes the production and contract execution audit (control), involves the audit of the delivery of 120 powered roof supports for the mine. Having been[…]

Metso Corporation and Outotec Oyj have now received the remaining outstanding competition clearances for the combination of Metso’s Minerals business with Outotec through a partial demerger of Metso. Current Metso shareholders will own 78% and Outotec shareholders 22% of the combined company. Pekka Vauramo, the current Metso President and CEO will be the CEO of[…]

BHP says technology is enabling people in critical roles at its mine sites to work remotely as it continue to adapt to new ways of working in response to the challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak. Some of the teams on BHP mine sites require specialised equipment and computer programs to carry out their work but[…]

The finishing touches are being applied to the new A$7 million ($4.8 million) Mackay Resources Centre of Excellence in Queensland, ahead of the official opening next month. The centre, jointly funded by the Palaszczuk Government and Mackay Regional Council, is a strategic investment in job creation for the resources sector, and the region, according to[…]

Mineral Technologies is a well known leader in mineral processing solutions, especially for mineral sands gravity separation, and is part of the Downer Group, a leading provider of infrastructure services in Australia and New Zealand. The company has expertise across a wide range of minerals including iron ore, mineral and silica sands, coal, chromite, gold,[…]

Having successfully undergone a major business transition in the last 12 months, Worley says it has weathered the storm in a rapidly changing environment, “seamlessly delivering strategic and operational objectives through innovation, strength and determination to deliver.” Worley sees its ability to adapt as key to the company’s resilience, and a major driving force towards[…]