Archives: Coal technology

Zyfra Mining (formerly VIST Group) recently completed the 80th installation of its mine fleet management system (Zyfra OpenMine, formerly VG Karier), which improves efficiency and safety in open pit mining, based on individual requirements of mining customers. Zyfra Mining’s 80th installation was at the Shougang Hierro Peru open-pit iron ore mine for mining contractor Cosapi[…]

India’s leading domestic mining equipment manufacturer BEML Ltd has annoucned a major order from national coal mining giant Coal India Ltd for the supply of seven BH150E 150 ton (136 t) trucks and eight BH205E 205 ton (186 t) trucks under a “trial cum sale” deal along with an eight year spare parts contract. These[…]

Thiess says it is realising the benefits of drill automation after undergoing a successful field trial at MACH Energy’s majority-owned Mount Pleasant coal operation in the Hunter Valley of Australia. In collaboration with Caterpillar and WesTrac, Thiess introduced a new Caterpillar MD6250 drill rig with autonomous drilling capability at Mount Pleasant in a phased 12-month[…]

Coal mining major SUEK says it continues to introduce digital technologies at its mining operations. Currently, the company plans to install a 360° surround view camera system on its 130 t dump trucks to ensure safety at the Primorye open pit mining complex. Andrey Kukarenko, SUEK’s Technical Director in Primorye, says that the company operates[…]

Back in late December 2019, two giants in Asian contract mining joined forces for their mutual benefit. Indonesia’s PT Darma Henwa Tbk (DEWA) agreed on a joint venture company establishment and consultancy cooperation with Indian mining services company Thriveni Resomin Pte Ltd. The agreement was signed by President Director of Darma Henwa Saptari Hoedaja and[…]

Following the initial announcement on the order for the BELAZ Singapore-based dealer Belazia back in October 2019, eight 130 t BELAZ 75131 mining dump trucks have now set to work transporting overburden with contract miner Darma Henwa at the huge Bengalon coal mine in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, which is owned by PT Kaltim Prima. Based[…]

Strata Worldwide says its StrataConnect second-edition Miner Communicator (MC2) has won IECEx Intrinsically Safe approval, paving the way for it to be used in underground coal mines. The StrataConnect MC2 (Part No SCT-MC2-03) is an underground personnel communication and location tracking device that operates on the StrataConnect™ wireless mesh network – formally known as Strata[…]

Talbot recently came to the rescue of a South Africa coal producer looking to remove gypsum from its waste stream, thereby freeing up capacity at a downstream dam. While Talbot has more than three decades of experience in delivering industrial water management solutions across the African continent, what is not generally realised is the fact[…]

Adani has awarded a plus-A$220 million ($139.3 million) civil construction contract to Martinus to build a critical section of the railway for the Carmichael coal project, in Queensland, Australia. The contract for the Carmichael Rail Network will see the Australia rail company deliver 86 km of rail formation works, a road over rail bridge, nine[…]

Tenova, a Techint Group company specialised in innovative solutions for the metals and mining industries, says it has decided to reorganise its businesses and review its governance structures accordingly. The company says the changes are intended “to steady Tenova around the two businesses in which the company operates –metals and mining –so as to better[…]