Archives: Coal technology

SUEK says it has purchased six unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with various modifications intended for aerial photography during surveying operations of its Kuzbass facilities, in the Kemerovo region of Russia. The decision to develop the company’s fleet of UAVs was made after a test of aerial photography at SUEK’s open-pit mines in the Krasnoyarsk region[…]

Born within the Industrials Division of Wesfarmers, Decipher is a new Software-as-a-Service company delivering cloud solutions that help drive sustainability, productivity and improvements across mining, including tailings storage facilities. Utilising remote sensing data, environmental analysis, monitoring and reporting, Decipher told IM it is helping Tier 1 mining companies drive progressive mine rehabilitation and tailings dam[…]

Whitehaven Coal says autonomous haulage operations have now commenced at its Maules Creek coal operation in New South Wales, Australia. In its latest quarterly report to March 31, 2020, the miner said the autonomous haulage system (AHS) started up in the three-month period and autonomous haulage of overburden had commenced. Back in July 2018, Hitachi[…]

Komatsu launched a new reclaim feeder model, the Stamler RF-5, at the 2020 CONEXPO-CON/AGG show in Las Vegas earlier this year. Reclaim feeders are a type of chain feeder that transfers material from a stockpile and meters it on to a belt conveyor. The stockpile can be created by a belt conveyor, wheel loader or[…]

The combination of BEUMER Group’s sophisticated modelling techniques and use of drones has enabled Knight Hawk Coal’s Prairie Eagle mine, in the Illinois Basin of USA, to reduce its long-term environmental impact. Drone technology is being used more frequently during project planning, implementation and documentation to optimise the design phase, according to BEUMER. The recorded[…]

In its Annual Report for 2019, published today, Liebherr Group had some interesting comments to make on the performance of its Mining Division. Growth was relatively flat with the division achieving revenues of €1,071 million, increasing its sales by €1 million, or 0.1 %, compared to the previous year. The importance of the Australian and[…]

DRA Global says it is nearing final commissioning of the PT Adaro Energy Tbk, Maruwai Coal Handling & Processing Plant (CHPP), in the remote Central Kalimantan region of Indonesia. DRA’s scope included project management, engineering and design, procurement, delivery, construction supervision and commissioning of the 600 t/h Coal Handling and 525 t/h Processing Plant CHPP[…]

Kwatani has once again shown its mineral processing expertise in a retrofit project that saw one of the largest coal processing plants in South Africa boost screening throughput. The South Africa-based company was brought in to consult on possible solutions to assist the plant in not only returning its screening throughput performance to the original[…]

Wabtec has announced that it will supply Inner Mongolia North Hauler Joint Stock Co Ltd (NHL), the leading mining truck manufacturer in China, with 28 360 ton premium integrated AC electric drive systems, to support the company’s 360 ton (330 t) 28 strong mining truck contract with Yancoal in Australia. The systems will help Yancoal’s[…]

Metals Consulting International Ltd (MCI), the independent iron and steel sector management consulting firm, has announced the merger of its advisory business with that of Saint Barbara, advisors to the world’s metals, minerals and mining industries. MCI mostly undertakes iron and steel sector due diligence and feasibility study work for clients in Western, Central and[…]