Archives: Coal technology

McLanahan Corporation says it continues its long-standing support of Indonesian coal projects after being awarded a A$4.5 million contract to supply custom-engineered feeder breakers to PT Bukit Asam for an expansion at one of its mines. PT Bukit Asam’s main sites are the Air Laya, Muara Tiga Besar North and West & Central Banko mines[…]

South Africa’s mining operators are racing against time to prepare for a nationwide lockdown starting at midnight on March 26 and running until midnight Thursday April 16 as the government tries to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The priority is to ensure worker health and safety during the process while also ensuring where[…]

Premier Coal has recently taken delivery of a new Liebherr R 9400 hydraulic excavator at its operation in the Collie Coal Basin of Western Australia. The new R 9400, which was delivered to the Yancoal Australia subsidiary earlier this month, will replace a R 994B on site and join another R 994B, a R 995[…]

MMD is delivering another Semi-Mobile Sizing Station and 500 t Atlas Transporter to the Mae Moh coal mine in Lampang, Thailand. This crucial asset feeds the neighbouring Mae Moh Power Station, owned & operated by EGAT (the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand). ITD (Italian-Thai Development Public Company Ltd), the mine operator for phase nine of[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technologies’ new LS312 underground loader has found favour with South Africa coal miners, with orders already placed for the flameproof LHD. The company announced it would be adding the LS312 to its line of coal load and haul vehicles back in November last year. The first active units will start rolling[…]

Having made a name for itself in Australia and elsewhere, RCT’s ControlMaster™ automation and control solution is revolutionising mining operations throughout North America, the company says. ControlMaster is a technologically-agnostic solution with a history of managing heavy mobile mining plant on active mine sites throughout the USA, Canada and many other mines across the globe.[…]

Situated in eastern Siberia, the Arpatsky coal mine is a tough workplace for operators and machines. The long winter – when temperatures can get as low as -45˚C – puts mining equipment to the test. For the last eight years, four Terex Trucks TA400 articulated haulers have been working at the coal mine, delivering reliable[…]

By automating mining operations through its Transfer Point Alignment (TPA) system, thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions says users can increase productivity, machine availability and lower operational costs. TPA automatically keeps the transfer points of autonomous downstream machines aligned during the excavation process, saving time and money. TPA is an intelligent, sensor-based solution for all machines required in[…]

Ideanomics has announced a massive new vehicle order through its MEG subsidiary from truck services firm Zhitong 3000’s holding company Jiangsu Linghao Network Technology Co Ltd. The overall order is broken into three order types, comprised of 3,000 units of heavy haulage transportation vehicles at a unit cost of 400,000 RMB (approx. $57,000), 1,000 units[…]

Teck Resources has announced a target to reduce its carbon intensity by 33% by 2030 as part of its new sustainability strategy and goals. This news builds on Teck’s previously announced commitment to be carbon neutral across all its operations and activities by 2050. It also follows the company announcing it was withdrawing the regulatory[…]