Archives: Coal technology

It’s been a long wait but the latest ultraclass mining rope shovel is finally here. The Komatsu P&H 4800XPC machine is now up and running at Teck Resources’ Fording River coking coal mine in British Columbia. Back in July 2019 the first parts started to arrive in Sparwood, British Columbia which is also where Komatsu[…]

Australia’s largest industrial low emissions technology fund, COAL21, says it will provide several million dollars of additional funding towards establishing Australia’s first commercial scale carbon capture hub in Queensland. The new funding will support consideration of a final investment decision in June 2020 to begin the A$150 million ($102 million) construction of a carbon capture[…]

TOMRA’s X-Ray Transmission (XRT) sensor-based technology has been delivering higher yields and quality output while reducing operating costs at Gamma LLP’s coal mining operation in Kazakhstan, according to the technology company. Gamma LLP, part of the Zaman Group, has been operating a TOMRA COM Tertiary XRT 1200 belt sorting system since 2014 at its coal[…]

Mastermyne Group has had its Moranbah Region Umbrella contract with Anglo American’s Metallurgical Coal division renewed for a three-year term, it said. The contract extends the existing contract at Moranbah North and Grosvenor mines, in Queensland, Australia, and commences from November 15. Mastermyne said the pact includes an option to extend for an additional two[…]

German mining equipment manufacturers are set for record sales in 2019, according to the VDMA, Germany’s Mechanical Engineering Industry Association. The association expects sales to rise 38% to around €5 billion ($5.5 billion) in 2019, estimating revenues should “at least be maintained” in 2020. This contrasts with the manufacturer’s domestic market where sales are expected[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has launched the Sandvik LS312, a new 12-tonne capacity, heavy-duty flameproof underground LHD. The LHD’s engine, a C7.1 mechanical engine with Tier II emission standard, has been developed into a new certified diesel engine system, which targets minimal emissions, maintenance and total cost of ownership, Sandvik says. The LS312 is[…]

JSW, this week, started operating its Bolter Miner 12CM30 at the Budryk coal mine, in Ornontowice, Poland, one of the deepest hard coal mines in the world. The first bolter miner of its kind in the Polish mining industry, according to JSW, the Bolter Miner was developed by a consortium including  JSW Innowacje, JSW, the[…]

Earlier this year a driverless mining truck was deployed in the Bayan Obo iron ore and rare earths mining area of northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region according to reports on the Xinhua and China Plus. Measuring 6.8 m tall, the 5G network-based autonomous mining truck is a retrofitted North Hauler NTE brand truck with[…]

FAMUR SA and PT Gerbang Daya Mandiri have, on November 8, signed a contract worth more than €10 million ($11 million) that will see the Poland-based manufacturer deliver a longwall system and complementary equipment to the Indonesian company’s new underground mine. The contract builds on FAMUR Group’s 2019-2023 strategy to expand globally. FAMUR is set[…]

BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) says it will implement autonomous haulage at its Goonyella Riverside coal mine, in central Queensland, next year. BMA Asset President, James Palmer, said haul trucks would be retrofitted with autonomous vehicle technology, allowing the completion of an extensive study and engagement with the workforce, community and all levels of government. “Autonomous[…]