Archives: Coal technology

Severstal’s Strata advanced monitoring system is helping optimise its Vorkutaugol coal operations in Russia through the ability to help with predictive maintenance, gas detection, and people and proximity detection, among other capabilities, CEO Alexander Shevelev said at a media roundtable in London today. With the company looking to not only improve safety, but increase machine[…]

According to China’s Xinhua Silk Road Information Service, new intelligent underground coal mining technology was highlighted during the 18th China Coal & Mining Expo which was held in Beijing on October 30. The technology was co-developed by Shenhua Group company Shendong Coal Group Ltd, affiliated to China Energy Investment Corporation and Tiandi-Marco Electro-Hydraulic Control System[…]

On October 15, global mining truck major BELAZ signed a contract for the delivery of 77 BELAZ-75137 dump trucks with a payload capacity of 136 t to Coal India Ltd, the world’s largest coal-producing company. BELAZ dump trucks are going to be deployed to the Gevra open cast coal mine. In the framework of the[…]

In the investor presentation accompanying its 2019 full FY results ending September 30, global mining explosives and blasting solutions leader Orica had some interesting updates on the market progress with its latest technologies. First off, its says there is continued growing market interest for wireless initiation technology, which is headed by its WebGen™ offering which[…]

Bis, a leading provider of production services to the resources sector, says it is continuing to innovate with the invention of an underground grader for the coal sector, which has been designed to be safer, more productive and agile. Aptly named Razor, the cutting edge machine has been developed by Bis’ Tomago based Underground Services[…]

Drawing on its extensive experience in providing solutions for optical connectivity in harsh environmental conditions, HUBER+SUHNER says it is now leading the way in supplying the mining industry with innovative bespoke solutions that address the market challenges. Working with Ampcontrol, a key player in the industry for power solutions, HUBER+SUHNER says it has created a[…]

Pyroban Group has recently acquired Baldwin and Francis, the Sheffield, UK-based manufacturer of explosion proof electrical equipment used in hazardous and challenging environments like mining. “Baldwin and Francis has a long established history in the markets we already operate,” says CEO of the Pyroban Group, Brian Quarendon. “Investments and improvements at the Sheffield manufacturing operation[…]

FLSmidth and Rio Tinto have executed a five-year, fixed-term Global Framework Agreement (GFA) which enables the parties to engage on the supply of fixed equipment, including mineral processing and material handling technologies, spare parts, consumables, and maintenance, consultancy and professional services. FLSmidth is the first fixed equipment supplier to execute a GFA with Rio Tinto.[…]

The revolutionary mine haul truck Rexx has been working on a new commodity as it continues to prove its versatility in different mining conditions. Designed and developed by leading provider of specialised production services Bis, the dual powered 20-wheel dump truck is working at the Ewington mine operated by Griffin Coal in Western Australia’s Collie[…]

ABB has announced that it is providing instrumentation and electrification solutions to power Australia’s first Hydrogen Liquefaction and Loading Terminal at the Port of Hastings in Victoria, Australia as part of a ‘world-first’ Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) pilot project based on brown coal mined in the Latrobe Valley. The HESC pilot project aims to[…]