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XCMG’s push to increase its market share in larger mining equipment is starting to pay off – the company just announced an order for a fleet of its 220 t class XDE240 AC electric drive mining dump truck worth $45 million from China Energy Investment Corp (the former China Shenhua), the world’s largest producer of[…]

Technology Metals Australia (TMT) says it has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with APA Group under which TMT and APA have agreed to investigate the provision of gas transportation services along a new gas pipeline to be developed by APA from the south to supply gas to the Gabanintha vanadium project, in[…]

RPMGlobal has worked closely with a number of potash miners to develop a new integrated mine planning and scheduling product specifically tailored to the underground potash industry. Underground Potash Solutions (UGPS) builds on XPAC Solutions’ strong 40-year history and delivers a true integrated mine planning and scheduling package, according to the company. RPM says it[…]

BHP has agreed to invest another $272 million in the Jansen Stage 1 potash project in Saskatchewan, Canada, following challenges encountered with placement of the shaft lining and more recent impacts from the company’s COVID-19 response plan. Up until this point, BHP had committed to spending $2.7 billion on the project. BHP said in its[…]

GHH says it is to establish a new service base for its customers in the heart of the German potash and salt mining industry. The Gelsenkirchen-based mining and tunneling equipment manufacturer took over the business activities of BAT Bohr- und Anlagentechnik GmbH in the village of Krayenberggemeinde on October 1. Through its subsidiary, GSE Europe[…]

The East Manganese project in the Northern Cape of South Africa has been granted a water use licence, paving the way for mining operations to commence soon. Menar’s first manganese asset located near Hotazel, the R250 million ($15.1 million) project was granted environmental authorisations in February 2019, a mining right in August 2019 and water[…]

Pensana Rare Earths says it has appointed the Wood Group to undertake a study into the establishment of an integrated rare earth processing facility in the UK with a view to creating the world’s first sustainable magnet metal supply chain. Having progressed the design of the Longonjo rare earths project, in Angola (pictured), to include[…]

Commerce Resources has started a test project initiative with MineSense as part of its ongoing collaboration with CanmetMINING. The project with Commerce will include assessing the spectral response on 127 course analytical rejects from drill core, comprising five rock types associated with the Ashram rare earth and fluorspar deposit, in Quebec, Canada. Of these 127[…]

Aggreko has been appointed as the preferred power supply contractor for the 12 MW heavy fuel oil (HFO) power plant at the Colluli potash project in Eritrea, Danakali has reported. The power company will provide a full scope of support services for the supply, commissioning, and maintenance of the power plant, then transfer to the[…]

Liebherr Group recently commissioned its 100th PR 776 Litronic crawler dozer, a major milestone for this machine, which was launched only in 2016 and is manufactured in Telfs, Austria. Paul Moore spoke to Liebherr Area Sales Manager, Max Muench, about the journey so far with the powerful machine, which is mainly used in the mining[…]