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05 Jun 2024
Vale and Wabtec to optimise maintenance processes for EFC loco fleet in Brazil
Vale and Wabtec have announced a master service agreement (MSA) to further increase the efficiency...
05 Jun 2024
IHC Mining to build specialised floating pontoon for Arab Potash Company
IHC Mining says it has secured a new contract to build and supply a salt...
05 Jun 2024
BQE Water receives contract extension at Glencore’s Raglan nickel mine
BQE Water Inc has announced the renewal of the operations services agreement with Glencore Canada...
04 Jun 2024
Bolting operations with Sandvik DD422iE battery-electric rig commence at McIlvenna Bay
The underground mining team at the McIlvenna Bay project in Saskatchewan, Canada, has reached a...
04 Jun 2024
Rio Tinto ups the BioIron ante with new pilot plant in Western Australia
Rio Tinto says it will invest $143 million to develop a research and development facility...
03 Jun 2024
Best practices for selecting onboard fire suppression systems for heavy-duty mining vehicles
Heavy-duty mining vehicles operate for long periods across harsh, rugged environments and require reliable onboard...
31 May 2024
Hitachi Energy on mine electrification – start small and think big
Just prior to the recent Electric Mine 2024 conference in Perth, Western Australia, we caught...
31 May 2024
Tailings 2024 – greater collaboration and evolution driving progress
The Tailings 2024 conference is being organised by Gecamin, the Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Universidade...
30 May 2024
Brazil’s U&M making progress on hybrid trucks
Brazil’s largest mining contractor is confident it can be scaling up a new battery-electric hybrid...
30 May 2024
Sandvik, Byrnecut collaborate for a diesel-electric future
Leading contract miner Byrnecut will collaborate with Sandvik to develop new diesel-electric mining equipment with...
27 May 2024
BHP, Rio Tinto, Caterpillar and Komatsu agree on Pilbara battery truck testing plan
Days after the conclusion of The Electric Mine 2024 conference in Perth, Western Australia, BHP...
24 May 2024
‘World first for heavy industry of this scale’: Fortescue boss
Australian iron ore major Fortescue will either "turn down or turn off our operations" when...