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China’s XCMG says it is leading the next revolution of mining machinery development with cutting-edge equipment products and advanced workplace technology. On July 23, CUMT Nanhu, China’s first mining satellite, which was jointly designed and developed by XCMG, the China University of Mining and Technology, and Skysight, was successfully launched at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch[…]

Designing, building and launching the next generation of the world’s largest mining equipment represents huge commitment, cost and risk. Komatsu Mining took that step in 2013 when it launched the P&H 4800XPC AC – then and now the world’s largest electric mining rope shovel with a 135 ton payload, designed to three pass load 400[…]

A growing awareness of the potential negative impact of harmful emissions on the environment and public health has put pressure on mineral processing and mining operators. Governments have been introducing increasingly strict legislation to regulate emission levels and reduce the impact of activities, such as mineral processing, on the environment. One of the main areas[…]

Energy group and lignite miner RWE says it is continuing to progress full speed ahead on green electricity production in the Rhenish mining district. Construction of a photovoltaics plant with integrated battery storage system has commenced at the Hambach lignite opencast mine, where RWE will install some 22,000 solar modules, enough to supply more than[…]

On August 16, Chinese battery technology and critical minerals major CATL launched Shenxing, the world’s first 4C superfast charging LFP battery, capable of delivering 400 km of driving range with a 10-minute charge as well as a range of over 700 km on a single full charge. Shenxing it says “is expected to considerably alleviate[…]

BGE, Germany’s federal agency for waste disposal, has taken what it says is the first important step towards the closure of the Gorleben mine in Lower Saxony with the award of contracts to backfill the mine using the salt originally excavated as part of plans for a nuclear storage project. A consortium consisting of Redpath[…]

Aether has announced a $49 million Series A funding round to, it says, power the next industrial revolution by helping extract rare metals and create new materials, leading to a more resource-efficient and sustainable future. The funding will be used to scale its platform and grow the company’s engineering, machine learning and hardware teams, Aether[…]

BacTech Environmental Corp, a commercially proven environmental technology company delivering eco-friendly bioleaching and remediation solutions for precious metal and critical mineral recovery, has announced that industry partner MIRARCO Mining Innovation will receive C$280,000 in grant money through the Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator (MICA) Network, a program focused on developing initiatives for the commercialisation of mining[…]

Electrification in mining often starts with collaborations being put in place to support the industry. This is why Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec-based Adria Power Systems says it has selected Hahn Electrical as a distribution partner for its charging infrastructure in Australia’s mining market. Hahn electrical is an electrical equipment leader in the Australian mining sector with a strong[…]

HUGO is Australian group Bis Industries’ new hybrid, high payload electric underground hard rock haulage prototype truck which has recently been put through its paces at a quarry during its commissioning phase including extensive durability testing to test the robustness of its electrical system. The 80 t capacity HUGO stands for Hybrid Underground Operations. It has also[…]