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The Electric Mine 2024 has come out of the blocks with a world-leading OEM and top battery-electric mining technology innovator in one of the top sponsorship slots. We are delighted to announce that we will be working closely with Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions over the next year as one of only two Platinum Sponsors[…]

In April 2023, IM Editorial Director, Paul Moore, toured Kal Tire Chile’s unique mining tyre recycling facility near Antofagasta with Rodrigo Reyes, Kal Tire Chile Recycling Plant Manager and Carlos Zuniga, Kal Tire Chile General Manager. There have been many attempts around the world to start up meaningful large mining tyre recycling capability based on[…]

Mineral Resources (MinRes) says it has marked an important milestone in its energy strategy with the successful installation of a 2.1 MW solar-battery system at its Wonmunna iron ore project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Located 80 km northwest of Newman, the Wonmunna mine was purchased as an undeveloped project in the 2021[…]

ABB’s Installation Products division has pioneered the world’s first full range of hinged high voltage connector backshells for heavy-duty electric vehicles with its Harnessflex® EVO™ Connector Interfaces, it says. Cable to connector stability is critical to the operation of any electric vehicle, with heavy-duty EV wiring particularly vulnerable to high engine temperatures, strain, abrasion, vibration,[…]

Vale has announced a partnership with Wabtec Corporation to advance the decarbonisation of the company’s rail operations. The deal includes an order for three of Wabtec’s FLXdrive battery locomotives and a collaboration to test ammonia as a potential clean, alternative fuel to replace diesel. The three 100% battery-powered FLXdrive locomotives will be used on the[…]

Carbon reduction company First Mode has announced construction of its first manufacturing facility in Seattle, Washington, USA. The factory will produce zero-emission powerplants and associated ground infrastructure for First Mode’s nuGen™ haulage solutions, which replace diesel engines in mining haul trucks and locomotives by retrofitting customer’s existing fleets with battery and hydrogen fuel cell solutions.[…]

JX Metals Corporation (JX Metals) and BHP have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to pursue the development of a “Green Enabling Partnership” aimed at supporting both parties’ ambitions of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the copper supply chain and making the copper supply chain more sustainable. Through the Green Enabling Partnership, JX Metals[…]

Almonty Industries, through its wholly-owned South Korean subsidiary, Almonty Korea Tungsten Corporation (AKTC), has announced a collaboration with Korea Telecom (KT) to introduce cutting-edge Mine Safety DX technology. Developed in partnership with KT, this solution aims to enhance worker safety and promote efficient mining practices which is indicative of AKTC’s strong commitment to environmental, social[…]

Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation are to build a first-of-a-kind hydrogen plant in Gladstone, Australia, as part of a A$111.1 million ($74.6 million) program aimed at lowering carbon emissions from the alumina refining process. The Yarwun Hydrogen Calcination Pilot Demonstration Program received the green light after a A$32.1 million co-funding boost from the federal government’s[…]

ABB has opened a new manufacturing, distribution and repair centre in Mechanicsville, Virginia, USA, to support its Motion Traction business. ABB’s Motion Traction division offers a comprehensive range of high-performance products for use in passenger railway cars and e-mobility commercial vehicles. From individual components to highly integrated traction systems, the product portfolio includes compact converters[…]