Austmine is Australia’s leading industry association for the Australian Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) sector, driving the success of members by providing opportunities to build relationships, understand industry needs, boost their industry profile and access domestic and international supply chains. International Mining has long had a close relationship with Austmine, both editorially with Austmine itself[…]
On September 27, the ZTE520, claimed as the “world’s largest” hybrid mining truck, rolled off the Zoomlion assembly line in Changsha, Hunan. The Chinese OEM described it as “another historic breakthrough in domestic mining equipment, marking the further advance of China’s mining equipment into the high-end field of the global industry.” The other contender to this[…]
Hitachi Construction Machinery zeroed in on the future with innovative technology on display at MINExpo in Las Vegas, Nevada, last week. Its leading-edge solutions it says help mine owners address their most pressing concerns: operating costs, productivity, the environment and mine safety. Hitachi Construction Machinery added that it is “forging a path toward Zero Emissions,[…]
Metso has been awarded an order for the delivery of sustainable tailings dewatering technology to an operating copper mine in Africa, with the total value of the order exceeding €20 million ($22 million). Metso’s scope of delivery consists of the engineering and supply of a Planet Positive copper tailings dewatering plant unit including an HRT[…]
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions introduced Lithium Iron-Phosphate (LFP) technology for its battery-electric underground drills last week at MINExpo 2024. The OEM states that LFP batteries combine significantly improved Sandvik drill performance with mining’s most stable battery chemistry, adding: “LFP batteries are robust and purpose-built for harsh mining environments while retaining the same level of safety as Sandvik’s existing battery[…]
First Mode, the pioneering innovator and manufacturer of decarbonisation products for heavy industry, announced last week its acceptance as a participant of ICMM’s Innovation for Cleaner, Safer Vehicles (ICSV) initiative. The selection makes First Mode the first new manufacturing participant of the Initiative since its establishment in 2018. Other members of the Initiative include many[…]
The mining industry is at a crossroads as latest industry insights reveals that electric mines can operate at costs between 56% and 88% lower than their diesel-powered counterparts. However, just 60% indicate that their next mining operation will transition to electric. Nearly all (84%) of industry professionals believe that Australia’s mining sector will not meet[…]
Nouveau Monde Graphite has awarded ABB a contract to supply, construct and commission the 120 kV substation for its Phase-2 Matawinie mine in the province of Quebec, Canada, as part of the construction preparation for the establishment of a 103,000 t/y graphite mining and concentrator complex. Located 120 km north of Montreal, the Matawinie mine[…]
FLSmidth’s PerformanceIQ services were first launched at the PERUMIN conference in 2022. Since then, the company says that its positive impact on performance and productivity can be seen in the regions where the services have been launched. With the inauguration recently of the Global PerformanceIQ Hub located in its Global Product and Technology Centre in[…]
Fortescue and Scania have agreed to jointly develop and validate a fully integrated autonomous road train solution, leveraging Scania’s technology in truck automation and Fortescue’s own Fleet Management System (FMS). The autonomous solution would be developed, tested and validated in partnership at Fortescue’s iron ore operations at Christmas Creek. “By utilising Scania’s extensive knowledge in[…]