Archives: Equipment maintenance

Ivanhoe Mines Co-Chairs Robert Friedland and Yufeng “Miles” Sun have announced that underground development at the Kakula Copper Mine in DRC continues to advance ahead of schedule and that more than 8 km of underground development now is completed, which is 1.7 km ahead of plan. This month, the mining team is on pace to[…]

Weir Minerals has announced the global launch of its newest offering in the slurry transportation space: Linatex® ceramic hose. The ceramic hose combines its Linacure® rubber with high-quality, 92% alumina ceramic tiles, providing a robust option for operators dealing with abrasive minerals. Optimised through comprehensive trials in real mining applications – Linatex® ceramic hose is[…]

Glencore Technology have transformed their popular IsaMill™ licensees’ free maintenance program to a mobile app that allows operations to optimise each mill’s performance and maintenance, achieving gains in life of asset, availability and reducing operating costs. The IMIS App, exclusively for IsaMill customers, allows operators to manage maintenance, work tasks and mill availability, plus gain[…]

Two major manufacturers of mining machinery and equipment are now cooperating on the world market: GHH from Gelsenkirchen, Germany, and MacLean from Ontario, Canada, announced their cooperation at a plant inauguration in Mexico in February. MacLean intends to use the new production facility in Queretaro to reach customers in Latin America in particular, and to[…]

Cat® has released a new double clip back bucket for draglines that, it says, features an innovative design that increases fill speed and reduces bucket weight for faster cycle times and greater payload. The patented design also eliminates the high–maintenance spreader bar from the rigging system, it said. The wide mouth, aggressive lip angle, and low[…]

Metso announced in 2018 a greenfield foundry project in Vadodara, India, with a target to increase the casting wears capacity for the mining and aggregate industries. The First Pour event was celebrated today and the foundry has started production for customer deliveries for local and global markets in February. “The state-of-the-art foundry will have a[…]

Bradken, as part of a research collective, is to work on a project aimed at delivering a digital step-change in grinding mill design and performance. The company, which specialises in equipment wear parts and services, made the announcement following the award of an Australian Government grant of A$545,000 ($362,264) for the project, which will focus[…]

Another highlight of Anglo American Platinum’s just released 2019 report was the revelation that electric narrow reef mechanised equipment is set for trials at its Tumela 15E underground platinum mine, part of the Amandelbult Complex in Limpopo province. These new narrow reef machines use lithium-ion batteries which can achieve up to 2,000 charging cycles. These[…]

To ensure uptime on critical equipment, maintenance contracts are becoming an ever-more popular choice, according to vibrating equipment OEM, Kwatani. The South Africa-based company should know, as it has customised contracts in place to service over 500 of its machines in the Northern Cape alone. “Vibrating screens are critical to a mine’s material flow, which[…]

Rio Tinto has approved a $98 million (100% basis) investment in a new solar plant at the Koodaideri mine in the Pilbara, Australia, as well as a lithium-ion battery energy storage system to help power its entire Pilbara power network. The 34 MW solar photovoltaic plant is expected to supply all of Koodaideri’s electricity demand[…]