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EACON Mining says it has achieved a major milestone with the deployment of over 800 autonomous haulage trucks, travelling more than 27 million kilometres across 19 projects. Its 800-strong fleet comprises 14 different models from six OEMs – Yutong, Tonly, SANY, LGMG, XCMG and Aerospace Heavy Industry (AHI). With 99% of the fleet being low-emission[…]

At bauma China 2024 recently held in Shanghai from November 26-29, XCMG unveiled version 2.0 of its 85 t class cabless, autonomous and electric mining truck, known as the ZNK95, during a special ceremony with coal mining customer Huaneng Group. Version 1.0 of the ZNK95 was released in 2023, following the launch of the  70[…]

IHC Mining has been awarded a contract to build and supply an electric CSD for Quarzwerke GmbH. This electric mining dredger is based on IHC’s Beaver® 65 and has been customised to suit the client’s specific requirements. Quarzwerke GmbH is a long-standing family business, experienced in the extraction, processing, and refining of industrial minerals. This unique[…]

Newmont’s Tanami Expansion 2 (TE2) in the Northern Territory – the largest mine expansion project in Australia – has seen some significant recent developments. The gold project, which is developing an extensive new materials handling system, including an underground crusher, conveyors and a 1.46 km-deep shaft hoisting system, is Newmont’s biggest capital expenditure project underway in[…]

Epiroc has just released RCS 5.7, the new update to Epiroc’s Rig Control System, RCS 5. Since its release in 2019, RCS 5 has delivered advanced safety and interlock features and a flexible platform to add new functionalities without major machine overhauls. Whether operating drills manually with options like AutoDrill and AutoLevel or autonomously, Epiroc says[…]

Vale has started the commissioning of the Capanema Maximization Project, located 80 kilometres from Belo Horizonte, between the municipalities of Santa Bárbara, Ouro Preto and Itabirito, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The site is part of Vale’s Operational Complex in Mariana and is expected to increase iron ore production by approximately 15 Mt/y.[…]

Multotec has consolidated its South African injection moulded polyurethane screening media factory sites into a single, larger facility worth ZAR100 million (over US$5.5 million), to enhance capacity and increase efficiency. The new factory is situated on a 7,068 m² property with 4,360m² under roof, close by to Multotec’s current Forge Road main campus in Spartan,[…]

Copper-gold miner Ok Tedi Mining Ltd (OTML) has launched at its operations in Tabubil a first and largest of its kind for Papua New Guinea Cat® 995 Large Wheel Loader (LWL), which is also only the second of this model to have been delivered in the Pacific region. The Cat 995 LWL was purchased earlier[…]

Innomotics has celebrated the launch of its brand-new geared motor assembly centre in Midrand (South Africa). The facility it says provides enhanced production and delivery capabilities that match Innomotics’ premium product and service offerings. “This is an exciting time for Innomotics as we plot our journey towards a high-powered, intelligent and sustainable future. The launch[…]

Fortescue says it intends to purchase over 100 pieces of zero emissions Heavy Mobile Equipment under a deal with Chinese heavy machinery manufacturer, XCMG. The contract, with a potential value of more than US$400 million, marks XCMG’s largest contract outside of China for mining equipment and will see battery electric wheel loaders, wheel dozers, water[…]