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Metso Outotec is to deliver two primary crushing stations for a mine located in the Russian Far East. The EUR 23 million order, which has been booked in former Metso Minerals’ Q2 2020 orders received, will be delivered by Metso Outotec Corporation (formed when Metso Corporation and Outotec Oyj completed the combination of Metso’s Minerals[…]

Weir Minerals Australia has signed a landmark agreement with ENGIE Australia & New Zealand to source renewable energy for its operations in New South Wales and Queensland. The deal will deliver significant carbon reductions in line with Weir Group Plc’s Sustainability roadmap goals, while locking in energy supply and price stability. The renewable energy from[…]

During a time when efficient extraction and transfer of resources may be more important than ever, Horton says its newest technology is helping mines around the globe save on fuel, increase uptime, lower emissions and reduce noise. The Roseville, Minnesota-based engine cooling leader has unveiled its state-of-the-art RCV2000 variable-speed fan drive, part of a line[…]

Ten years ago, to meet increasing demand, France’s Aramine decided to design with its engineering department two different 15 t underground mining trucks. This led to the manufacture of two models called the T1601C and T1601M, with 15 t to 17.5 t capacity. Developed for small to medium scale underground operations – with their 2[…]

The age of digital technology holds huge potential for equipment performance in the field of mineral processing, but Multotec argues that equipment suppliers will make little progress if they work only on their own. “The inclusion of today’s technologies in mineral processing equipment demands collaboration on an unprecedented level,” says Thomas Holtz, Group Chief Executive[…]

thyssenkrupp’s Mining Technologies business unit in Australia has been awarded the contract for supply of an underground gyratory crusher for Newmont Mining Services. The KB 54-67 gyratory crusher is to be installed as part of Newmont’s Tanami gold mine Expansion 2 (TE2) Project. Newmont Mining Corporation has mining operations in the Tanami Desert of the[…]

RPMGlobal has joined forces with The University of Western Australia’s (UWA) Energy & Resources Digital Interoperability Industry 4.0 (ERDi i4.0) Testlab along with Enterprise Transformation Partners (ETP) to help advance standards-based interoperability for the mining industry. Under the partnership, RPMGlobal will collaborate on the AMIRA P1208 Enabling Interoperability in Natural Resources Projectbeing conducted by the[…]

Sandvik has delivered the first three of six new Sandvik LH517i loaders to Glencore’s George Fisher zinc-lead-silver mine outside of Mount Isa in north-west Queensland. The loaders feature Sandvik’s new Stage V engines and AutoMine™ Multi Lite, which enables each operator to remotely, and simultaneously, supervise multiple Sandvik underground loaders. The benefits of Stage V[…]

Up to 30 new jobs will be created in the Bowen Basin as a result of a new partnership between BHP and Novum Energy to recycle mining truck tyres for the first time in Australia. Used earth moving tyres from all seven BMA and BMC sites in Queensland will be supplied to Novum who will[…]

GV Gold, also known as Vysochaishy, one of the fastest growing Russian gold mining companies, has rolled out the Zyfra OpenMine fleet management system (FMS) at its Ugakhan Mine in Russia’s Irkutsk Region in Siberia. The implementation of the project has resulted in a year-on-year ore production volume increase of 11%. Zyfra OpenMine FMS developed by[…]