Archives: Equipment maintenance

Mining companies cite a few different reasons for focusing on adopting battery electric vehicles (BEVs) within their operations, including corporate carbon reduction goals or enabling very deep mines. Whatever their reason, the Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) says its Recommended Practices for Battery Electric Vehicles in Underground Mining – Version 3 is the playbook that[…]

Highlighting its robust and reliable machines that it says deliver low total cost of ownership and operation, UK articulated hauler manufacturer Rokbak presented its RA30 and RA40 at Hillhead, alongside its UK dealer Molson Group. IM caught up with Jacqueline Reid, Global Director: Marketing Communications & Product Management for Volvo Construction Equipment & Rokbak at[…]

Snow Lake Resources Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Epiroc Canada Inc for Epiroc to assist with the technical and commercial design of the world’s first fully electric lithium mine at the company’s Snow Lake LithiumTM project in Manitoba, Canada. In addition, the company provided an update on its ongoing drilling campaign[…]

With 16 years of delivering advanced Liebherr equipment simulators for mining customers to its name, Immersive Technologies and Liebherr have chosen to renew their technical information agreement for a further five years (20 years in total), Immersive says. Immersive Technologies has a long history of providing quantifiable return on investment to Liebherr fleet owners, it says.[…]

MTG, a Barcelona-based specialist in the design and manufacture of high-quality wear solutions for earth moving machinery, is planning to present some major new innovations at the upcoming bauma 2022 event in Munich, on October 24-30, it says. Among the mining-related launches due to be presented at the world’s biggest trade fair are the launch[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions says it has secured an order for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from BHP for the Jansen potash project, in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Jansen Stage 1 is being designed with a focus on sustainability and technology and the battery-electric loaders will be used in the most advanced potash mine[…]

Sandvik has acquired the Finland-based company Akkurate, a frontrunner in holistic battery management, providing remote battery diagnostic- and prognostic platforms. The company will be reported in Load and Haul, a division within the business area Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions. “I am very pleased that we continue to execute on our shift to growth strategy.[…]

Metso Outotec is expanding its O-Series wear parts offering from working wears to protective wears, with the new offering now commercially available. “We are excited to announce that through the expansion of the offering, the customer can get a complete set of wear parts in a competitive price range from the O-Series offering,” Olli Heinonen,[…]

Epiroc says it has won a large order from Boliden for mining equipment, including battery-electric and automation solutions, for use at some of the company’s underground mines in Sweden. Boliden, one of Europe’s largest mining companies, has ordered battery-electric versions of the Boomer face drilling rig, Boltec rock bolting rig and Epiroc’s largest automated Scooptram[…]

Martin Engineering, a leader in bulk material handling technologies and training, has announced the availability of two rugged secondary conveyor belt cleaners, both engineered for fast and easy maintenance. The innovative design of the DT2S and DT2H reversible cleaners from Martin Engineering reduces system downtime and labour for clean up or service, while helping to prolong the[…]