Archives: Equipment maintenance

dynaCERT Inc has announced the September 2024 shipment of its proprietary HydraGEN™ technology to three major open-pit mines located in Brazil and Peru, South America. This latest shipment, totalling 119 HydraGEN™ units, including both the flagship HG1 and HG2 models, is part of a significant purchase order received through one of the company’s dealers, with[…]

Martin Engineering will feature six new product designs at its booth at MINExpo 2024 in Las Vegas later this month, covering the latest innovations in belt cleaners, conveyor enclosure technology and flow aids. Coming directly from the company’s Center for Innovation, these heavy-duty (HD) and extra-heavy duty (XHD) accessories are designed to significantly improve efficiency[…]

Chinese construction and mining equipment giant XCMG has already made significant inroads in mining with its wide body trucks, including conventional diesel, hybrid and full battery versions in countries like Brazil, Indonesia, Guinea and elsewhere and with high profile Tier 1 miners like Vale. This includes a fleet of 30 units of its XGE105 electric[…]

Eldorado Gold in a recent blog post homed in on its remote mucking project at the Olympias gold-silver-lead-zinc mine in northern Greece, located on the Halkidiki Peninsula. The team at Olympias began implementing a remote mucking program in 2023 to improve mine safety and productivity following successful implementation of similar technology at the Lamaque Complex in[…]

Epiroc has held a ground-breaking ceremony in Hyderabad, India, for an expansion of its manufacturing facility for rock drilling tools. Epiroc is also inaugurating a new innovation and technology centre in Hyderabad. The investment is part of Epiroc’s growing focus on India as a key hub for manufacturing and research and development to support customers[…]

BHP has awarded Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions a major contract for three additional underground continuous mining systems for its Jansen Potash Stage 2 project in Saskatchewan, Canada. The contract follows several years of close collaboration and the ongoing execution of the Jansen Potash Stage 1 project, for which BHP awarded Sandvik a contract to[…]

Supporting mining in achieving its energy, water and emissions reduction goals, FLS says it is evolving its regional strategy for even greater impact. Mining customers are to benefit from the stronger regional capability being developed by FLS, which is making the company even more responsive to customer needs, the OEM says. This is one of[…]

The release of the new Epiroc ET66, ET45 and ET38 drill strings the company says marks a substantial breakthrough in tophammer drilling efficiency and reliability. Developed over five years, the new Epiroc ET drill string components “have undergone meticulous modelling, lab testing, and field trials. Multiple concepts were subjected to computer simulations and laboratory assessments[…]

BIA Group and Sumitomo Corporation have entered a strategic partnership that will enable them to further grow their businesses and generate synergies. The agreement, which includes a minority investment by Sumitomo Corporation in the BIA Group, brings together the companies’ long-standing track record as Komatsu distributors and top-level experience as independent OEM distributors in complementary[…]

Next year, 2025, will be the 35th year in business for Amalgamated Mining and Tunnelling, based in Edmonton, Alberta. What started out as a simple rebuild/refurb facility in 1990 has become a global player in underground machine rebuilds, new equipment sales and rentals, parts supply and other services. IM Editorial Director Paul Moore sat down[…]