Archives: Equipment maintenance

In June 2024, Chile’s copper mining giant Codelco released its Annual Report for 2023 including its Sustainability Report, in which it laid out its most recent analysis and targets relating to climate change and reducing emissions. Its medium-term sustainability strategy is driven by six commitments by 2030 – including reduction of emissions by 70%. How[…]

Hexagon, the global leader in sensor and software technologies, has partnered with Scania and Fidens to successfully debut Brazil’s first ever remotely operated 8×4 mining truck. The collaboration brings together industry knowledge across integrated technology, heavy equipment and situational expertise that Hexagon says will result in significant operational gains for mines in Brazil and worldwide.[…]

The Caterpillar MINExpo 2024 experience it says will immerse visitors into the mine site of the future; featuring industry leading technologies, groundbreaking advancements in the energy transition and first-of-a-kind customised solutions designed to increase customers’ efficiency, safety and profitability. The planned 2024 exhibit “reinforces Caterpillar’s position as the global industry leader in mining technology with[…]

REMA TIP TOP says it is strengthening its market position in the African mining sector through the provision of tailored solutions and 360° services on site to ensure cost-efficient and smooth operations. The company has played a key role in the African conveyor technology market for more than 100 years, it says. In 2023, the[…]

The highest wear part on an Overband Magnet is the belt that transfers the separated metal away from the conveyor and into a collection area. In order to reduce such wear in applications from mining to recycling to biomass power plants, Bunting has developed a special lightweight armouring for the rubber belt. In operation, an[…]

In Australia’s Pilbara iron ore mining area, Epiroc and Fortescue have been working together to develop the SmartROC D65 Autonomous drill rig that Epiroc says is pushing the boundaries of autonomous mining. The rig was first deployed at Iron Bridge in the East Pilbara, the joint venture mining project between Fortescue Metals Group subsidiary FMG Magnetite[…]

Escondida | BHP has submitted an Environmental Impact Statement (DIA) to Chile’s Environmental Impact Assessment System (SEIA), to advance its project ‘Implementation of the Mining Truck Electrification System in Escondida Norte’ which seeks to assist the transportation of mining trucks to the interior of the mine using a trolley system. The project considers the construction of[…]

Dellner Bubenzer, a manufacturer of high-performance disc and drum brakes, cylinders and accumulators for industries such as mining, is, once again, raising awareness of the importance of safety critical braking solutions. The Dellner brand, the company says, has been synonymous with industrial braking and safety since Dellner Brakes was founded in 1941, but it has[…]

While the ability to remotely monitor the performance and condition of mining equipment is not new, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has taken great strides in applying data analytics and dedicated algorithms to give mines even greater value from their machine data. This has been witnessed in the company’s remote monitoring service (RMS), which has[…]

Building on the ongoing cooperative efforts between Liebherr and Fortescue, the two companies have announced that they will further combine their areas of expertise to develop and validate an Autonomous Haulage Solution (AHS). The AHS will be integrated with the zero emission haul trucks that the companies are currently co-developing, with the aim to be[…]