Archives: Equipment maintenance

Komatsu says it has completed its acquisition of GHH Group GmbH (GHH), a manufacturer of underground mining, tunnelling and special civil engineering equipment headquartered in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. GHH’s wide range of equipment, focused on loaders (LHDs) and articulated dump trucks, it says “will enhance Komatsu’s growing underground mining product offerings. This includes aftermarket parts and[…]

Flender CEO Andreas Evertz said “we are reinventing the standard” when the company introduced the Flender One single stage version to the market last year. Now, this reinvention has entered its next chapter with Flender announcing the global launch of the next extension of Flender One gearboxes. After the models for pumps and paper applications,[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions will deliver a 32-unit fleet of loaders, autonomous trucks and underground drills to Almina Minas do Alentejo SA through an order from Portuguese distributor Cimertex. The order includes 20 Toro™ TH663i trucks, five Toro™ LH621i loaders, four Sandvik DS411 rock bolters and three Sandvik DL421 longhole production drills. Deliveries will begin[…]

At The Electric Mine 2024, Inner Mongolia North Hauler Joint Stock Co Ltd (NHL)’s Guojun Dong, its VP of Finance & Head of International Division, gave a deep dive into the Baotou-based mining truck major’s progress with new energy hauler solutions. He co-presented with Roy Zou, Group Vice President – International Division at partner Alta[…]

China’s XCMG is advancing its hydrogen plans in mining trucks – on April 24, 2024, coal mining giant CHN Energy, XCMG and THIKO New Energy held a signing ceremony for “the world’s first” 240 ton class hydrogen mining truck in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia. According to the agreement, the three parties have formed a consortium which[…]

Stemming from its deep commitment to the area, Komatsu has announced a significant greenfield expansion in Mesa, Arizona. The expansion is focused on advancing sales and service capacity and will roughly triple the square footage dedicated to serving existing and new customers in the area, according to Komatsu. “We conducted an extensive search to best[…]

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd has announced the commencement of the world’s first technological feasibility trial of an ultra-large full battery rigid frame dump truck by an OEM operating at First Quantum Minerals Ltd’s Kansanshi copper and gold mine in the Republic of Zambia. The technological feasibility trial, which began in June 2024, is being[…]

Martin Engineering has announced the next generation of secondary conveyor belt cleaners engineered to reduce dusty carryback and lower maintenance time. Designed to withstand the stress of heavier loads carried on wider, thicker belts at higher speeds, the Martin® SQC2S™ Orion Secondary Cleaner features individually cushioned tungsten carbide blade cartridges for effective cleaning without risk[…]

Sandvik recently delivered a fifth DR412i rotary blasthole drilling rig to Glencore Australia’s Hail Creek coal mine, with another DR412i scheduled for future delivery which would bring the fleet size to six. Sandvik stated: “The DR412i blasthole drill is designed to deliver dependable penetration and greater return on investment, and we are excited to see[…]

Perenti Ltd has announced that its underground mining business, Barminco, has been awarded a three-year extension of its mining services contract at AngloGold Ashanti’s Sunrise Dam underground gold mine in the Goldfields of Western Australia. The A$450 million contract is for three years commencing October 1, 2024 and includes underground development, production and mining support[…]