Archives: Equipment maintenance

Situated in the San Juan Province, at the heart of the Andes, Veladero mine is Argentina’s largest open-pit gold and silver mining operation. Positioned at elevations ranging from 4,000 to 4,850 m above sea level, it is also one of the world’s highest situated gold mines. The mine operates under a 50/50 joint venture between[…]

Scania’s company-owned network of sales and service branches will expand in 2024/5 with the opening of a brand-new purpose-built facility at Hope Valley, WA. The facility will comprise a new parts warehouse to distribute throughout the state (opening in 2024) and a sales and service workshop, due to commence trading in 2025. The selection of Hope Valley[…]

Metso says it has opened its largest service centre globally in Karratha, Western Australia, aiming to support the growing demand of customers’ needs, delivering more sustainable, state-of-the-art services to operators in the state. Located in the Pilbara, the centre serves mining and aggregates customers with comprehensive maintenance and repair solutions, it said. The inauguration ceremony[…]

On March 1, 2024, Hauhinco Holding GmbH – the parent company of HBT GmbH in Lünen, Germany – took over Breuer Motoren GmbH & Co KG. Hauhinco Holding is acquiring 100% of the shares in the Bochum-based mechanical engineering company – with retroactive economic effect from January 1, 2024. The traditional mechanical engineering company Breuer[…]

Epiroc says it is further strengthening the focus on its tools and attachments business through the splitting of its Tools & Attachments division and appointment of new division presidents. In recent years, the Tools & Attachments division has expanded significantly through organic and inorganic growth, and will become significantly larger after the completion of the[…]

Effective March 11, 2024, HBT Australia and leading energy sector solutions company TotalEnergies Marketing Australia (a subsidiary of TotalEnergies SE) have agreed on ‘a new strong partnership.’ HBT will work with TotalEnergies Marketing Australia to provide resource companies with access to a single solution provider for all their onsite tunnelling, mining fluid, and lubricant requirements,[…]

In a market update, Austin Engineering has confirmed its Chile-based operation has been awarded the first tranche of purchase orders for “OEM-style” truck trays worth circa-A$7 million ($4.6 million) to be delivered in the remainder of its financial year to June 30, 2024. This is the initial order in a program discussed with the customer[…]

GHH, the German manufacturer of machines for mining and tunnelling industries, has agreed a partnership with the Japanese machine and truck distributor Marubeni Dağıtım ve Servis, in Türkiye, opening up growth opportunities for both companies far beyond the country’s borders. As one of the major distributors of heavy machinery in Türkiye, Marubeni Dağıtım ve Servis[…]

While large fleets of battery electric trucks in mining remain the ultimate goal for the big mining houses, there is a recognition that major challenges remain in terms of charging strategy, the use of existing fleets plus just the readiness of the large battery electric equipment in energy density terms for full operational deployment, with[…]

Beijing MMD Mining Machinery Co Ltd, on behalf of MMD Group, has signed a major contract with Winning Consortium and Baowu for the delivery of three Semi-Mobile Sizing Stations (SMSS) for the Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS) iron ore project in Guinea. In November 2019, Winning Consortium Simandou, led by Singapore’s Winning International Group, was awarded[…]