Archives: Equipment maintenance

In another major development in the large geared drives market in mining, on 22 January 2024, FLSmidth through FLSmidth Cement, sold its MAAG gears and drives business to the Swedish investment company, Solix Group AB. The transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2024 and includes all related assets, including intellectual property,[…]

On January 21, a 120-ton class all-domestic Chinese electric drive mining truck ZTE210 independently developed by Zoomlion rolled off the production line in Changsha. The OEM says it is the first all-domestic electric drive truck of the this size to be launched in China. It added that the successful rollout of ZTE210 is a historic breakthrough[…]

TAKRAF Group has announced the signing of a major contract with Societe Nationale Industrielle et Miniere (SNIM) for the supply of a complete iron ore crushing, screening, and material handling system, along with a train loading station for the F’Derick project in Mauritania. It is TAKRAF’s second major contract award in West Africa recently following the[…]

Bradken, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd, has purchased the land, buildings and some facilities necessary for a foundry from Fundacion Technologica S.A. (Funtec), a manufacturer of steel castings for mining sites in Peru. Bradken says it aims to rapidly supply products and further expand its mill liner business to respond[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions and Barrick Gold Corporation have extended a global framework agreement, enhancing the long-term partnership between the OEM and mining major. Sandvik and Barrick will aim to improve safety, productivity and sustainability through implementing the latest technology advancements. The agreement will be guided by operational and relationship key performance indicators, the[…]

Dingo Software is helping Eldorado Gold’s Lamaque mine in Quebec, Canada, optimise maintenance and reliability practices through leveraging the company’s predictive and condition-based maintenance solutions. The Lamaque mine faced the dual challenge of controlling capital costs and lowering all-in sustaining costs while also navigating the complexities of the global supply chain. With a current life[…]

UK-based Tan Delta Systems, a manufacturer of real-time oil quality monitoring sensors and systems, says is leading the way within the mining and mineral processing sectors with the launch of SENSE-2. The new oil condition monitoring kit provides real-time data about machine oil quality to optimise maintenance and reduce operating costs. The SENSE-2 is plug-and-play[…]

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd says it has completed the test machine version of an engineless, full battery rigid frame dump truck and on January 20, 2024, the test machine will be shipped from Hitachi Construction Machinery’s Hitachinaka-Rinko Works in Japan to the Kansanshi copper and gold mine operated by First Quantum Minerals Ltd in[…]

ABD Solutions, a subsidiary of UK-based AB Dynamics PLC, has unveils its latest milestone in strategic expansion with the establishment of its Australian operation in Perth, Western Australia. The company stated: “Leveraging the decades-long vehicle automation experience of its parent company, ABD Solutions specialises in after-market autonomy tailored for fleet vehicles across diverse industrial applications[…]

Epiroc has won a multi-year order that is its largest ever for digital solutions, from mining company Codelco in Chile. The package of advanced digital solutions it says will strengthen safety and productivity at the El Teniente copper mine. Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, has ordered a combination of digital solutions that will –[…]