Archives: Equipment maintenance

Metso says it has signed contracts for the delivery of three Superior™ MKIII primary gyratory crushers to copper processing plants in Kazakhstan and Mongolia. Deliveries also include a total of 18 apron feeders, systems engineering, electrical and control solutions, and other auxiliary equipment. The combined order value of over €30 million is booked in the[…]

Due to concerns about maintaining productivity using all battery powered large mining trucks, in particular relating to charging strategy and energy management, there is a lot of attention towards development of hybrid solutions, as evidenced by POC testing being carried out by First Mode at its proving grounds in the US for its Hybrid Electric[…]

On the ground commissioning and integration of the infrastructure needed to support autonomous fleets is a vital but specialised field. Autonomo Pty Ltd was formed in 2018 and remains a firmly West Australian owned and operated business. It specialises in managing end to end services for automation technology, starting from design, through to installation, commissioning[…]

Before 2023 was out, First Mode’s proof-of-concept Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) mining truck was successfully demonstrated in a controlled test area at its proving grounds in Centralia, Washington, USA. Proving that it works was just the first step – 2024 will see the start of pilot-scale deployments for the HEV solution as part of First Mode’s[…]

Metso says it has signed a five-year Metso Owned Inventory Life Cycle Services (LCS) agreement with a major mining company in North America covering key equipment technologies across various sites. Through collaborative planning between Metso and the customer, the agreement will enable consistency, transparency and ease of doing business, the OEM says. The contract is[…]

Late last year, leading autonomous drilling technology provider FLANDERS embarked on a project to begin automation of the blasthole drilling fleet at Debswana’s Orapa diamond mining operation in Botswana, situated 240 km west of Francistown. The conversion of the first drill to autonomous operation, an Epiroc Pit Viper PV-271, has now been completed, which will[…]

A major development in China’s national R&D project ‘Research and Demonstration Application of Key Technologies for Intelligent Electric Driven Heavy-Duty Vehicle Platforms’ is the launch of ‘the world’s first’ 240 t intelligent hybrid heavy-duty vehicle – XCMG’s XDE240H diesel-battery mining truck, which is now running at Shaanxi Shenyan Coal’s Xiwan open pit coal mine in[…]

Guizhou, a province situated in the southwest of China, is renowned for its mountainous terrain. Historically, the unique landscape posed challenges to transportation before the era of modern infrastructure projects in China, making travel to and from the region exceptionally challenging. Despite these difficulties, Guizhou’s terrain also harbours valuable resources, with coal being a particularly[…]

Data driven insights are providing new possibilities to optimise the servicing of mining tyres, cutting downtime and costs, and improving safety. Mark Goode, Director for Business Insights at Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group, recently presented some interesting study results in a white paper in which he also makes the case for leaning on the data.[…]

As part of its decarbonisation by 2030 strategy, the bauxite mining company Hydro Paragominas, in Pará, is becoming increasingly aligned with the trend of electric transport. The most recent addition, in partnership with Irmen Máquinas, was the acquisition of two 100% electric SANY SKT90E trucks, each with a capacity of 60 tons. “Compared to the[…]