Archives: Equipment maintenance

Designing, building and launching the next generation of the world’s largest mining equipment represents huge commitment, cost and risk. Komatsu Mining took that step in 2013 when it launched the P&H 4800XPC AC – then and now the world’s largest electric mining rope shovel with a 135 ton payload, designed to three pass load 400[…]

Boliden has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply two Leopard™ DI650i down-the-hole (DTH) drill rigs and AutoMine® Surface Drilling systems, enabling fully autonomous surface drilling at its Kevitsa multi-metal mine in northern Finland, the OEM says. The order also includes a five-year parts and services agreement and My Sandvik Onsite analytics for process[…]

Global conveyor equipment company, PROK says it is gearing up to exhibit at Mining Indonesia from September 13-16, one of the largest international mining equipment exhibitions in Asia where global and local companies will be showcasing their latest innovations. The event also serves as a professional platform to draw in industry experts from across the globe[…]

At BHP’s Newman Operations in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, iron ore extraction and loading are being reimagined through innovative technology. The global mining giant’s teams are trialling the use of drones equipped with infrared cameras, to monitor the health and performance of mining equipment. Mark Dolence, a Reliability Specialist at Newman Operations said infrared technology helps[…]

IM Editorial Director Paul Moore recently had the chance to visit Anglo American’s Los Bronces Integrated Remote Operations Centre in downtown Santiago, meeting with Cristobal Mimica, Autonomy Project Manager, Los Bronces along with Victoria Madrid-Salvador, IROC Superintendent and Andres Reyes, IROC Specialist. The IROC was opened in April 2021 and takes up half of the[…]

The Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) factory in Motherwell, UK, recently hosted a group of visitors from Indonesia who toured the facilities and the R60 rigid dump truck (RDT) on show. The event, led by Volvo CE’s Erwin Budi, Head of Key Accounts for Indonesia, and Luciano Suetugo, Head of Product Marketing for Haulers and[…]

Trigon Metals Inc has placed an order with Epiroc South Africa Pty Ltd to purchase underground mining equipment to the value of US$8.9 million. This equipment will comprise the majority of the underground mining fleet for the restart of mining from the Asis West shaft at the company’s Kombat copper mine in Namibia, where production[…]

On August 16, Chinese battery technology and critical minerals major CATL launched Shenxing, the world’s first 4C superfast charging LFP battery, capable of delivering 400 km of driving range with a 10-minute charge as well as a range of over 700 km on a single full charge. Shenxing it says “is expected to considerably alleviate[…]

Liontown Resources Ltd has issued a letter of award to Byrnecut Australia Pty Ltd for Underground Mining Services to underpin the development and production of the Kathleen Valley hard rock lithium project. The appointment of Byrnecut is a significant milestone for Kathleen Valley which has a Mineral Resource Estimate of 156 Mt at 1.4% Li2O and[…]

Operating muscle at Nevada Gold Mines has been beefed up with the ahead-of-schedule commissioning of the first seven of a new 22-unit Komatsu 930E fleet due this year. With the completion of major maintenance shutdowns at NGM, and a significantly improved performance from Carlin, the focus on driving flexibility and reducing production risk has intensified. NGM[…]