Archives: Spotlight Feature Article

In IM‘s Spotlight Feature Article for March 2023, Paul Moore looks at the hot topics including electrification and teleremote operation in hydraulic shovels, high performance rope shovels, an impressive new large wheel loader and the latest in GET innovation. Included within this scope is the rollout of Caterpillar’s next generation Cat® Hydraulic Mining Shovels (HMS),[…]

The past 18-24 months has seen a constant string of corporate activity in the mining software space as sellers look to cash in on relatively high premiums and buyers from various sectors look to gain a foothold in a market growing in importance. In IM‘s Spotlight Feature Article for February 2023, we explore the value[…]

In the January 2023 Spotlight Feature Article on South African Suppliers, we take a look at how mining equipment and service suppliers in the rainbow nation are regaining global admirers through the development of innovative solutions, a reliable supply chain and tried-and-tested product development.

In the November-December 2022 Spotlight Feature Article on Gold Processing we detail the numerous options mining companies are leveraging to improve gold processing. This includes new screening technology like Derrick’s G-Vault® Complete Interstage Unit, which serves as the new standard of interstage screening in loaded carbon and resin circuits.

New flotation technologies being introduced reflect a drive for greater sustainability, desire to achieve greater efficiency from existing plants and also a move to better handle fines & coarse particles, reports Paul Moore in this month’s Spotlight Feature Article.

In this month’s Spotlight Feature Article, sponsored by Robbins and its mining-ready TBMs, IM takes a look at what to expect from the Bauma 2022 event, in Munich, Germany, set to take place on October 24-30. Taking place in a new season and with new focus areas, the event – often referred to as the[…]

As mining companies venture further underground, the importance of safe and efficient ground support and rock reinforcement processes grows. This month’s Sponsored Featured Article looks at the latest innovations from the sector, which includes a solution able to produce high quality and consistent wet shotcrete at the face without the use of trans-mixer trucks, the[…]

Fuels in mining are at a crossroads – while optimisation of diesel use and monitoring plus diesel security for greater fuel efficiency are a major focus, in the medium term, miners are starting to experiment more with diesel displacement using alternative fuels such as HVO and e-fuels; this month’s Spotlight Feature article looks at these[…]

This month’s Spotlight Feature Article covers the heavy engineering and wear parts space, and the digitalisation, application intelligence and sustainability elements vendors are pursuing to differentiate their products. Among the innovations discussed is ME Elecmetal’s Light Lifter SAG mill liner design, which aims to reduce a mill’s internal weight, expand its service life and enhance[…]

From autonomy to zero emissions, this month’s Spotlight Feature Article summarises some of the big developments in the surface mining truck market, as open pit haulage enters the most significant transition phase in its history. It includes the fact that Caterpillar Command for hauling-equipped trucks around the world have now autonomously and safely hauled more[…]