Archives: Spotlight Feature Article

This month’s Spotlight Feature Article looks at fuels and oils in mining. Total is a key global supplier of both and argues that the most effective ways mines can reduce energy costs include using lighter viscosity grades of lubricants; using synthetic lubricants in industrial gear equipment; high VI viscosity hydraulic fluids; fuel cleanliness; and fuel[…]

This month’s Spotlight Feature Article looks at the latest innovations and technologies being applied to underground load and haul equipment; as an example Codelco is to trial a Komatsu hybrid LHD at its El Teniente underground copper mine in Chile as the company looks to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas it emits from its[…]

This month’s Spotlight Feature Article covers developments in the mining truck market and associated technology. Engine performance is a big part of truck fleet success and the feature includes a case story of how Cummins engines are living up to a super high altitude operational challenge at the Julong copper mine in Tibet, China

This month’s Spotlight Feature Article is focussed on surface drilling, including blasthole, coring and sonic methods. Showcased in the article are Boart Longyear’s LF™160 surface coring drill rig and FL262 Freedom™ Loader which were recently introduced into the African market. This combination the company says offers more control and oversight which means less interruption and[…]

This month’s Spotlight Feature Article covers the fast growing ore sorting market in mining. Many mining companies are now looking to pre-concentration and ore sorting solutions to upgrade their product feed; with several specialist equipment players meeting the demand with new approaches and designs

In this month’s Spotlight Feature article on battery & electric machines, IM Editor Dan Gleeson finds out there is more to the recent mine electrification move than carbon emission cuts

This month’s Spotlight Feature Article homes in on cybersecurity. With several large industrial firms still reeling from recent cyber attacks, miners need to protect what is becoming an increasingly large pool of data, processes and autonomous equipment. Dan Gleeson finds out how they should do this

This month’s Spotlight Feature article covers lighting developments in mining both surface and underground, including the benefits of LEDs across the board and their increasing uptake both for new installations and retrofits

This month’s Spotlight Feature Article looks at trends in the surface and underground production and exploration rock tools market, including advice from Jeff Hogan, Global Product Manager for Top Hammer Tooling at Boart Longyear, on how to take care of top hammer drill bits for efficiency improvements  

This month’s Spotlight Feature Article focuses on mine safety. One aspect of this is fire safety: many vehicles are being brought back online after years sat idle during the downturn. This has created an urgency to ensure machines – from haul trucks, wheel loaders and draglines to graders, scoop trams and shuttle cars – are[…]