Archives: Mine shafts and equipment

ABB says it has been selected by BHP to deliver, install and commission three friction hoists and a further electrical system for a Blair service hoist to its Jansen potash project in Canada. Installation of the initial two hoists is currently in progress, while the two other hoisting systems are being prepared for installation and[…]

Newmont’s Tanami Expansion 2 (TE2) in the Northern Territory – the largest mine expansion project in Australia – has seen some significant recent developments. The gold project, which is developing an extensive new materials handling system, including an underground crusher, conveyors and a 1.46 km-deep shaft hoisting system, is Newmont’s biggest capital expenditure project underway in[…]

In a recent update on its electrification journey, potash miner Nutrien points out that for more than 60 years, electric-powered machinery has been used in its underground mines. Borers were some of the first electrically driven machines used in its mining operations, and now, approximately 75% of Nutrien’s underground horsepower is electric. The company adds[…]

EcoHoist has signed a Joint Development Agreement with ABB, which outlines how the parties will collaborate on the development of EcoHoist’s low captal expenditure hoisting technology. The Joint Development Agreement, which builds on an MoU signed earlier this year, focuses on the design and construction of a 30% scale demonstration of the EcoHoist vertical bucket[…]

ABB is launching the latest technology development in its portfolio of mine hoist safety products by introducing the fully SIL 3 certified ABB Ability™ Safety Plus Hoist Protector Version 3.0. This solution is part of the ABB Ability™ Safety Plus for hoists suite, the first fully SIL 3 certified mine hoist solutions with highest level of[…]

At the 5th Mining and Minerals Hall (MMH) event being held in Seville, Spain, this week and being attended by IM Editorial Director Paul Moore, Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions has handed over some major equipment units to key customers in the region. The size of the MMH this year, with the exhibition covering all[…]

ABB has signed a contract for a mine hoists delivery to Eti Bakır, Türkiye’s largest producer of copper, in a joint effort to contribute to the mining industry’s ongoing sustainable transformation. The two organisations have signed an agreement which will see ABB provide two hoists to the new underground copper mine. Located in the Maden[…]

The modest size of Zimbabwe’s mining sector has not prevented Sandvik’s operation in the country from rolling out world class partnerships – including the pioneering deployment of autonomous trucks in a room-and-pillar mining environment. “The automation project has been particularly exciting for us, as this has demonstrated how we can push boundaries with Sandvik’s leading[…]

Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond Mine has safely completed the development and construction of Phase 1 of the A21 underground mine, now moving the underground mine into commercial production. Building on the success of the first phase, Phase 2 of the A21 underground project was approved earlier this year with an additional investment of US$17 million.[…]

At MINExpo 2024 in Las Vegas last week, global miner ERG signed a contract with Epiroc worth more than €32.4 million for the supply of underground mining equipment for the construction of the second stage of the 10th Anniversary of Independence Mine, part of Donskoy GOK in Kazakhstan, which itself is owned by ERG’s chromite[…]