Archives: Mine ventilation

Back in June 2020, IM exclusively reported on BELAZ’s plans for an all battery electric 90 t class haul truck, the 7558E, the first unit of which was to be ready by the end of the year. With the pandemic the project has slowed somewhat but the prototype was duly built, using 15 lithium nickel[…]

Howden is looking to re-enter the Australian secondary ventilation market with a bang, coming out with a new product that offers the energy efficiency, durability and smarts to help ‘future proof’ underground mines. Its Jetstream AX secondary fans were launched across the globe this month, with service centres on the east and west coast of[…]

Redpath Canada Ltd and SafeSight Exploration Inc are the recipients of the Ontario Mine Contractors Safety Association’s (OMCSA) Safety Innovation Award for 2020. The announcement was made at a virtual meeting in April 2021. The Award recognises great innovations in mining that directly impact safety. The Redpath and SafeSight collaboration has developed the SafeSight MRC[…]

Heavy-duty diesel engines still power most large vehicles used in the construction, mining and transportation industries in the US. Engineers are working to improve the fuel efficiency of these engines while minimising pollution to reduce energy consumption and ensure the sustainability of these industries in the future. To tackle this problem, researchers at the US[…]

The Ontario government is investing nearly C$8 million to support the province’s Mine Rescue Program and help protect workers in an emergency. Part of the 2021 Budget, Ontario’s Action Plan: Protecting People’s Health and Our Economy, this increased funding will promote workplace safety by strengthening rescue capacity at mine sites and addressing gaps in the[…]

Maestro’s ventilation IIoT solutions it says have been successfully integrated into Howden’s Ventsim CONTROL ventilation optimisation software, thus strengthening Maestro’s mine ventilation solutions for customers around the world. Ventsim CONTROL can remotely monitor, control, and automate in real-time the total underground mine ventilation from the surface. Combined with Maestro’s Vigilante AQS™ & Zephyr AQS™ air[…]

Northvolt has signed a supply agreement with Pon Equipment for battery systems to be integrated into the Z-line series of battery electric excavators. An initial order of Voltpack Core lithium-ion battery systems will provide Pon, the Cat dealer for Norway and the Netherlands, with a technical solution to be used in combination with electric powertrains[…]

Pretivm Resources Inc is now at the start of a process to replace 13 diesel-powered 30 t payload underground haul trucks with battery electric zero emissions trucks at its Brucejack gold mine in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, approximately 65 km north of Stewart. For now, the plan is still at a trial stage, with one[…]

Foran Mining says it has bolstered the design team for its ongoing definitive feasibility study at the McIlvenna Bay project, in Saskatchewan, Canada, providing the company with the technical expertise to execute on its strategy of building the world’s first copper mine designed to be “carbon neutral” from day one of production. The advisors are[…]

Epiroc has agreed to acquire Meglab, a Canada-based company with expertise in providing electrification infrastructure solutions to mines, as it looks to further support mining customers in their transition to battery-electric vehicles. Meglab, based in Val-D’Or, Quebec, Canada, is a technology integrator that designs, manufactures, installs and supports practical and cost-effective electrification and telecommunications infrastructure[…]