Archives: Mine ventilation

Mining is an essential process that has become even more critical as the world moves towards a greater energy transition. Minerals are a crucial component in clean energy technologies such as electric vehicles, solar panels and batteries, and the demand for these minerals is increasing, Howden’s Livio Salvestro says.* According to the International Energy Agency,[…]

GroundHog, a leading provider of technology solutions for the mining industry, has announced the release of its latest app, designed specifically for construction crews working in underground mines. The new app, called ‘GroundHog Construction Crews’ is described as a powerful tool that streamlines communication and collaboration for construction crews working in underground mines. The app[…]

Back in 2020, global potash mining major Nutrien began the rollout of a private 4G LTE network – both on surface and 1 km underground in its potash mines in Saskatchewan, beginning with Rocanville. Much progress has been made in that time – as of today LTE has been installed above ground at all the[…]

Epiroc’s second battery conversion of a 10 t class ST1030 was completed in Spain in February 2022, marking a major step up in its electrification offering for underground customers in Europe. The first ST1030 was done at the company’s facilities in Sudbury, Canada. For the latest news on this growing capability and progress with its[…]

The question of whether bigger means better in mining trucks was raised again recently in a blog post by Uwe Muller, Head of Sales & Marketing Off-Road Solutions at Volvo Autonomous Solutions. Of course one issue with today’s large rigid mining trucks is their CO2 emissions, which motivated a Volvo research project as far back[…]

New Gold has ordered four more Sandvik LH518B battery-electric loaders for its New Afton copper-gold mine in British Columbia. The new battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) will join the first-ever Sandvik LH518B, which New Afton trialled in late 2020 before purchasing in February 2021, and two Sandvik Z50 BEV trucks also operating at the mine. Located approximately[…]

SEA Electric has made the next step in its journey to electrify the world’s commercial vehicle fleet, by signing a significant Memorandum of Understanding with MEVCO, a leading systems integrator focused exclusively on electric light commercial vehicles within the mining industry. The partnership will see specialist all-electric Toyota Hilux and Landcruiser models made available for[…]

Finnish BEV charger technology specialist Kempower says is currently exploring different options to expand the company’s EV fast charging production capacity in Europe. The aim is that the new capacity will be operational by the end of the year 2025. Mining equpiment is one of its focus areas, and in November 2021 it signed a[…]

Osisko Mining Inc has filed the technical feasibility study report prepared by BBA Inc on its 100% owned Windfall gold deposit in the Abitibi greenstone belt, within the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Quebec, Canada. The project has total proven and probable mineral reserves of 12.2 Mt grading 8.06 g/t Au and 4.18 g/t[…]

While the first wave of battery electric mining equipment has come in North America and Europe, Australia arguably represents the next big focus. Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions’ new 65 t TH665B arrived in the country in Q4 2022, and will go into field testing in 2023. At the IMARC 2022 event in November, IM[…]