Archives: Mining consumables

The group of leading global miners forming co-operation agreements with the leading mining truck OEMs on development and testing of zero emissions models is growing all the time. Last month, in an announcement discussing ESG requirements for suppliers, copper miner Antofagasta PLC stated that: “Antofagasta is working closely on ESG performance with suppliers of strategic[…]

Global copper, gold and moly miner Freeport McMoRan has just published an updated version of its Climate Change report for 2021, in which it firmly outlines its commitment to an electric future for its mining fleets. Entitled “Electrifying the future” in the opening statement, Richard C. Adkerson Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer[…]

Mining giants BHP, Rio Tinto and Vale are establishing a Mining Taskforce within CharIN, supported by the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). The partners said the future of electric mine haul trucks is one step closer to reality with global mining giants and manufacturers collaborating on interoperability standards to decarbonise haul truck fleets. CharIN[…]

Austmine has been appointed as Consortium Manager to the new BluVeinXL Project, providing its members with a central and independent management body. Austmine will support BluVein in engaging with leading global mining companies to join as funding members and assist in accelerating the next generation dynamic fast charging technology to a pilot demonstration. Austmine’s Director,[…]

Optimising the productivity of mine sites while reducing costs, resource use and environmental footprint FLSmidth says has long been its primary goal. With the launch of PerformanceIQ Services at PERUMIN, FLSmidth now promises to “supercharge mine performance through a full flowsheet approach to optimisation based on equipment knowledge, process expertise and digital solutions.” PerformanceIQ Services[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions today introduces its AutoMine® Concept Underground Drill, the company’s second technology demonstrator for its future autonomous mining vision. The AutoMine Concept Underground Drill is a fully autonomous, twin-boom development drill rig capable of drilling without human interaction. The cabinless battery-electric drill can plan and execute the entire drilling cycle from[…]

Metso Outotec says it is introducing the next generation of its agitated OKTOP® CIL Reactor for gold cyanide leaching and recovery. The Planet Positive reactor is suitable for carbon-in-leach (CIL) and carbon-in-pulp (CIP) process applications and with minimised activated carbon fines related gold losses and energy consumption. The company says it represents the most sustainable[…]

Global Air Cylinder Wheels® says it is gearing up to launch a commercially-ready product for mining based on its Air Suspension Wheel (ASW) solution, an eco-friendly, stronger, and safer traditional rubber tyre alternative. The ASW, which is up to 60% more economical over the lifetime of the wheel, according to the company, combines an inner[…]

At the beginning of 2022, the HYDRA Consortium – made up of public and private entities, and founded by ENGIE and Mining3 – presented the first prototype of a hydrogen-battery hybrid powertrain, which is now already being tested at Antofagasta Minerals’ Minera Centinela. The proposed solution is modular and scalable, therefore versatile to be used[…]

Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group, the leading international mining tyre supply and management partner, and Mitsui & Co, a global corporate group focusing on innovation and sustainability, have announced the formation of a joint venture aimed at advancing mining tyre recycling solutions for mining regions around the world. The statement says: “At a time when[…]