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17 Jun 2024
BHP starts operating Komatsu 4800XPC electric cable shovel at Escondida
BHP has announced the start of operations at Escondida copper mine of the first 4800XPC...
17 Jun 2024
Australia’s Gears Mining launches ‘world’s largest’ mill liner handler machine
With projects on every continent, Toowoomba, Queensland-based organisation Gears Mining, has announced the launch of...
16 Jun 2024
China’s Fambition reveals its BEV loader ambitions
IM recently sat down with Ning Xiaofeng, President of Qingdao Fambition Heavy Machinery Co. Ltd,...
14 Jun 2024
Gekko highlights ILR and Carbon Scout successes plus gravity box potential
In its latest newsletter update, Gekko has provided updates on some of its key technologies....
13 Jun 2024
Epiroc USA’s first Boltec M10 Battery launches operations at Nevada Gold Mines
Epiroc, the global mining equipment leader, has successfully introduced the first Boltec M10 Battery rig...
13 Jun 2024
BEUMER Group extends its operations in South America with integration of FAM
BEUMER Group has extended its presence in South America with the integration of the former...
12 Jun 2024
BHP set to receive first Caterpillar Early Learner battery electric mining truck
On June 11, members of BHP's Operational Decarbonisation team visited Caterpillar’s Tucson Proving Ground to witness...
11 Jun 2024
VA Erzberg boosts Komatsu rigid truck fleet with HD785-8 addition
Iron ore (siderite) miner VA Erzberg in Austria continues to invest in its mining operation...
11 Jun 2024
Sandvik electrifies its largest intelligent rotary blasthole drill with the DR416iE
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is introducing the electric Sandvik DR416iE, the next generation i-series...
09 Jun 2024
NRW Holdings participating in Caterpillar’s Pathways to Sustainability program
Finding a technology pathway to decarbonisation is just as important for mining contractors as it...
31 May 2024
Large rope shovel overhauls at Lomas Bayas, Bulga and Jwaneng
Large electric mining shovels represent major multi-year investments for mining operations and as such their...
31 May 2024
Hitachi Energy on mine electrification – start small and think big
Just prior to the recent Electric Mine 2024 conference in Perth, Western Australia, we caught...