In 1893 only 44 of today’s 50 states formed the union, and Grover Cleveland was elected the country’s 24th President. College basketball was in its infancy, holding its first official game. And the Bucyrus Steam Shovel and Dredge Company opened a new manufacturing facility in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to improve and expand its production facilities.[…]
Finding a solution for autonomous face drilling will be a major step toward fully automated underground mining. A collaborative project between equal partners Epiroc, Boliden, Algoryx and Örebro University that is scheduled to run until 2025 the partners say can hopefully come up with a working solution. Epiroc states: “Face drilling is already automated in[…]
On August 26, Lingong Machinery Group (LGMG) held a Global Partner Conference in the city of Jinan, Shandong Province, China. Industry experts from over 60 countries around the world attended the conference. EACON, as LGMG’s autonomous driving partner, gave an address to attendees. During the conference, EACON and LGMG held a strategic partnership signing ceremony.[…]
Fortescue has reflected on rapid progress with its green zero emissions technology strategy in its just released Climate, Sustainability and Annual Reports. In FY23 (July 2022 to July 2023), Fortescue deployed its first prototypes on site and in June 2023, its first battery electric haul truck arrived at Christmas Creek. The ‘Roadrunner,’ based on a converted 240[…]
The Coalition for Minerals Efficiency (CEEC) has awarded the 2022 CEEC Medal for Operations to a group of researchers for their paper on the commissioning of an Eriez HydroFloat® Separator in a copper concentrator. The writers of the paper; Karina Arburo, Jaime Zuniga; Adrian McDonald and Felipe Valdes, all of Anglo American, along with Jose Concha[…]
Boart Longyear, the leading provider of drilling equipment and performance tooling, has announced the launch of a new IMPAKT™ line of drill bits. The Rock Tools team at Boart Longyear used advanced computational modelling to identify a deadpool at the centre of traditional bit designs. This deadpool it says results in significant wasted energy due to inefficient[…]
Cummins Inc has announced approval of its entire line of diesel high horsepower engines across all ratings for use with unblended paraffinic fuels (EN15940), often referred to as renewable diesel, including hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). It states: “Utilising renewable diesels like HVO are shown to reduce net greenhouse gas (GHG) emission by up to 90%[…]
In the summer in Chinese mines in Xinjiang, high heat conditions of over 40°C and sandstorms are frequent which represent a major test to equipment along with high altitude; with temperatures in the winter dropping to an average of -20°C in January. Even in these conditions, Xugong-headquartered global mining equipment major XCMG says it has been[…]
Multotec says it has expanded its facilities and capacity of its mill lining factory in Spartan, South Africa, to meet the rising demand, enabling the company to manufacture larger mill liners for clients around the globe. The expansion consists of the installation of three new presses at the factory that will boost manufacturing capacity by 15-20%[…]
Siemens AG has signed an agreement to acquire Heliox, a Netherlands-based technology leader in fast charging solutions, serving e-Bus and e-Truck fleets and passenger vehicles. It said the acquisition will complement Siemens’ existing eMobility charging portfolio, adding products and solutions for DC fast-charging focused on eBus and eTruck fleets. Heliox’s portfolio will also extend Siemens’[…]