Archives: Mining consumables

Epiroc is already the global leader in blasthole drill autonomy with its full autonomous layer for its line of Pit Viper drills, enhanced now also by the Mobius for Drills fleet management, drilling process and value chain optimisation platform. Now it has added to this line up – announcing on June 1 that testing of[…]

Metso says it has signed an agreement to acquire Ab A. Häggblom Oy, a privately-owned Finnish engineering and manufacturing company with a key offering that includes mining truck bodies and buckets. Häggblom’s service portfolio includes wear parts, truck body and bucket refurbishments, as well as related field services. It has partnered with Metso for several[…]

Epiroc has introduced the MTVR, a mobile hydraulic powerpack for electric blasthole drills. Designed to enhance the utilisation and productivity of Epiroc electric drills, it says this self-contained, wagon-mounted powerpack enables off-grid operation for high-voltage electric drills without requiring extensive electrical infrastructure. Yara Hussein, Global Product Manager Midrange Blasthole at Epiroc, explains the MTVR’s significance:[…]

Responding to the needs of the mineral sands sector, process equipment specialist Multotec has developed its first 12-turn spiral concentrator. According to Christina Ramotsabi, General Manager – Process Engineering at Multotec, the HM12 spiral was designed and tested in-house, evolving from the company’s popular NHM heavy minerals spiral. The first order has been manufactured and shipped[…]

Rolls-Royce has today officially opened a new assembly plant for its mtu Series 2000 engines in Kluftern near Friedrichshafen, Germany. The company says this highlights the continuing role that the internal combustion engine is set to play in the energy transition through the use of sustainable fuels. The new production facility, which was announced in[…]

In its just published operational decarbonisation investor briefing, the world’s leading mining company BHP outlined some of its plans and strategies to meet its decarbonisation targets – the most immediate of which is reducing operational emissions by at least 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels followed by net zero by 2050. Dr Graham Winkelman, Head of[…]

Rio Tinto is investing in its Kennecott operation near Salt Lake City, Utah, to strengthen its supply of copper in the US by increasing production from underground mining and improving the health of key assets. $498 million of funding has been approved to deliver underground development and infrastructure for an area known as the North[…]

As a leading global provider of construction and mining equipment, SANY says it is playing a pivotal role in the development of the Tebinbulak mining and metallurgical complex in the Karauzyak region of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. The complex, which spans an area of 5.2 square kilometres, is set to boost the nation’s steel and steel product[…]

Vedanta Iron Ore Karnataka (IOK) and Volvo CE India recently signed a landmark MoU to deploy sustainable power solutions such as zero-emission electric off-road machines, at Vedanta IOK’s mines in Chitradurga on a trial basis. With the pilot project commencing at Vedanta IOK, the company has deployed Volvo’s recently launched EC55 all-electric excavator and its[…]

In the presence of prominent authorities from the Antofagasta region, Minera Centinela, from the Antofagasta Minerals (AMSA) group, has held a launch ceremony for a new 100% electric fleet made up of 50 pickup trucks, plus eight units of mining equipment for the Esperanza Sur open pit copper mine, which together will contribute a reduction[…]