Archives: Mining consumables

Anglo American recently gave a Sustainability Performance Update on April 18, outlining its progress in many fields of its business. Duncan Wanblad, Anglo’s Chief Executive gave some more detail on its 2023 targets for reduction of Scope 1 emissions – its direct emissions; and Scope 2 emissions – indirect emissions from the generation of its[…]

Austin Engineering Limited has completed the first shipment of fully built and assembled truck trays from its Indonesia facility in Batam, which have been delivered directly into Western Australia’s Pilbara mining region. The delivery comprised four truck trays that were shipped from Indonesia via Singapore into Port Hedland and then onto the customer site. Austin[…]

ASGCO® ‘Complete Conveyor Solutions’ has announced new improvements to its line of Tru-Trainer® Dual Return conveyor belt tracking idlers. The new patent pending design is engineered for heavy-duty conveyor applications with high conveyor belt speeds and tonnages. The updated Tru-Trainer® Dual Return features a new lower profile design for more compact conveyors with a low height[…]

TDK Corporation via subsidiary TDK Ventures Inc has invested in lithium-extraction startup Novalith. Novalith says its technology solutions capture and leverage carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere to isolate and extract higher quality – battery grade – lithium from resource deposits, with no harmful by-products. Their process uses less water, smaller infrastructure, and is a lower[…]

Metso Outotec is expanding its service centres in Antofagasta, Chile, and Arequipa, Peru, to meet mining customers’ growing needs for servicing large and heavy equipment. The service centres in Chile and Peru will be expanded significantly including increased lifting capacity and machining capabilities. After the expansions, the centres will be able to repair and refurbish[…]

Epiroc says it has won a large equipment order for a new underground mine at the Hummingbird Resources-owned Komana mine in southern Mali. Hummingbird, through its subsidiary Société des Mines de Komana, has selected Epiroc drill rigs and loaders with advanced automation features for the development of a new underground mine at Komana, which is[…]

The world’s leading copper producer, Codelco, is moving towards its 2050 decarbonisation goal. Within this framework, it has extended the contract that since 2013 has supplied thermal energy (heat) to the Gabriela Mistral Division in northern Chile, through a solar thermal system that replaces the consumption of diesel in water heating boilers. “This clean energy[…]

Elphinstone recently released its new WR810 front-mounted cab at the 2023 Underground Operator’s Conference in Brisbane. The low-profile option increases the versatility of the company’s existing range of underground support applications. All WR810 models can now be optioned with either a centre-mounted 3 m high cabin or a low-profile front-mounted 2.4 m high cabin, unveiled for[…]

Within the framework of the transformation of mining and the fight against climate change, Anglo American has brought together a series of public and private stakeholders to jointly develop a comprehensive study to analyse the economic feasibility and benefits of deploying a green hydrogen (H2V) valley or hub in the central zone of the country,[…]

For the second year running, Newmont Africa’s Ahafo South mine in Ghana has been recognised for exceptional performance in its decarbonisation efforts, receiving carbon credit recognition recently from its tyre management and retreading partner Kal Tire via its Maple Program for saving 121 tCO2e (120,518 kg) through retreading and avoiding the use of 3,896 litres[…]