Archives: Mining consumables

Since May 2021, contractor STRACON has been operating Zijin Continental Gold’s Buritica underground mine in Antioquia, Colombia. During this period, its scope has included the development and preparation of 600 m per month in horizontal mining operations for underground mining, covering the entire mining cycle including drilling, blasting, cleaning and support. In 2022, STRACON increased its[…]

At the recent 2023 SME Annual Conference & Expo in Denver, Colorado, Derrick Corporation announced a strategic alliance with Groupe Industries Fournier and Sepro Mixing & Pumping, of which more details have now emerged. Derrick told IM that the partnership was assembled to help optimise new and existing customer operations, providing a one-stop solution for gold CIL/CIP processing plants[…]

Multotec, an industry leader in metallurgy and process engineering, is commemorating its 50th anniversary this year and says it is marking this milestone by reaffirming its position as a proudly South African company that can compete with top global competitors. The company was established in 1973, starting with an imported screening product from Germany intended[…]

Xerotech, a world leader in advanced battery systems for non-road mobile machinery applications, has announced that it plans to hire over 100 new employees to meet the growing demand for its configurable battery pack technology. Xerotech says it has a proven track record of delivering high-performance battery solutions for a wide range of applications, from mining[…]

Allison Transmission has announced that it has expanded its partnership with SANY, the Chinese-headquartered global heavy equipment manufacturer for the mining and construction markets, by signing a Letter of Intent to supply the Allison 4000 Series™ transmission for SANY’s SKT105 96-ton wide body mining dump truck for the India market. SANY is notable among the[…]

FLANDERS and Hofmann Engineering have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) “to strategically align the electrical and mechanical engineering expertise, capabilities, and production facilities of each company.” The combined resources will provide customers with turnkey, world-class aftermarket electro-mechanical wheel motor solutions for their haul truck fleets.  The MoU initially serves as the platform to[…]

Bridgestone is expanding its domestic production of MasterCore tyres in the US, which it describes as “the pinnacle of our off-the-road (OTR) mining tyre technology,” at its OTR plant in Aiken County, South Carolina which it says is a marriage of product and facility both designed with sustainability in mind. Bridgestone MasterCore improves durability with[…]

Epiroc says it has completed its acquisition of AARD Mining Equipment, the South African mining equipment manufacturer. AARD, based in Chamdor near Johannesburg, South Africa, designs, manufactures, services and supports a wide range of mining equipment, specialising in low-profile underground machines for mines with low mining heights. The high-quality products include drill rigs, bolters, loaders,[…]

Metso Outotec has expanded its screening media offering with Trellex® GS, a panel that meets European aggregate industry fixing standards. Trellex® GS is described as an innovative, modular screening media with a knock-in system available in both rubber and polyurethane. It is designed to offer long wear life, with easier change-outs and increased uptime and[…]

India’s typical rigid mining truck class for many years has been 100 ton (91 t) represented by models like the locally made Caterpillar 777, BEML BH100 and Komatsu HD785. Looking at the 777 as an example, it has a long history – first produced in India way back in 1986 as the 777B and followed[…]