Archives: Mining consumables

Many global mining industries heavily rely on large quantities of electricity for their business to function. In a recent article, Pedro Da Silva, Business Development Manager Mining, Minerals & Metals at Schneider Electric argues that with mining houses finding themselves under obligation to adhere to new strict legislation, leaders must look towards utilising alternative energy solutions[…]

Orica has unveiled its new range of 4D™ bulk explosives for the underground market at AusIMM’s Underground Operators Conference in Brisbane, Australia. Designed for production and development applications, the Subtek™ 4D™ range “enables underground operators to gain unprecedented control of energy through a single explosive solution that drives best practice mining outcomes and sustainable blasting practices.”[…]

Komatsu has announced plans for a construction project adding a new, nearly 50,000-sq.ft (4,645 sq.m) warehouse to its service centre campus in Elko, Nevada. The warehouse will expand local parts support for mining and construction customers in the Nevada region. Planned for completion in early 2024, the new warehouse will be located adjacent to Komatsu’s[…]

Haver & Boecker Niagara has added the Cap & Slide and Pin & Anchor deck frame systems to its expanding line of lock-bolted deck frame technology. The new deck frames offer the availability of bolt-on convenience for pin and sleeve and groove style modular screen media. The innovative design of the lock-bolted deck frames was introduced[…]

PROK, a leader in conveyor equipment manufacturing, is planning to showcase its range of engineered pulleys, PROK HDPE and ROXDUR wear solutions at the upcoming Expomin 2023 event in Santiago, Chile, from April 24-27. Visitors to the PROK booth will have the opportunity to participate in live product demonstrations, view products in augmented reality, and[…]

Engineering company Monadelphous Group Ltd has secured new contracts and contract extensions totalling approximately A$125 million. It includes the lithium sector, where the company has been awarded two five-year contracts for the provision of maintenance services and sustaining capital projects, both with two-year extension options, at Albemarle Lithium’s operations in Kemerton, Western Australia (WA). It says[…]

In its just released 2022 Sustainability Report, in the section which discusses climate action and resilience, AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) discusses its pathway to net zero. In 2021, as part of its journey to achieve net zero Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2050, AGA’s Climate Change Working Group presented its Group carbon emissions reduction target,[…]

After some delays due to COVID-19, Ok Tedi Mining, the 100% PNG owned open-pit copper and gold mine located in the Star Mountains of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea, has become one of the few mining companies in the world to operates its own on minesite tyre pyrolysis plant. The company states: “Our[…]

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd has embarked on the production of remanufactured parts for construction machinery, such as medium to large sized hydraulic excavators and medium sized wheel loaders, from March 2023 at Hitachi Construction Machinery Southern Africa Co (Pty) Ltd in Boksburg, Hitachi Construction Machinery’s base for sales and services in the Republic of[…]

In its 2022 Annual Report, released today, Weir Group reviews its performance from several angles – financially, strategically and of course from a sustainability standpoint. It says with large greenfield expansion projects slow to convert, miners met demand by accelerating production from existing assets and by developing harder and more complex ore deposits. Group revenue was[…]