Archives: Mining consumables

Sime Darby Berhad has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sime Darby Allied Operations Pty Ltd, will acquire Onsite Rental Group Ltd for A$635 million. Onsite is a market leading provider of business to business equipment rental solutions to blue chip customers across a range of industries in the Australian market including resources, energy, industrial and[…]

A new, leading motors and large drives company has been formed – Innomotics. Under this name, Siemens is combining its business activities in the areas of low- to high-voltage motors, geared motors, medium-voltage converters and motor spindles.  The portfolio includes an innovative solutions and digitalisation portfolio and a broad range of service offerings. The related[…]

Hitachi Construction Machinery and First Quantum Minerals have announced that they have entered into a Letter of Intent to advance the development of sustainable mining solutions at First Quantum’s flagship mining operations in Zambia. A proof of concept will be implemented as part of the LOI; Hitachi Construction Machinery supplying the first of its full[…]

It is well known in the mining industry that the biggest mining concentrators, with the highest throughputs and largest mills, have long used gearless mill drives (GMDs). Since their introduction into the market in the 1960s, the GMD installed base has increased steadily, both with respect to cumulative install power and individual drive power. Gearless[…]

In January 2023, Liebherr’s new customer Nguvu Mining Ltd and Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS finalised a deal for the supply of 13 Liebherr T 236 electric drive mining trucks to be delivered to the Nzema gold mine. The mine is located in Ghana’s Western Region, approximately 80 km west by road from the port of[…]

Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia, one of the world’s largest copper-gold mines, recently received its first battery-powered mining vehicle for trials – a significant milestone for the underground operation and a testament to the successful collaboration of multiple teams. The machine is a Normet Utimec MF100 Material SD where SD stands for SmartDrive – Normet’s modular[…]

McLaren Applied has announced PT Pamapersada Nusantara (PAMA) as the company’s latest mining client. PAMA, one of Indonesia’s largest mining contractors, provides a comprehensive suite of operations to mine owners across all stages of production and expansion. The partnership will see McLaren Applied’s Formula 1-derived technology utilised to optimise the efficiency and fuel consumption of[…]

A key part of the acquisition of TK Mining by FLSmidth was bringing in TK’s installed base of HPGRs in mining plus its market leading HPGR technology – FLSmidth says the design has been proven in the market to offer up to 20% increased throughput capacity, 15% energy savings, and as much as 30% extended roll[…]

Increased time between overhauls, effective reduction of fuel consumption and costs as well as savings in carbon emissions; crowned by unbeatable aftersales support. Rolls-Royce says this was the result of a repowering of haul trucks at one of Yancoal’s open-cut coal mines in Australia’s Hunter Valley with state-of-the-art mtu engine solutions by Penske Australia. It adds that[…]

Austin Engineering says it has been selected by the Western Australian (WA) Government for a grant of up to A$5 million ($3.5 million) to boost its advanced manufacturing program at its Perth-based operations in Kewdale. The grant funding has been allocated under the Government’s Investment Attraction Fund (IAF), which was announced in March 2022. The[…]