Archives: Mining equipment

The largest copper mine in China and one of Asia’s largest is Jiangxi Copper’s Dexing, which covers an area of ​​more than 4,000 ha and has an annual output of more than 100,000 t, accounting for about a quarter of the country’s copper output at its peak. In late 2021 leading Chinese autonomous mining truck[…]

As part of a program for digitalisation of production processes in the Coal Division of JSC SUEK, a project was launched to introduce an automated production management system based on end-to-end management processes for mining and processing. The Tugnuisky mining operation in Buryatia was chosen as a pilot site. As a result of the project,[…]

Elphinstone Pty Ltd has commenced a project to develop a suite of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) for underground hard-rock mining to, it says, address the increasing decarbonisation efforts and expectations of its global customer base. The project will require a significant research and development investment by the company in addition to the recently awarded Australian Federal[…]

Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) and Volvo Autonomous Solutions (a part of the Volvo Group) have announced that Volvo has joined GMG as a new member. “Volvo Autonomous Solutions wants to contribute to the development of innovations, guidance, and common practices that can be operationalised to the benefit of customers in different markets,” says Christian[…]

i-80 Gold Corp has awarded the engineering study for restart of the Lone Tree autoclave in Nevada, USA, to Hatch Ltd. The study will complete a prefeasibility study (PFS) level mechanical and operational review of all aspects necessary for the restart of the company’s autoclave processing facility in northern Nevada. i-80 acquired the Lone Tree[…]

South Africa-based vibrating screen and feeder specialist Kwatani will soon add another installation to its extensive footprint in the Northern Cape, this time for a new customer in the iron ore mining segment. “We have over 1,000 screens, grizzlies and feeders in this important mining region, giving us a market share of about 95% of[…]

Zinkgruvan Mining is feeling the effects of teleremote drilling using a 4G LTE network and Epiroc’s Simba E7 rig at its underground base metal mine, according to a case study from the Sweden-based OEM*. In early spring 2021, Zinkgruvan Mining, working in conjunction with Epiroc and IT, and telecom operator Telia, first connected its Simba[…]

The Board of Australian coal mining major Stanmore Resources Ltd has announced that Brisbane-based EPSA Pacific Pty Ltd (EPSA), part of Madrid, Spain headquartered group EPSA Group, has been awarded a five year open-cut mining services agreement (MSA) with a current value A$564 million at its Isaac Downs 35 Mt/y metcoal mine southeast of Moranbah,[…]

The Canada Mining Innovation Council (CMIC) has announced the launch of ReThinkMining Ventures Inc (RMV), a for-profit subsidiary of CMIC. Established to commercialise the technology in which CMIC is directly vested, ReThinkMining Ventures will help accelerate the development and deployment of new technology that will address critical needs of the mining industry, CMIC said. CMIC’s[…]

Hexagon’s Mining division has announced completion of a significant safety installation with Gold Fields Ghana. Some 35 mine vehicles were equipped with Hexagon’s Operator Alertness System Heavy Vehicle (OAS-HV) at the Damang Mine in Ghana’s Western Region. After a successful pilot project completed in late 2020-early 2021, full deployment of OAS-HV proceeded smoothly despite ongoing[…]