Archives: Mining equipment

The Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) has announced that its member company, structural steel fabrication contractor VIVA Engineering, based in Kempton Park, Gauteng, has been nominated  in the Mining/Industrial category for the SAISC Steel Awards 2024 – for its role as the constructor of 11 extra heavy duty belt feeders for client Virta[…]

Tribe Technology PLC, the disruptive technology-first developer and manufacturer of world-class autonomous mining equipment, has announced the arrival of its first autonomous reverse circulation (RC) TTDS GC 700 drill rig from the manufacturing site in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to the Australian Automation & Robotics Precinct (AARP) in Neerabup, Western Australia. This is a major milestone[…]

Epiroc will showcase a demonstrator of the first ever Down-The-Hole (DTH) SmartROC D65 battery-electric drill rig at the MINExpo exhibition in Las Vegas, September 24-26. This innovative surface drill rig it says  will play an important role in the shift towards a green transition and zero emission drilling in surface mines. “We are very excited[…]

Bunting says it has developed three designs of Permanent Crossbelt Overband Magnet (PCB), with different magnetic polarity, to suit an ever-expanding range of applications. Overband Magnets are mounted over conveyors to separate ferrous metal from non-magnetic material and are commonly used in industries, including mining. The magnetic field of a Permanent Crossbelt Overband Magnet (PCB)[…]

MacLean, a global leader in mining support vehicle electrification, will be participating in the upcoming MINExpo in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 24-26, with the message to share that the company is committed to supporting the rapid decarbonisation of the mining industry. The MacLean booth is part of the Canadian Pavilion in the North Hall of[…]

MEDATech Borterra is set to showcase a new ITH-raise drill that is built for four underground drilling applications at next week’s MINExpo INTERNATIONAL 2024 event in Las Vegas, USA. The Borterra RaisePro-48T sets a new standard in efficiency, versatility and innovation, according to the company. The track-mounted, in-the-hole (ITH) drill is capable of drilling 3.5[…]

IMDEX plans to reveal the latest advances in its production mining tools and software at MINExpo INTERNATIONAL 2024, in Las Vegas, USA, later this this month. IMDEX Chief Technology Officer, John Hickey, said the tools and software assisted mining and exploration companies to safely find, define and mine orebodies with precision and at speed. “Location,[…]

Bridgestone Corporation has announced its new ‘Smart On-site’ mining solutions program, which it will exhibit at MINExpo International 2024 in Las Vegas from September 24-26, 2024. With this year’s show theme, ‘MOVE MORE WITH LESS,’ Bridgestone will showcase Smart On-site and “its easy-to-manage, turn-key and customisable blend of premium tyre products, mobility solutions and industry[…]

An Australian coal mining operation is benefitting from a new coal chute with self-cleaning flow surfaces to radically reduce downtime from approximately 700 minutes per month to just 10. Material flow experts, Chute Technology, were called in to an Australian coal mine where a chute had large impact angles at high speeds, causing unnecessary blockages[…]

Flexco recently announced the addition of the DRX™ 4500 to its line of impact beds and skirting systems for conveyors, upping the impact energy this bulk handling equipment can take in certain applications. By using Velocity Reduction Technology™, this new rendition gives heavy-duty belt conveyor systems the ability to withstand impact energy from 1,500 to[…]