Archives: Mining equipment

Earlier this year, IM Editorial Director Paul Moore had the chance to visit the Remote Monitoring Center for Gold Fields’ Salares Norte gold mine in Chile with Reynaldo Martinez, Asset Management and Operational Performance Manager. The centre is in downtown Santiago, some 1,500 km from the mine and plant. The first gold was produced on March[…]

At the upcoming MINExpo 2024 event in Las Vegas next month, DeZURIK will showcase a number of pinch valves and knife gate valves, all specifically engineered for the harsh conditions experienced in mining. The acquisition of Red Valve in 2021 greatly enhanced DeZURIK’s offerings in the mining industry, particularly the addition of Red Valve’s pinch[…]

Three years after the launch of ABB’s eMine™ ecosystem, the results speak for themselves: six operational trolley systems, a proven fast charging system and numerous project leads in the offing. Speaking to Ratna Kanth Dittakavi, Global eMine Sales Manager, it is clear the best is still yet to come from the ABB business line. In[…]

ABB has developed a new tool within its ABB Ability™ Predictive Maintenance for Grinding (PMG) platform, designed to make troubleshooting and diagnostics in mineral processing faster and more efficient than ever before, it says. Traditionally, troubleshooting for grinding technology has required the on-site presence of an engineer or a direct remote access to the plant[…]

Epiroc has launched a new long-hole production drill rig for small to medium-sized drifts, the Simba SM60 S, saying it is built to out-perform. With a new carousel design and cutting-edge automation features, this rig ensures optimal performance without compromising on safety, according to the company. As part of Epiroc’s Smart series, the new Simba[…]

Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire Universal Field Robots (UFR), the fast-growing Australia-based provider of autonomous interoperable solutions for the surface mining and underground mining markets. UFR will be reported in Digital Mining Technologies, a division within business area Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions. UFR’s solution portfolio is built on a common autonomy platform,[…]

During a recent business forum at the ‘Central Asia plus Japan Dialogue,’ Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), the diversified natural resources group headquartered in Luxembourg, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoUs) with Japan’s Hitachi Construction Machinery (HCM), the global producer of construction and mining equipment, and its official distributor in Central Asia, Eurasian Machinery LLP. Hitachi[…]

BHP has taken another important step on its operational decarbonisation journey with the first electric excavator in BHP’s fleet now operational at its Yandi iron ore mine in the Pilbara, Western Australia. Instead of a diesel engine, the R 9400 E Liebherr electric excavator has an electric motor, with power fed to the machine by a[…]

St Barbara Ltd says that results of the current testwork program have allowed the early selection of the Saleable Concentrate Flowsheet option for the Simberi Sulphides Expansion, three months ahead of schedule. The expansion project has the potential to extend the life of mine by at least 10 years. The Simberi Operations consist of an[…]

In its just released 2024 Sustainability Report, mining contracting major Macmahon laid out its commitment to minimising its impacts on the environment by collaborating with clients to reduce, recycle, and rehabilitate, as well as promoting environmental and sustainability awareness and identifying energy efficient and carbon reduction opportunities. In FY24, Macmahon established its first three- year ESG roadmap[…]