Archives: Mining equipment

The first hydrogen-powered T 264 haul truck prototype, developed by Liebherr and Fortescue, has arrived on site at Fortescue’s Christmas Creek mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia for testing in a real-life mining environment. The site-based testing of this T 264 prototype, known as Europa, will take place over the coming months and[…]

Redpath piloted the first Normet Utimec XL 1100 Agitator ED, a diesel-electric 10.5 m³ capacity concrete truck, at BHP’s Olympic Dam mine in South Australia for almost a year. During this time, Normet’s experts spent several months at the mine site learning about the machine’s performance, efficiency and comfort, and developed and improved the equipment[…]

Caterpillar is presenting the first-ever Global Dealer Technician Challenge to, it says, celebrate the essential role dealer technicians play in providing an excellent customer service experience. This challenge, for independent Cat dealers that choose to participate, is designed to showcase how skilled technicians are part of a high-tech, high-impact, high-demand career. “This hands-on, skills-based competition[…]

Komatsu and Rio Tinto have reached a historic milestone, with Rio Tinto’s Pilbara operations in Western Australia accepting delivery of its 300th autonomous haulage system (AHS) truck this month. Komatsu and Rio Tinto initially signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2011 to deploy 150 AHS trucks to the Rio Tinto site, and, 13 years later,[…]

Having showcased its “Green Machine” to attendees at two major events in Australia recently, Electric Power Conversion Australia (EPCA) now has plans to produce 50-70 battery-electric mining trucks annually, according to a recent case study from one of its suppliers. EPCA, located in Perth, Western Australia, recently electrified a CAT 777 100-ton (91-t) mining truck[…]

Copper miner Antofagasta Minerals and ABB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate decarbonisation initiatives by electrifying and automating mining operations in Chile. The collaboration aims to develop and implement a net zero emission haulage solution by leveraging ABB’s expertise as well as its eMine solutions. The mining industry is striving to close[…]

Electrification is a critical step toward reducing emissions from mining equipment and helping mining organisations meet their sustainability goals. Komatsu says it is excited to introduce the industry to its latest electrification solutions at MINExpo 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, from September 24 to 26. Komatsu says it is committed to helping mining organisations reduce their environmental impacts[…]

Weir says it has found that its customers dealing with large particle abrasion in their pumps can save significantly on components and maintenance downtime by using rubber linings. According to Marnus Koorts, General Manager for Pump Products at Weir, these linings excel in applications where particles are being driven by a great deal of energy.[…]

Evolution Drill Rigs out of Queensland, Australia, believes it has come up with a cost-effective and time saving solution to one of the most labour-intensive parts of the exploration drilling operation: handling drill rods. Its Evolution EVO Multi-Load drill rod handling system is a true “hands free” diamond drill rod & casing handling and storage[…]

The RIINO system, a zero-emission material movement solution leveraging technology influences from monorails, subway systems and the mechanised raise climber, is now officially in the engineering and development stage, with an expanded consortium advancing the technology’s development. Having completed an in-depth, four-month scoping study backed by Agnico Eagle Mines and Vale Base Metals, utilising a[…]