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10 May 2021
Boliden testing Epiroc battery-electric loader at Kristineberg
As Boliden continues to pursue further development of the Kristineberg underground copper-zinc mine in Sweden,...
10 May 2021
The Electric Mine Consortium grows again with member ranks swelling to 19 companies
Following the recent addition of VivoPower, the owner of electric mine mobility company Tembo e-LV...
07 May 2021
Xerotech & Agder Gruppen partner to electrify a fleet of 200 mining & construction machines
Xerotech, a leading manufacturer of lithium-ion battery systems, and Agder, a total supplier to the...
07 May 2021
Putzmeister’s Mixkret 6 underground concrete mixer successfully completes tests at Chuquicamata Underground
Following the 2020 launch of Putzmeister's new higher capacity low-profile underground mixer, Mixkret 6, which...
06 May 2021
BELAZ all electric 90 t 7558E prototype mining truck starts testing in Zhodino
Back in June 2020, IM exclusively reported on BELAZ's plans for an all battery electric...
06 May 2021
Continuous improvement adding up to big savings & throughput boost at Kinross Tasiast
Kinross Tasiast gold mine continuous improvement (CI) and mobile maintenance departments have teamed up to...
06 May 2021
Michelin introduces XDR 250+ tyre for 250 ton haul trucks with improved wear resistance & optimised wear
Michelin North America, Inc has introduced the next generation of its mining tyre for 250...
06 May 2021
Howden causes a fanfare with launch of Jetsteam AX
Howden is looking to re-enter the Australian secondary ventilation market with a bang, coming out...
06 May 2021
Antofagasta Minerals’ Minera Centinela advances Integrated Ops Centre with full operation set for end-2022
Construction and implementation of the Integrated Operations Centre (in Spanish Gestión Integrada de Operaciones or...
06 May 2021
RPMGlobal leads effort to decarbonise haulage process with electric vehicle support in both HAULSIM & SIMULATE
RPMGlobal says it is pleased to be playing a major role in the industry’s shift...
06 May 2021
Austmine facilitates Charge On Innovation Challenge mining truck electrification initiative with BHP, Rio Tinto & Vale as founding patrons
Just two months after the announcement of the Electric Mine Consortium, BHP, Rio Tinto and...
06 May 2021
Wenco acquires SmartCap, the world’s leading fatigue monitoring wearable device
Wenco International Mining Systems Ltd has announced its purchase of all assets and intellectual property...