Archives: Mining equipment

Orica says it is collaborating with De Beers Canada Inc (DBCI) at its majority-owned Gahcho Kué diamond mine in Canada to improve the drill and blast process and significantly reduce nitrate concentrations under the ‘Building Forever – Protecting the Natural World’ Initiative. Located in northern Canada’s sub-Arctic region, the Gahcho Kué diamond mine is a[…]

In the presence of the Undersecretary of Mining, Suina Chahuán, and Codelco Executive President, Rubén Alvarado, Codelco recently launched its ‘Electromobility for El Salvador’ program, through which its Salvador Division in the Atacama Region converted 100% of its bus fleet to electric. This project was implemented by Enel X and Tandem Industrial and executed under[…]

Nerospec OSCON says that it has achieved group-wide standardisation with Harmony Gold. Its solutions will now be implemented across all Harmony Gold mines, enhancing safety and efficiency. It added: “This partnership is a significant step in our mission to create safer mining environments. By integrating NEROSPEC OSCON’s innovative technologies, Harmony Gold is setting a new[…]

DIGITAL, Canada’s Global Innovation Cluster for digital technologies, has co-invested C$3.5 million ($2.6 million) in a data-driven surgical mining initiative led by Canadian start-up Novamera to advance its transformational Surgical Mining Technologies. Novamera’s AI-powered solution combines innovative new tools along with conventional drilling equipment to extract ore quickly with minimal environmental impact, 95% less waste[…]

Western Australia-based majority Indigenous owned business, Kuuwa Rentals, is out to start sating the Australian mining industry’s demand for electric light utility vehicles by offering the Ford F150 Lightning electric truck to companies in the state. Australia has one of the highest populations of light utility vehicles across the globe, with several companies having established[…]

BHP recently gave additional insight into its progress and plans related to emissions reduction in a special Decarbonisation Roundtable for investors held on June 26. Dr Graham Winkelman, BHP Vice President Climate said the global miner is on track to deliver its FY2030 target of at least a 30% reduction in operational GHG emissions in[…]

Metso has been awarded with a contract valued at around €15 million ($16 million) to deliver several thickeners and filters to a mine water treatment project in Peru. Metso’s scope of delivery includes several high-rate thickeners operating in a high density sludge (HDS) mine water treatment application and automatic EBS series liquid filters with an[…]

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd has announced the commencement of the world’s first technological feasibility trial of an ultra-large full battery rigid frame dump truck by an OEM operating at First Quantum Minerals Ltd’s Kansanshi copper and gold mine in the Republic of Zambia. The technological feasibility trial, which began in June 2024, is being[…]

Specialised drilling contractor, Major Drilling, has joined forces with MEDATech’s Borterra division to start deploying a robotic rod-handling solution for use in its exploration drilling projects. RodBot™ is a hydraulic robotic handler that eliminates manual rod and casing handling, according to MEDATech. Suitable for mining, construction and the oil & gas industry, it can be[…]

Southern Peru Copper Corporation, a subsidiary of Grupo Mexico, has awarded Metso an order for the delivery of state-of-the art tankhouse material handling solutions to its Ilo and Toquepala copper cathode production plants in Peru. The order value exceeds €10 million ($10.7 million), with Metso’s scope of delivery including cathode stripping machines for the Ilo[…]