Archives: Mining equipment

Epiroc has launched the revolutionary Common Automation Panel (CAP) for the SmartROC DTH surface drill rig along with its autonomous Pit Viper range. CAP enables a transformation in remote control centres, with improved ergonomics and a platform approach to run mixed fleet operations from a single station. Epiroc says the Common Automation Panel is designed[…]

Metso is introducing to its flotation portfolio the Spider crowder upgrade, designed to address the challenges posed by large flotation cells. Given that flotation operates as a continuous process, ensuring the highest level of equipment availability and efficiency is paramount. The new technology promises superior froth management, safeguarding enhanced metallurgical performance, energy efficiency and improved[…]

Sykes Group, a leading name in the realm of dewatering pump solutions, has launched its latest innovation, the Sykes/Primax XH250 for mining and quarry applications. The XH250 is set to revolutionise dewatering operations in these sectors, offering a reliable solution for operations that are continually expanding, reaching greater depths and widths. The pump, which complements[…]

Germany-based machine manufacturer GHH says it has significantly expanded its market share in Bulgaria with a double-digit number of LHDs and trucks set to head to Breznik Minerals Ltd. The Bulgarian company is part of the group of companies of Assarel-Medet JSC, which is the leading mining company in the country, carrying out both open-pit[…]

The Elphinstone WR810 underground support vehicle model number will be phased out in January next year, to be replaced by the E10 model number as part of a nomenclature move. The WR810 series vehicles are recognised as a modular and highly configurable, 10-t nominal base platform featuring interchangeability of parts and components between machines. The[…]

Metso is launching the High Efficiency Scrubber (HES) Optimizer, a digital tool that, it says, combines internal process calculations with measurements available at site to enable energy savings in the operation of Venturi-type scrubbers in wet gas cleaning plants. During the last decades, Metso specialists have built a vast technical knowledge base on wet gas[…]

General Motors and Komatsu have announced that they will co-develop a hydrogen fuel cell power module for Komatsu’s 930E electric drive mining truck, cited as the world’s best-selling ultra-class haul truck. GM, a leader in hydrogen fuel cell technology, and Komatsu, a global manufacturer of mining and construction equipment, will jointly design and validate the[…]

SafeAI, a global leader in autonomous heavy equipment, and Obayashi Corporation, a leading construction company, have unveiled a “first-of-its-kind” retrofit zero-emission, autonomous haul truck following trials at a test site in Spain. The Caterpillar 725 articulated dump truck (ADT) SafeAI believes is the first haul truck to have been retrofitted with autonomous and electrification technology. The[…]

Minera Arqueros S.A. has awarded Metso an order to deliver the key equipment for its greenfield copper sulphide concentrator plant project in Coquimbo, Chile. The value of the order exceeds €10 million ($6.6 million), with the scope of delivery covering the equipment from crushing to flotation, including, for example, feeders and vibrating screens, primary, secondary[…]

Anglo Asian Mining says the Caterpillar mining fleet for its new Gilar mine has now been delivered to the Gedabek mine site, marking the first time Caterpillar underground equipment will be deployed in Azerbaijan. The equipment will be substantially vendor-financed, and this is the first time Caterpillar will provide this to a customer in Azerbaijan[…]