Archives: Mining events

Epiroc is planning a “new generation” Boomer face drilling launch in 2021 as it looks to capture more market share in the underground mining contractor market. Speaking at Epiroc’s Capital Markets Day Fika 2020 event on Monday, Sami Niiranen, President of Epiroc’s Underground division, said the new rigs would be designed for increasing both production[…]

“There is consensus in the industry that once we start doing electrification, we will innovate much more in other areas of the mining space.” If anyone in the mining sector thought electrification was not in their wheelhouse, Theo Yameogo’s words might make them think again. Yameogo, Partner and National Mining & Metals Co-Leader at EY[…]

Epiroc has been prepared to electrify the underground mining industry for more than 30 years, so it is no surprise its battery-electric solutions are now firmly taking hold in the sector. Anders Hedqvist, Vice President of R&D at Epiroc’s Underground division, and Franck Boudreault, Electrification Transformation Lead for Epiroc’s Underground division, made this clear during[…]

One of the most relevant and well-attended business-promoting events for the Latin America mineral sector will be going 100% online this year. EXPOSIBRAM – Expo & Congresso Brasileiro de Mineração 2020 will be held from November 24-26, with free registration available for the virtual event. In addition to its renowned Brazilian Mining Congress, another attraction[…]

Komatsu is readying the unveiling of an all-new underground drilling and bolting product platform with a “bold, industry-disrupting design” that will debut at its first ever virtual livestream event. On October 26, event attendees will be among the first to experience this new platform, designed after years of working in collaboration with customers to understand[…]

With Western Australia one of MICROMINE’s key markets for its Micromine and Pitram products, it is hardly surprising the software leader chose this week’s Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie to reveal a host of new updates for the 3D modelling and mine design/mine production and fleet tracking solutions. Across the company’s product suite,[…]

RIEGL is using the upcoming INTERGEO 2020 DIGITAL event to showcase a line of new product innovations focused on the field of LiDAR surveying technology. The company plans to present details of the RIEGL VUX-120 LiDAR sensor for UAV-based laser scanning (pictured). This sensor, which weighs only 2 kg and measures 225 x 120 x[…]

MICROMINE is set to reveal a host of new features to its flagship products at this year’s Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum, in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, as the mining software leader lifts the lid on its latest software innovations. “This year, we are excited to be providing on-site demonstrations of our upcoming release of Micromine[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology, in an effort to speed up rock drill innovations, has opened a new Rock Drills Innovation Center in Tampere, Finland. Announced during day one of its Innovation in Mining event this week, the centre will introduce state-of-the-art production and testing facilities for this core Sandvik technology. It will be home[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology is set to announce details of its new battery-electric LHD at its Innovation in Mining Virtual Event next week, Brian Huff, has confirmed. Speaking on ‘The Next Generation of Battery-Electric Vehicles’ event on Tuesday, Huff, Vice President of Technology at Artisan Vehicle Systems, a Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology Business[…]