Archives: Mining maintenance

A milestone in the world of battery electric ground support equipment was reached in Canada earlier this year when Tantalum Mining Corp of Canada (Tanco) near Lac Du Bonnet, Manitoba, working with Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions Key Account Manager Ivan Magdic, deployed Canada’s and North America’s first battery electric Sandvik DS412iE bolter. It enables[…]

The Electric Mine 2024 has come out of the blocks with a world-leading OEM and top battery-electric mining technology innovator in one of the top sponsorship slots. We are delighted to announce that we will be working closely with Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions over the next year as one of only two Platinum Sponsors[…]

In April 2023, IM Editorial Director, Paul Moore, toured Kal Tire Chile’s unique mining tyre recycling facility near Antofagasta with Rodrigo Reyes, Kal Tire Chile Recycling Plant Manager and Carlos Zuniga, Kal Tire Chile General Manager. There have been many attempts around the world to start up meaningful large mining tyre recycling capability based on[…]

At the Epiroc World Expo 2023 in Orebro, Sweden, attended by IM, Peter Bray, Epiroc Global Product Manager – Rock Reinforcement Equipment presented the latest Boltec E10 S ABR – the latest and most advanced incarnation of its Boltec E10 and M10 models first introduced in 2021, which introduced previously unavailable autonomous functionality to full[…]

On July 12, the leading Chinese mining truck OEM Inner Mongolia North Hauler Joint Stock Co (NHL) and Chinese coal giant CHN Energy through its division Zhunneng Group held a delivery ceremony for a 300 ton class diesel-electric drive dump truck at the Haerwusu opencast coal mine. The truck is unique is that it is[…]

Compania Minera Lomas Bayas, a Glencore company, recently celebrated its 25-year history with a ceremony held at the facilities of the operation, which included a special moment to recognise the founding members of the mining company and to present the initiatives that will chart the road along the path of operational and technological excellence. One[…]

Carbon reduction company First Mode has announced construction of its first manufacturing facility in Seattle, Washington, USA. The factory will produce zero-emission powerplants and associated ground infrastructure for First Mode’s nuGen™ haulage solutions, which replace diesel engines in mining haul trucks and locomotives by retrofitting customer’s existing fleets with battery and hydrogen fuel cell solutions.[…]

As open-cast mining operations face the inevitable shift to underground due to depleted shallow deposits, increasing surface environmental requirements, and an increased call for minerals to support the transition to low-carbon energy, United Mining Services Group has equipped its operations in preparation for the surge in demand for specialist underground mining skills. The company says[…]

Huawei says it is bringing forth new industry opportunities and technological advancements driven by the AI wave. During a keynote speech at Huawei’s Developer Conference, Zhang Ping’an, Huawei Executive Director and CEO of HUAWEI CLOUD, unveiled the Pangu Model 3.0 and Ascend AI cloud services. These innovations aim to empower industry customers and partners and[…]

The first battery-powered haul truck at the operations of Chilean iron ore miner Compañía Minera del Pacífico (CMP), a CAP Group company, recently arrived at its pellet plant facilities in Huasco and successfully completed a series of pilot tests which were carried out to assess its suitability for future operation at the site. The truck[…]