Archives: Mining maintenance

Codelco and ABB have signed a letter of intent to explore a long-term strategic collaboration looking into ways to further decarbonise the state-owned mining company’s numerous operational sites in Chile by deploying digitalisation, automation and electrification solutions. The two companies aim to work together to identify Codelco’s innovation needs as the miner continues to fulfil[…]

Macmahon Holdings Limited subsidiary, Decmil, has been awarded the A$61 million ($42 million) Marble Bar Road Upgrade project in Western Australia. Decmil received a notice of award from HanRoy Iron Ore Projects Pty Ltd (HanRoy) for approximately 23 km of road construction upgrade works to Main Roads Western Australia standards on Marble Bar Road. Works[…]

At MINExpo 2024 in Las Vegas last week, global miner ERG signed a contract with Epiroc worth more than €32.4 million for the supply of underground mining equipment for the construction of the second stage of the 10th Anniversary of Independence Mine, part of Donskoy GOK in Kazakhstan, which itself is owned by ERG’s chromite[…]

On September 27, the ZTE520, claimed as the “world’s largest” hybrid mining truck, rolled off the Zoomlion assembly line in Changsha, Hunan. The Chinese OEM described it as “another historic breakthrough in domestic mining equipment, marking the further advance of China’s mining equipment into the high-end field of the global industry.” The other contender to this[…]

Hitachi Construction Machinery zeroed in on the future with innovative technology on display at MINExpo in Las Vegas, Nevada, last week. Its leading-edge solutions it says help mine owners address their most pressing concerns: operating costs, productivity, the environment and mine safety. Hitachi Construction Machinery added that it is “forging a path toward Zero Emissions,[…]

The mining industry, known for its complexity and operational challenges, requires stringent safety measures to ensure both the safety of its workforce and the efficient operation of heavy machinery. From trucks and drills to conveyors and crushers, mining equipment is subject to constant wear and tear. Traditionally, manual inspections have been the standard, but these[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions introduced Lithium Iron-Phosphate (LFP) technology for its battery-electric underground drills last week at MINExpo 2024. The OEM states that LFP batteries combine significantly improved Sandvik drill performance with mining’s most stable battery chemistry, adding: “LFP batteries are robust and purpose-built for harsh mining environments while retaining the same level of safety as Sandvik’s existing battery[…]

First Mode, the pioneering innovator and manufacturer of decarbonisation products for heavy industry, announced last week its acceptance as a participant of ICMM’s Innovation for Cleaner, Safer Vehicles (ICSV) initiative. The selection makes First Mode the first new manufacturing participant of the Initiative since its establishment in 2018. Other members of the Initiative include many[…]

In July, SANY launched its Smart Mining Solution 3.0 in China, addressing it says the common pain points of conventional open-pit mining, like difficulties in quantifying stripping plans, lack of real-time operational feedback, vehicle inefficiencies, and fragmented safety management. Key features include smarter construction planning; as optimised stripping paths and digitalised road networks help dispatch[…]

FLSmidth’s PerformanceIQ services were first launched at the PERUMIN conference in 2022. Since then, the company says that its positive impact on performance and productivity can be seen in the regions where the services have been launched. With the inauguration recently of the Global PerformanceIQ Hub located in its Global Product and Technology Centre in[…]