Archives: Mining maintenance

One of the mining industry’s biggest concerns is workforce and asset safety. Leading deployer of 4G/5G private networks Ambra Solutions says that it was built on the premise that while any company prioritises employee security above anything else, in mining, the obstacle to an optimally safe and efficient mine has been the fact that in[…]

MacLean EV Series™ production support mining equipment has been chosen by Torex Gold Resources Inc for their Media Luna Project at the gold producer’s Morelos Complex in Mexico. The fleet of MacLean EV Series battery electric mining vehicles (BEVs) that will be manufactured, commissioned, and supported by MacLean at the Media Luna Project will include a[…]

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd has announced the development of an enhanced boom and arm for its range of ultra-large hydraulic excavators, the improved durability of which it says will extend service life 1 by 1.5 times compared to previous models. Durability has now been improved by expanding the applicability of steel castings to the[…]

Volvo CE recently launched its all-new E-generation R60 Rigid Hauler, which it describes as the perfect partner for heavy-duty quarrying and mining. The OEM stated: “Built for markets with Tier 2-compliant engines and based on the R100E model, the R60 packs a higher payload than the D-generation model it replaces, along with a durable design[…]

WAE Technologies, the world-leading technology and engineering services business, has launched Elysia, its battery intelligence software offering “designed to unlock significant improvements in the life, safety, usable energy, power, and rapid charging times of any battery system.” Elysia it says brings game-changing battery insight, management, and optimisation of batteries to the mass market for the[…]

XCMG Machinery, the Chinese construction and mining equipment manufacturing major, has released three new mining machinery products, including the XE690DK mining excavator, XDR80TE-AT autonomous electric dump truck, and XDE240 mining dump truck, which it says will better support global mining operations and infrastructure construction projects. The XE690DK mining excavator is one of XCMG’s best-selling models,[…]

On the foundation of their 2021 collaboration agreement and of technical work achieved together over the past two years, Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc (NMG) and Caterpillar Inc have signed definitive agreements to supply NMG’s Matawinie Mine with an integrated solution that covers a zero-exhaust emission fleet, supporting infrastructure, and service. Caterpillar is set to be NMG’s supplier of[…]

Artemis Gold Inc recently announced that it issued a purchase order to Finning (Canada), a division of Finning International Inc, for the primary and ancillary mining fleet required for the initial Phase 1 of operations. The purchase order for the mining equipment represents another key milestone in the development of the company’s Blackwater Mine project.[…]

ASGCO® ‘Complete Conveyor Solutions’ has announced new improvements to its line of Tru-Trainer® Dual Return conveyor belt tracking idlers. The new patent pending design is engineered for heavy-duty conveyor applications with high conveyor belt speeds and tonnages. The updated Tru-Trainer® Dual Return features a new lower profile design for more compact conveyors with a low height[…]

In the context of the implementation of its ‘Infrastructure development and productive capacity improvement’ project, the goal of which is to see the mining operation through the next 20 years via works such as the construction of a desalination plant and associated pumping system, a fifth mill and new facilities to increase mineral recovery, Chilean[…]