Archives: Mining maintenance

Vale has announced a Memorandum of Understanding with XCMG, China’s mining and construction machinery major, to co-develop the world’s first zero-emission motor grader for mining activities. The power source was not mentioned in the statement but battery electric is the most likely option. The equipment, which is used to level mine access and haul roads,[…]

The Minetruck MT65 S, Epiroc’s highest-capacity, 65 t, mine truck for large underground operations, recently received a new upgrade. Epiroc says customers can now enjoy enhanced productivity by up to 18% compared to the previous model. The mine truck has improved reliability thanks to the new updates and provides the highest safety standards – “making[…]

TALPA Solutions, a leading IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things), analytics and intelligence solution provider for heavy industry, has raised €15 million in Series B funding led by Bosch Ventures and MIG Capital. The round included participation from new investors Hannover Digital Investments (corporate venture capital investor of HDI Group) and Prospect Mining Studio/newlab Ventures, as[…]

Epiroc says its 14 t class Scooptram ST14 battery electric loader (LHD) is now on trial at Hudbay’s Lalor mine in Snow Lake, Manitoba, Canada as that miner continues to electrify its operations. The Lalor mine (gold, zinc, copper, silver) is a low-cost gold producer that substantially benefitted from the refurbishment of the New Britannia[…]

South Africa’s Murray & Roberts, through its wholly owned subsidiary Murray & Roberts United Kingdom Ltd (MRUK), has agreed to sell its 65% shareholding in Insig Technologies Pty Ltd to the AvidSys Group (AVID). Insig is a Perth based Australian mining technology company, focused on developing mine automation services, providing sensor, software, and autonomous solutions by using equipment and personnel[…]

Following a successful implementation at its Loulo-Gounkoto underground complex in Mali, West Africa, mining giant Barrick Gold Corporation is adopting Sandvik’s Remote Monitoring Service (RMS) for its entire global underground fleet of more than 200 connected Sandvik trucks, loaders and drills. RMS rollout has started at Barrick sites in Canada, Central Africa, West Africa and[…]

Chinese large mining truck leader Inner Mongolia North Hauler Joint Stock Co Ltd (NHL) has successfully won a contract to supply 21 units of 360 ton class electric drive mining trucks to national energy and coal giant CHN Energy’s Zhunneng Group in China’s Inner Mongolia. This is NHL’s second major mining truck order from Zhunneng[…]

Haver & Boecker Niagara has added the Cap & Slide and Pin & Anchor deck frame systems to its expanding line of lock-bolted deck frame technology. The new deck frames offer the availability of bolt-on convenience for pin and sleeve and groove style modular screen media. The innovative design of the lock-bolted deck frames was introduced[…]

In February 2023, Hyundai Doosan Infracore celebrated production of the 10,000th Articulated Dump Truck (ADT) from the company’s plant at Elnesvågen outside Molde in Norway. Plus there was even more to acknowledge with the 10,000th unit as it is the first machine in Europe to officially carry the colours of the company’s new DEVELON brand[…]

In support of its planned strategic growth of the company’s hard rock mining business, Komatsu is investing millions to transform its Sudbury, Ontario, Canada operations. The move supports Komatsu’s strategies of delivering high customer satisfaction while supporting business growth through successful supplier and manufacturing networks. The transformation of Komatsu’s hard rock operations is planned to being[…]