Archives: Mining maintenance

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[…]

PROK, a leader in conveyor equipment manufacturing, is planning to showcase its range of engineered pulleys, PROK HDPE and ROXDUR wear solutions at the upcoming Expomin 2023 event in Santiago, Chile, from April 24-27. Visitors to the PROK booth will have the opportunity to participate in live product demonstrations, view products in augmented reality, and[…]

Engineering company Monadelphous Group Ltd has secured new contracts and contract extensions totalling approximately A$125 million. It includes the lithium sector, where the company has been awarded two five-year contracts for the provision of maintenance services and sustaining capital projects, both with two-year extension options, at Albemarle Lithium’s operations in Kemerton, Western Australia (WA). It says[…]

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd has embarked on the production of remanufactured parts for construction machinery, such as medium to large sized hydraulic excavators and medium sized wheel loaders, from March 2023 at Hitachi Construction Machinery Southern Africa Co (Pty) Ltd in Boksburg, Hitachi Construction Machinery’s base for sales and services in the Republic of[…]

In its 2022 Annual Report, released today, Weir Group reviews its performance from several angles – financially, strategically and of course from a sustainability standpoint. It says with large greenfield expansion projects slow to convert, miners met demand by accelerating production from existing assets and by developing harder and more complex ore deposits. Group revenue was[…]

Accenture has agreed to acquire industrial artificial intelligence (AI) company Flutura, headquartered in Bangalore, India. Flutura Accenture says will strengthen its industrial AI services to increase the performance of plants, refineries, and supply chains while also enabling clients to accomplish their net zero goals faster. Accenture plans to bring Flutura’s capabilities to clients in the[…]

Komatsu-Mitsui Maquinarias Perú (KMMP) and copper miner Minera Antamina have entered into an important commercial agreement that KMMP says “also becomes a commitment to the future of mining and development in Peru.” It involves the acquisition of a fleet of 20 Komatsu haulage trucks, model 980E-5SE, with a load capacity of 400 tons. These are[…]

Significant progress is being made at IAMGOLD’s Côté gold project in northeastern Ontario, where IAMGOLD is the majority owner and operator and 27.75% is held by Sumitomo Metal Mining. It has a mine life of 18 years, and will produce an average of 365,000 oz/y and 495,000 oz/y in years 1 to 6. Some 236[…]

China’s XCMG has increased its influence in mining outside of its domestic market in recent years – including a landmark 2021 agreement with Vale that has already seen its battery electric wide body truck, the 72 t XDR80TE being trialled at Vale’s Agua Limpa iron ore mines in Minas Gerais, Brazil and Sorowako nickel operations[…]

While Caterpillar and Sandvik are on the one hand major competitors – they also have a significant business relationship. Caterpillar has announced a major milestone for its engines business – Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has now specified more than 10,000 Cat® engines for installation into Sandvik drilling machines and equipment. Throughout the world, Caterpillar[…]