Archives: Mining maintenance

Aveng has announced that its South African based contract mining subsidiary, Moolmans, has entered into a new five-year contract with its long-standing client Tshipi é Ntle. The new contract is valued at approximately ZAR7 billion (over $400 million). This contract award will result in significant investment in equipment, people, processes and systems and Aveng says[…]

Underground limestone miner Seongshin Minefield (SSMF) is now operating an automated Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions 45 t class Toro™ TH545i, which is also the first underground autonomous dump truck in South Korea and one of the relatively few worldwide when compared to the number of autonomous LHDs. It has also gained a lot of[…]

In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the Indian mining sector, Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL), a Vedanta group company, has introduced a Normet Agitator SmartDrive EV, into its underground mining operations. The company will soon expand its BEV fleet with Normet’s Explosive Charger (CHARMEC MC 605 V SD) and Concrete Sprayer (SPRAYMEC MF 050 VC SD). Hindustan[…]

Imperial said on January 26 that it will further help Canada achieve its net zero goals by investing about C$720 million (US$560 million) to move forward with construction of the largest renewable diesel facility in the country. The project at Imperial’s Strathcona refinery near Edmonton is expected to produce more than one billion litres of[…]

GroundHog, a leading provider of technology solutions for the mining industry, has announced the release of its latest app, designed specifically for construction crews working in underground mines. The new app, called ‘GroundHog Construction Crews’ is described as a powerful tool that streamlines communication and collaboration for construction crews working in underground mines. The app[…]

Steering digital transformation with technological intervention in mining operation, India’s Tata Steel Mining Ltd (TSML) has launched its ‘e-Log’ app – which it describes as a complete solution to all kinds of logistical needs in mining operations. The single integrated logistics platform will digitise processes and give real time data with actionable insights plus capture[…]

Spanish mining technology company Torsa has launched its pan-African business hub in South Africa with intentions to drastically reduce mining incidents, and most importantly fatalities, in line with a presidential Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed end 2022. During an official visit in October 2022, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Spanish President Pedro Sánchez signed[…]

Back in 2020, global potash mining major Nutrien began the rollout of a private 4G LTE network – both on surface and 1 km underground in its potash mines in Saskatchewan, beginning with Rocanville. Much progress has been made in that time – as of today LTE has been installed above ground at all the[…]

Epiroc’s second battery conversion of a 10 t class ST1030 was completed in Spain in February 2022, marking a major step up in its electrification offering for underground customers in Europe. The first ST1030 was done at the company’s facilities in Sudbury, Canada. For the latest news on this growing capability and progress with its[…]

The question of whether bigger means better in mining trucks was raised again recently in a blog post by Uwe Muller, Head of Sales & Marketing Off-Road Solutions at Volvo Autonomous Solutions. Of course one issue with today’s large rigid mining trucks is their CO2 emissions, which motivated a Volvo research project as far back[…]