Archives: Mining maintenance

Caterpillar Inc has announced the company is investing in Lithos Energy Inc, a US-based battery technology company that produces lithium-ion battery packs. “Caterpillar’s collaboration with Lithos supports our commitment to delivering robust electrified products and solutions for our customers,” said Joe Creed, Group President of Caterpillar’s Energy & Transportation segment. “Cat® equipment – regardless of its power[…]

Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group says its autonomous tyre inspection stations are providing significant benefits for Antofagasta Minerals at the Minera Centinela copper mine in Chile. Every week on site, 200 tyres are monitored by these stations. The company adds: “The Pitcrew AI thermal imaging and software captures the data, which reports into our proprietary[…]

While the first wave of battery electric mining equipment has come in North America and Europe, Australia arguably represents the next big focus. Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions’ new 65 t TH665B arrived in the country in Q4 2022, and will go into field testing in 2023. At the IMARC 2022 event in November, IM[…]

NETZSCH Pumps USA says it will be showcasing its line of safe, reliable and cost-efficient mine dewatering pumps and pump skids, at the MINEXCHANGE 2023 SME Annual Conference & Expo from February 26 to March 1 in Denver, Colorado. On Booth 2625 attendees will be able to see the NEMO® Progressing Cavity Pump Dewatering Skid,[…]

Repeated dipper-to-track strikes can reduce crawler shoe life and cause structural cracking and dipper damage, resulting in unplanned downtime and increased repair costs. Track Shield 2 is a new suite of control functions from Komatsu Mining that helps the operator decrease the number or severity of impacts between the dipper and the tracks or other[…]

Cummins has unveiled a new generation of clean off-road engines that meet China National Stage IV emissions (CS IV) which started on December 1, 2022. The upgraded engines, with displacements from 2.8 to 15-litres, range from 48-674 hp (36-503 kW). It says they achieve higher power output and torque than their predecessors, and continue to[…]

WAE Technologies – formerly named Williams Advanced Engineering – has today unveiled its new corporate branding, alongside an updated logo and name. This follows the acquisition of the world-leading technology and engineering services business by Fortescue which completed in March 2022, taking the Oxfordshire-based company into a new direction, which includes green mining truck development[…]

On December 28, a batch delivery ceremony of Yutong YTK90E all electric autonomous wide body mining trucks was held in Zoucheng, Shandong Province in eastern China. The mining trucks were jointly developed by Yutong Mining Equipment and autonomous driving technology company EACON, and will be put into use at a limestone mining project of Shandong[…]

Metso Outotec says it strengthens its market-leading position in providing unique solutions for its mining and aggregate customers through its Life Cycle Services (LCS) program. During 2022, the company says its LCS business “experienced substantial growth with more than 130 new agreements covering global and regional mining companies as well as large to mid-size quarries[…]

In a recent blog post, Caterpillar outlines the high performance levels being achieved by its shovels and trucks at Southern Peru Copper Corporation (SPCC). Caterpillar points out that SPCC parent company, Grupo Mexico, boasts the highest copper reserves in the industry. Cat states: Led by an experienced management team, the company delivers consistent strong operational[…]