Archives: Mining maintenance

One year after the commercialisation of MineHarmony, Huawei has announced that operating system has entered the stage of large-scale commercial use, as 5G+AI takes smart mining into a new phase. Speaking at the recent Huawei Connect 2022 event, Ken Hu, Rotating Chairman of Huawei, emphasised the company’s dedication to working with partners to help industry[…]

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) recently announced its intention to invest SEK360 million, approximately $32.7 million, into its production facility in Braås, Sweden between now and 2027. The facility in Braås, long recognised for its environmental credentials, specialises in the design and manufacture of articulated haulers for the global market. It produced a fossil-free construction[…]

Normet has announced the launch of the Scamec LC Thor, it says “marking the start of a new era of underground scaling operations.” Replacing its globally successful predecessor, the Scamec 2000, the completely new Scamec LC Thor Normet says “makes the most challenging of underground operations safer than ever before.” It was designed in close[…]

RPMGlobal last week chose IMARC in Sydney, attended by IM, to launch their next generation, mobile asset management solution, AMT Mobile. AMT Mobile is a dedicated application providing field technicians, managers and supervisors the ability to digitise forms and processes while operating remotely. The solution seamlessly integrates with SAP bringing critical corporate data to the[…]

In a world-first, WA-based gold miner Westgold Resources and leading Caterpillar equipment provider WesTrac will put a new hybrid diesel-electric underground loader to work at the miner’s Midwest operations. Westgold’s recent purchase of the new Cat R2900 XE Underground Loader it says is focussed on achieving a range of improvements in productivity, efficiency and sustainability[…]

Miller Technology has successfully launched its new battery electric low-profile grader for underground mining. Customer response and trials at the bauma 2022 trade show in Munich, Germany from October 24 to 30, 2022 it says were extremely positive for a battery electric vehicle (BEV) that fills a market gap. Miller’s E-Grader was built by retrofitting[…]

Metso Outotec has celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony of the company’s biggest service centre globally to be built in Karratha, Western Australia. The investment, which was announced in November 2021, will result in a centre offering comprehensive maintenance and repair services for mining and aggregates customers in the Pilbara and Gascoyne regions, the company said. Located[…]

Building on a foundation of nearly 6,000 trucks sold, the new Cat® 793 Caterpillar says offers up to 6% more payload than the 793F and boasts the highest payload in its size class, up to 244 t (265 tons). The available High Performance (HP) Body design further reduces empty machine weight to increase payload capacity.[…]

Heralding a major breakthrough in industrial e-vehicle and e-vessel charging, global engineering group Cavotec has launched its ultra-fast Megawatt Charging System (MCS) at the bauma 2022 show in Munich. Providing up to 3 MW of power from a single connector, the MCS is a turnkey DC charging solution with grid-to-inlet functionality that supports the decarbonisation[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has launched its 2700 series underground drills performance upgrade package. The 2700 series consists of a single-boom jumbo, a rock bolter and a top hammer production drill for mining development, and was designed and manufactured in collaboration between the company’s Finnish, French and Chinese operations. Sandvik’s 2700 series delivers high-quality[…]