Archives: Mining maintenance

In the winter of 2021, Volvo Trucks, ABB and Vattenfall, in collaboration with the mining company Kaunis Iron and Wist Last & Buss, conducted a trial to test the limits of what is possible in terms of replacing the normal diesel-driven transport of finely ground iron ore concentrate from the iron ore mine in Kaunisvaara[…]

Conveyor belts are supported across their length by idlers (rollers) and on long overland conveyor systems, these idlers can run into the thousands. Worn or damaged idlers need to be changed as soon as possible in order to maintain efficiency and reduce operating costs; as well as to avoid the risk of any further damage[…]

SRG Global Ltd says it has secured seven term contracts valued at around A$110 million ($81 million), including agreements with Rio Tinto and Roy Hill. Included within this is a three-year contract, with the option for a one-year extension with Roy Hill to provide shutdown maintenance services at its iron ore operations in the Pilbara[…]

It isn’t often that you get to talk with the top technology gurus at Caterpillar about the future of mining and the future of automation in mining. Paul Moore, IM Editorial Director had just such a sit-down meeting at MINExpo 2021 with Karl Weiss, Chief Technology Officer; Michael Murphy, Chief Engineer for Mining Technology; and[…]

Babylon Pump & Power Ltd says its Babylon Operations Pty Ltd subsidiary has secured a contract for the supply of offsite repair services with a branch of Rio Tinto. The contract, with Rio Tinto Services Ltd, does not provide any commitment or guarantee of revenue, but the Babylon board has deemed this contract to be[…]

Kirkland Lake Gold-owned Fosterville Gold Mine (FGM) in Victoria, Australia is partnering with Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions to trial Sandvik’s new LH518B battery electric 18 t LHD. In the most recent FGM Community News, the company said that the new battery electric loader will be the equivalent capacity and size of FGM’s existing diesel-powered[…]

Thomas Schulz, FLSmidth’s Group CEO, has made the decision to take a role outside of the company, and will therefore step down as FLSmidth’s CEO by end of 2021. Mikko Keto, who joined FLSmidth in January 2021 as President of FLSmidth’s Mining business and member of Group Executive Management, has been appointed incoming CEO by[…]

Electrification solutions from Epiroc support mining customers as they transition towards using Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV). The latest addition to the portfolio is a wide range of flexible charging products for mining equipment. Epiroc charging products encompass several different models, fixed and mobile, to ensure that BEV have the flexibility to charge at any given[…]

On November 8, 2021 a delivery ceremony for the first set of Weichai 150 t large mining trucks to the coal miner Shenhua Wuhai was held in Yangzhou. The Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Shandong Heavy Industry Group and the Chairman of Weichai Group Tan Xuguang delivered a “Golden Key” to the[…]

Siberian coal mining giant Kuzbassrazrezugol (KRU, part of mining major UMMC) says it is now completing a major renewal of its main equipment fleet. More than a dozen large crawler bulldozers have already begun work at the company’s open-pit mines including no less than 12 Caterpillar D10T units across several mines plus three domestically made[…]