Archives: Mining services

Sandvik says it is introducing a new operator training simulator, Digital Trainer – TH, an efficient and flexible tool for Sandvik truck operator training. Following the introduction of a similar solution for large Sandvik loaders Toro™ LH621i and Toro™ LH517i in 2020, Sandvik is rolling out Digital Trainer – TH initially for large trucks Toro™[…]

Sandvik is expanding its plant in Turku, Finland, to incorporate the manufacture of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) for underground mining, it says. Alongside the expansion, which is set to be completed in the second half of 2023, the whole of the plant for load and haul equipment is set to be enhanced and modernised. Sandvik’s Turku[…]

Sandvik, with the help of Australia-based mining contractor, Byrnecut, has developed a new and improved Ground Engaging Tool (GET) that, the OEM says, reduces downtime and cost-per-tonne mined. Over a four-year period, Byrnecut has been instrumental in the development of this new system, MAKO™. In underground mining, wear and tear is unavoidable, and nowhere is[…]

Copper Mountain’s 2021 ESG Report has highlighted the progress the company has made on its “net-zero journey”, with its ongoing trolley assist project in British Columbia, Canada, one of the key drivers towards hitting its major 2035 goal. The company operates its namesake mine in BC, which has recently increased throughput to 45,000 t/d as[…]

The OZ Minerals Board has greenlit the build of the West Musgrave copper-nickel project in Western Australia, paving the way for the development of a remote asset using dry grinding technology, autonomous haulage and a significant volume of renewable power. West Musgrave is set to become OZ Minerals’ fourth operating asset when it starts producing[…]

BEUMER Group is gearing up to present an even wider product portfolio to attendees of Bauma 2022, in Munich, on October 24-30, following the acquisition of the FAM Group. Since May of this year, the full-service provider has been offering its entire product spectrum, ranging from bulk material handling, and processing plants to conveyor technology.[…]

Roughly nine months after reaching the 4-billion-tonne (4.4-billion-ton) autonomously hauled milestone, trucks equipped with Cat® MineStar™ Command for hauling have now moved over 5 billion tonnes (5.5 billion tons), the OEM says. Cat autonomous trucks are on pace to eclipse previous record totals of materials hauled in a calendar year, projected to be more than[…]

WSP Global Inc has completed its previously announced acquisition of the Environment & Infrastructure business (E&I) of John Wood Group plc, providing WSP Global with further opportunities to grow in the environmental and water sectors. E&I provides engineering, remediation consulting, environmental permitting, inspection, monitoring and environmental management services to government, industrial, infrastructure, oil and gas,[…]

Metso Outotec has been awarded equipment orders by G Mining Ventures Corporation for the company’s flagship asset, the Tocantinzinho gold project, in Para State, Brazil. The value of the orders is approximately €20 million ($19.7 million). Metso Outotec’s scope of delivery to the greenfield project consists of a compact aggregates plant and the key process[…]

Today, the International Council on Minerals and Metals (ICMM) has published a Tailings Reduction Roadmap which, it says, lays out innovative approaches and solutions capable of significantly reducing tailings from the mine life cycle, as part of a broader Tailings Innovation Initiative. The initiative brings together a third of the global mining and metals industry[…]