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Nordic Iron and VB Elnät look to engineer mine power access solution at Blötberget
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Nordic Iron and VB Elnät look to engineer mine power access solution at Blötberget
February 3, 2023

Nordic Iron Ore has entered an engineering agreement with VB Elnät to determine the required measures for connecting its Blötberget project in Sweden to the electric grid. In order to re-start mining activity in Blötberget, Nordic Iron Ore needs access to a maximum capacity of 20 MW. The company has previously signed a letter of[…]

MacLean ready to highlight growing African presence at Mining Indaba
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MacLean ready to highlight growing African presence at Mining Indaba
February 3, 2023

A MacLean EV Series™ carrier fitted with a third-party emulsion charging plant is part of the company’s expanded presence at this year’s edition of the Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa. MacLean Africa will be showcasing this latest battery-electric mining vehicle (BEV) offering outside the CTICC in front of the Cullinan Hotel during the[…]

K+S tests electromobility underground at Werra potash mining operation
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K+S tests electromobility underground at Werra potash mining operation
February 2, 2023

Fertiliser and salt producer K+S is testing the use of electromobility in its German mines. The suitability of the charging infrastructure and safety underground are currently being tested in addition to the everyday suitability and range of the vehicles in a mine at the Werra integrated plant. In the long term, electric vehicles are to[…]

HZL deploys Normet SmartDrive unit at Sindesar Khurd – a BEV first for India
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HZL deploys Normet SmartDrive unit at Sindesar Khurd – a BEV first for India
January 31, 2023

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[…]

Epiroc spots further agnostic automation opportunities
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Epiroc spots further agnostic automation opportunities
January 31, 2023

Having convinced iron ore miner Roy Hill to move ahead with plans to create the world’s largest autonomous mine, Epiroc and ASI – which the OEM owns 34% of – are ready to take on new equipment-agnostic automation opportunities, Helena Hedblom says. Speaking after the company’s December quarter and 2022 results were released, Hedblom, President[…]

Northern Star engages Zenith for renewable power expansion at Jundee
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Northern Star engages Zenith for renewable power expansion at Jundee
January 31, 2023

Northern Star Resources and Zenith Energy have signed a preliminary works agreement and term sheet related to the supply of electricity from a solar farm, battery energy storage facility and wind turbines to the Jundee gold mine in Western Australia. The aim of the initiative is to cut Jundee’s Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions[…]

China’s ZOOMLION delivers 80 t capacity wide body hydrogen mining truck to customer
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China’s ZOOMLION delivers 80 t capacity wide body hydrogen mining truck to customer
January 30, 2023

On December 15 2022, the ZOOMLION New Energy Products and Smart Site Conference was held in Changsha with the theme ‘Green Smart Manufacturing Leading a New Future of Double Carbon’ and the latest achievements of Zoomlion in developing new energy technologies and products in response to China’s national double carbon strategy were announced. This relates[…]

VoltVision moves to Phase 2 of digitising Endeavour’s West African gold mine power networks
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VoltVision moves to Phase 2 of digitising Endeavour’s West African gold mine power networks
January 30, 2023

VoltVision, a UK-based specialist in digitised industrial power networks, says it has completed the first phase of a program to digitise the power networks at Endeavour Mining’s six West African gold mines. The project has been designed to help maximise the efficiency of Endeavour’s electrical power systems, enabling it to improve power quality, increase uptime[…]

Sustainable mining solutions to meet net-zero targets
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Sustainable mining solutions to meet net-zero targets
January 30, 2023

Mining is an essential process that has become even more critical as the world moves towards a greater energy transition. Minerals are a crucial component in clean energy technologies such as electric vehicles, solar panels and batteries, and the demand for these minerals is increasing, Howden’s Livio Salvestro says.* According to the International Energy Agency,[…]

Lundin Mining’s Candelaria begins using renewably sourced electricity
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Lundin Mining’s Candelaria begins using renewably sourced electricity
January 28, 2023

An important milestone was marked by Minera Candelaria after it began to be supplied with electricity from renewable sources on January 1, a fact that materialised when the agreement with AES Andes entered into force. The contract signed with the generating company is valid until December 2035 and establishes that at least 80% of the[…]

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