Archives: Power supply for mines

Maestro’s ventilation IIoT solutions it says have been successfully integrated into Howden’s Ventsim CONTROL ventilation optimisation software, thus strengthening Maestro’s mine ventilation solutions for customers around the world. Ventsim CONTROL can remotely monitor, control, and automate in real-time the total underground mine ventilation from the surface. Combined with Maestro’s Vigilante AQS™ & Zephyr AQS™ air[…]

Ailie MacAdam, new President of EPC giant Bechtel’s Mining & Metals division since November 2020, gave an insightful keynote presentation entitled A new model for copper projects in a world of higher expectations at the CRU World Copper Virtual Conference 2021 this week – focused on how it is meeting the challenge of increasing copper[…]

Big electric plans start small. Aluminium company Xinyuan has taken delivery of a pilot EC55 Electric excavator, designed by Volvo Construction Equipment specifically for the needs of the Chinese market, for the customer trial phase of its development. The environmentally-conscious company is already enjoying the benefits of having this emission-free machine on site. Following the[…]

Suntrace GmbH and BayWa re, together with B2Gold, have completed commissioning of what they say is the world’s largest off-grid solar-battery hybrid system for the mining industry at the Fekola gold mine in Mali. The solar-battery hybrid plant was integrated and commissioned successfully with the existing power plant operation, with the solar plant on course[…]

NPROXX is currently completing the manufacture of an innovative new hydrogen fuel tank system that is designed to power the world’s largest FCEV mine haul truck at Mogalakwena, the Anglo American open pit PGM mine in South Africa. Once it has been delivered, installed onto the vehicle and qualified, the hydrogen tank system will drive[…]

Nel ASA has entered into a framework agreement with the global consulting and engineering company Wood that will see the companies collaborate to develop and execute large scale, complex green renewable hydrogen projects in select regions across the world. Wood is a leader in consulting and engineering across various industries including mining. Nel, meanwhile, is[…]

Wiluna Mining Corp has signed a 10-year contract extension with Contract Power Group that will see the power provider charge up the Wiluna Mining Operation in Western Australia until at least 2031. The contract is geared towards meeting the forward needs of the Stage 1 development project at Wiluna, to provide a total rated power[…]

Uralmashplant JSC (UZTM), part of the UZTM-KARTEX Group, the leading Russian manufacturer of mining equipment, recently won the tender for supply of five walking draglines to the leading Indian mining concern Coal India Ltd (CIL). On March 25, in Kolkata, Yan Tsenter, CEO of UZTM-KARTEX Managing Company and Binay Dayal, Technical Director of Coal India[…]

Global engineering and design firm Stantec has signed a letter of intent (set to close in Q2 2021) to acquire Engenium, a project delivery consultancy specialising in the delivery of mining, resources, and industrial infrastructure projects. The acquisition of Engenium comes on the heels of Stantec’s recent addition of Australia-based transportation planning and engineering firm[…]

Northvolt has signed a supply agreement with Pon Equipment for battery systems to be integrated into the Z-line series of battery electric excavators. An initial order of Voltpack Core lithium-ion battery systems will provide Pon, the Cat dealer for Norway and the Netherlands, with a technical solution to be used in combination with electric powertrains[…]