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27 Jun 2024
Hitachi Construction Machinery begins technological trial of battery trolley mining truck at Kansanshi
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd has announced the commencement of the world's first technological feasibility...
24 Jun 2024
IGO and Perenti herald ‘drop-in’ battery-electric, autonomous drilling solution at Nova
The confluence of automation and electrification in underground mining was spoken of many times at...
24 Jun 2024
Byrnecut rolls out first Sandvik battery-powered jumbo in South Australia
Contract miner Byrnecut has taken the next step on its journey towards expanding its battery-electric...
16 Jun 2024
China’s Fambition reveals its BEV loader ambitions
IM recently sat down with Ning Xiaofeng, President of Qingdao Fambition Heavy Machinery Co. Ltd,...
14 Jun 2024
LKAB cuts the ribbon on new mine entrance at Malmberget iron ore op
Earlier this week, a historic moment in the history of the LKAB mine in Malmberget,...
12 Jun 2024
Weir on mining technology for a sustainable future
Weir has introduced its refreshed brand – Mining technology for a sustainable future – in...
12 Jun 2024
BHP set to receive first Caterpillar Early Learner battery electric mining truck
On June 11, members of BHP's Operational Decarbonisation team visited Caterpillar’s Tucson Proving Ground to witness...
11 Jun 2024
Water transportation supply plan for Centinela Second Concentrator transferred to consortium
Antofagasta PLC recently announced that, following the company’s earlier announcement dated 19 March 2024, the...
11 Jun 2024
Sandvik electrifies its largest intelligent rotary blasthole drill with the DR416iE
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is introducing the electric Sandvik DR416iE, the next generation i-series...
07 Jun 2024
Richards Bay Minerals secures 140 MW of wind energy for mineral sands ops
Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) has signed a renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) with Khangela Emoyeni...
04 Jun 2024
Bolting operations with Sandvik DD422iE battery-electric rig commence at McIlvenna Bay
The underground mining team at the McIlvenna Bay project in Saskatchewan, Canada, has reached a...
31 May 2024
Hitachi Energy on mine electrification – start small and think big
Just prior to the recent Electric Mine 2024 conference in Perth, Western Australia, we caught...