Archives: Steel and iron ore

Fortescue has released a short video giving some additional insight into the scale of its planned zero emissions mining fleet at its own iron ore mining operations going forward as part of its interim 2030 targets. Fortescue has already agreed to purchase a fleet of 120 zero emissions T 264-based haul trucks from Liebherr, currently[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is introducing AutoMine® Core, “a comprehensive automation platform for mass mining applications to support customers ramping up from manual operation to fully autonomous production.” Built on Sandvik’s proven AutoMine Fleet and Manual Production Monitoring (MPM) solutions, AutoMine Core also provides users with multiple levels of interoperability for Sandvik and third-party[…]

Established in 2016, Tage Idriver (踏歌智行) is without question one of the original pioneers in the development of autonomous haulage in open-pit mines in China. It modified the first domestic large mining truck for autonomous operation at the Bayan Obo iron ore and rare earths mine, plus it designed China’s first autonomous haulage solution for[…]

Metso says it is introducing a hydrogen-variant of the Ferroflame™ LowNOx burners as part of its NextGen Pelletizing™ plant product range. It is a first-of-its-kind burner to run on hydrogen and to operate on the LowNOx combustion principle, according to Metso. Designed especially for the traveling grate pelletising plants, these burners are 100% hydrogen powered[…]

Brazil-based AIZ Group has been providing solutions for the mining market since 2018 which through subsidiary AIZM includes offering on a rental or sales basis yellow primary mining machines as well as light and heavy trucks, almost all available as all electric or conventional diesel combustion-powered, to offer customers the most diverse options for tailor made[…]

MMD says it recently completed a trial assembly at its home UK operation for a fixed Sizer station, due to be installed in Liberia. The MMD designed Sizer station, which will process iron ore, will include a D10 Feeder and a 625 Series Sizer. With almost all of the design, fabrication and trial assembly complete, the[…]

BHP has awarded Metso an order for three high-capacity Nordberg® MP Series™ cone crushers to be installed at its Whaleback iron ore mine in Western Australia, according to the OEM. Vinicius Vilela, Vice President, Mining Crushers at Metso, said the MP800™ cone crushers will replace the long-serving MP cone crushers. “The robust and high-capacity MP[…]

Mineral Resources (MinRes) has awarded a A$24 million ($15.5 million) contract to local Indigenous-owned business Djeleanna Pty Ltd as part of the flagship Onslow Iron project, in Western Australia. The four-year contract is for exploration earthworks at the Ken’s Bore mine site, east of Onslow, including constructing access tracks, building drill pads, road maintenance and[…]

Vale has signed a “protocol of intent” with one of the largest oil and gas producers in the world, Petrobras, to develop low carbon solutions that could see the two assess joint decarbonisation opportunities, including the development of sustainable fuels – such as hydrogen, green methanol, biobunkers, green ammonia and renewable diesel – and C02[…]

Rio Tinto has awarded Metso an order for 10 HP Series cone crushers to be installed at the company’s Tom Price iron ore mine in Western Australia, the OEM says. This order follows the initial award of six HP series cone crushers in late 2022. The crushers in the initial order are currently being delivered[…]