Archives: Steel and iron ore

Monadelphous Group Limited has announced new contracts and extensions totalling approximately A$160 million ($107 million), with Rio Tinto, South32 and Iluka all getting mentions. The engineering company has been awarded two one-year contract extensions for fixed plant maintenance services and sustaining capital projects across Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western[…]

EACON Mining has recently secured its first iron ore project by partnering with Xichang Mining, a Baowu Group company, to automate operations at the Taihe iron mine, which marks a significant step for EACON as it expands its footprint from coal, aggregate, and gold mining into the iron ore sector. The project will automate six[…]

Multotec has established a strong global presence in major mining markets, in addition to its South African presence. The Kempton Park-headquartered company (near Johannesburg) entered the Chilean market in 1998 and began making screening media in the country the following year in 1999 – IM Editorial Director, Paul Moore caught up with Felipe Caroca, Screening[…]

Autonomy in mining fleets is not restricted to the large truck OEM-led systems from Caterpillar, Komatsu, Hitachi and others. ASI Mining, recently fully acquired by Epiroc, has been on its own OEM-agnostic AHS journey at Roy Hill for some years now, while a raft of other technology providers have also been very active, including Pronto,[…]

NRW Holdings Limited’s NRW Civil & Mining business has been awarded a development contract for BHP at the Jimblebar mine in the east Pilbara (some 39 km east of Newman). The scope of the contract includes various civil, building, mechanical and electrical works to support sustainable production at Jimblebar. The project will include bulk earthworks[…]

Nokia’s research arm, Nokia Bell Labs, and Vale, the Brazil-based global mining company, have announced that they are signing a research agreement to implement a cognitive monitoring network service, enabling performance, reliability and safety enhancement of mining operations. The agreement builds on the already existing long-standing relationship at Vale’s autonomous iron-ore mine in Carajás, Brazil.[…]

The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), the largest government owned steel producer in India, and leading global resources company, BHP, are collaborating to support steelmaking decarbonisation, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the parties. This collaboration is an important step for SAIL and BHP in promoting lower carbon steelmaking technology[…]

SSAB, a global specialised steel company, has awarded AFRY the main engineering partner contract for its fossil-free steel mini-mill project in Luleå, Sweden. AFRY’s assignment includes basic and detail engineering. The services will be provided during 2024-2026. SSAB is undertaking a major project to transform to fossil-free steel production. SSAB is planning to replace the[…]

Scania and Australia-based services provider Regroup say they will launch the world’s first fleet of Scania autonomous in-pit mining trucks in the Pilbara in 2025 with a rollout planned at Element 25’s Butcherbird mine. Building on the recent announcement of the start of sales for commercially-available autonomous trucks, Scania today announces it will supply its[…]

It was hard to keep up with Fortescue at MINExpo 2024, in Las Vegas, last week – IM did its best – with the mining company having on-booth presentations throughout the three days and four press events on four other stands during the show. The company’s presence was felt far beyond this, with the headline[…]