Archives: Steel and iron ore

Vale and Wabtec have announced a master service agreement (MSA) to further increase the efficiency and operations of the Evolution Series (EVO) Locomotive fleet on the Estrada de Ferro Carajás (EFC), in Brazil. The strategic 10-year deal, valued at R$1.8 billion ($341 million), will optimise the maintenance services for Vale’s fleet increasing availability, reliability and[…]

Rio Tinto says it will invest $143 million to develop a research and development facility in Western Australia to further assess the effectiveness of its low-carbon ironmaking process, BioIron™, to support decarbonising the global steel value chain. The development of the BioIron Research and Development Facility in the Rockingham Strategic Industrial Area, south of Perth,[…]

The Tailings 2024 conference is being organised by Gecamin, the Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto and The TAilings and IndustriaL waste ENGineering (TAILENG) Center, and will be held June 12-14 in the Sheraton Santiago in Chile. Ahead of the event, we spoke to Geraldo Paes, Corporate Geotechnical Director at global mining company[…]

Australian iron ore major Fortescue will either “turn down or turn off our operations” when renewable energy isn’t available in a new type of future commodity “demand response”, head of green power, Meheroop Chopra said at The Electric Mine 2024. “We’re fully committed to a real zero target, which means that we will run our[…]

Fortescue’s hydrogen-powered haul truck prototype, dubbed ‘Europa’ has reached the significant milestone of having operated off hydrogen for the first time. This development marks a major step in Fortescue’s mission to decarbonise heavy industry as well as the company’s partnership with Liebherr Mining. Both companies are present at The Electric Mine 2024 this week at Crown[…]

Iron ore miner Ferrexpo aims to be the first mining company in Ukraine to electrify its full truck fleet, connecting the vehicles to overhead electric cables for trolley assist and thereby use more green energy instead of traditional diesel. This will allow it to significantly reduce its carbon footprint and would represent a significant step forward[…]

CIMIC Group companies Sedgman and CPB Contractors, in joint venture, have been selected by BHP to undertake the Western Ridge Crusher Project in Western Australia. The project, which will generate revenue to CIMIC of A$757 million, involves an end-to-end solution for design and construction of a new 30 Mt/y primary crusher (separately procured by BHP) and[…]

Liebherr is growing in the Australian market and has been making some really significant investments to reflect that. This includes expanding its Perth mining facility, adding 47,000 m2 of workshop, office and build space to the complex. Perth is Liebherr-Australia’s second largest branch after the company’s head office in Adelaide, South Australia. Ahead of The[…]

It was back in March 2021 that IM first revealed Komatsu’s power agnostic strategy for its mining truck future. It committed to the development of ‘power agnostic’ dump trucks that could operate with a variety of power sources – such as engines, batteries, trolley systems and hydrogen fuel cells – by 2030. Since then it[…]

Late last year, following a competitive tendering process, PYBAR was awarded an underground development mining contract at the Savage River Mine in Tasmania. Under the contract, PYBAR will provide services, labour and equipment for continued development of an underground exploration decline and lateral development roadways at the Savage River Mine, with over 2 km of development[…]