Archives: Sustainable mining

Nearly 20 years ago, Caterpillar says it changed the dynamics of managing haul roads with the introduction of the Cat Water Delivery System (WDS). Designed to work with an existing Cat truck platform, the system controls dust and addresses underwatering and overwatering issues. In 2015, Caterpillar engineers enhanced the Cat WDS by developing an automated[…]

At this year’s MINExpo in Las Vegas, Scania is demonstrating how its ‘Think big, act small’ approach is supporting mining companies in their quest to become more agile, lean and sustainable. The Swedish-based manufacturer is offering it says not only the most efficient combustion engines in the industry but has also introduced electric and autonomous[…]

Caterpillar Inc has announced a new solution to support battery electric truck charging – the Cat® Automated Energy Transfer System (Cat AETS). The company successfully demonstrated this new technology for customers recently at its Tucson Proving Ground in Green Valley, Arizona. Cat AETS utilises robotics, robust vision systems and controls to fully automate the connection[…]

Boliden is used to setting the standard in mining, and its latest innovation leap focused on electrification at the Rävliden mine in northern Sweden is another example of it leading from the front. The Sweden-based company has a vision of being the most climate-friendly and respected metal provider in the world, and, from what IM[…]

Caterpillar’s advanced mining vision, Cat Precision Mining, is designed to improve and streamline every step of the mining process, from extraction to processing, bringing mine-to-mill theory into reality, the company says. The initiative will bring everything together as a fully integrated, end-to-end solution that is customised to the mining operation’s specific requirements and unique orebody[…]

In line with its continuous innovation of blasting solutions, BME has developed Innovex™ 300D – a high-strength bulk emulsion explosive for challenging surface mining conditions including dynamic water. According to Dr Rakhi Pathak, BME’s Global Manager – Strategic Partnerships, dynamic water is a common issue for surface mines, and leads to various operational and environmental challenges.[…]

In an update on its large mining truck strategy ahead of MINExpo 2024, Caterpillar Inc says it is reinforcing its commitment to deliver product design choices in alignment with customers’ operational, sustainability and productivity goals that increase the value of a machine throughout its lifetime. These designs align with Caterpillar’s strategy to deliver integrated site[…]

Holcim has been pioneering the introduction of battery electric mining trucks at its South American operations, introducing the technology in the cement industry limestone quarrying sector in Argentina and Colombia for the first time via BEV trucks from China’s XCMG and SANY respectively. Firstly, Holcim Argentina has announces the addition of an electric truck to[…]

Hitachi Construction Machinery has implemented a full-model change of the EH4000AC-3 rigid dump truck to develop the EH4000AC-5 (nominal payload of 242 t, gross machine operating weight of 427 t), and is ready to present this at MINExpo 2024, in Las Vegas, next week. By applying metal fabrication technologies accumulated through the manufacturing of hydraulic[…]

Miners have the tools and seemingly now also the will to be better stewards of crucial water resources, according to an experienced specialist in the area, Garrick Field. But he believes stronger engagement with local communities, including traditional landowners, can be the real driver of a new water stewardship course. Speaking with Mining Beacon after[…]