Archives: Sustainable mining

First Mode has been something of a trailblazer in decarbonisation solutions for mining trucks. It works on the basis that the most sustainable mining truck is the one you already own and says its retrofit power systems can extend the life of existing fleets with an integrated design that maximises flexibility and interoperability. In mining,[…]

Caterpillar Inc has released its 2023 Annual Report, Sustainability Report, Diversity & Inclusion Report and Lobbying Report. Starting with the full annual report and looking at Caterpillar’s overall 2023 results, the numbers are good, but don’t actually represent overall increased sales volume, rather better achieved pricing. Resource Industries’ total sales were $13.583 billion in 2023,[…]

Leading Caterpillar dealer WesTrac has joined long-term customer and leading global mining contractor Thiess in celebrating an autonomous drilling record set at BHP’s Mt Arthur South coal operation in New South Wales where Thiess supplies a full range of mining services. The milestone of one million metres drilled autonomously was reached last month using a[…]

Metso is celebrating the milestone delivery of its 100th truck body; the delivery went to Boliden’s Kevitsa mine in the Sodankylä region in Finland. Truck bodies belong to Metso’s portfolio of comprehensive payload management solutions. This portfolio enables Metso to assist its mining and aggregates customers in optimising their loading and hauling capability, minimising the[…]

Every train, industrial, or transportation vehicle needs a unique traction powertrain for operation, with ABB, through its Traction division, holding a complete and flexible product portfolio that, it says, allows it to build the perfect electrification solution for operators to transition businesses to more sustainable and lower cost operations. Each of these solutions can be[…]

Worley, a leading global provider of professional services in the energy, chemicals, and resources sectors, and BluVein, the leader in next-generation dynamic charging for mining electrification, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on a new collaboration aiming to accelerate the deployment of BluVein’s patented universal dynamic charging technology, paving the way for electrification solutions[…]

Metso is launching productised FIT™ in-plant and Foresight™ overland conveyors for reliable material transportation in the mining industry. The standardised conveyor modules and premium components offer high capacity and layout flexibility as well as substantial savings in time and resources, from feasibility and design to implementation, thereby enabling higher lifetime productivity. The high-capacity Metso Foresight™[…]

Teamwork, greater competitiveness, safety and sustainability of the mine operation are among important benefits that BHP Spence in Chile recently celebrated after achieving full autonomy of the copper mining operations, having converted its fleet of 33 mining trucks and five blasthole drilling rigs, with zero incidents and managing to reduce exposure to safety risks by[…]

As part of its vision to speed up the shift towards a sustainable mining and construction industry, Epiroc says it has continued to prioritise investing in customer solutions that coincide with the energy transition and their mission to ‘Accelerate the Transformation.’ With Epiroc as a dedicated partner, customers benefit from a passionate team that supports[…]

New Gold’s Rainy River gold operation northwest of Fort Frances, Ontario and Glencore’s Antapaccay copper mine in Peru have both benefitted from deployment of SmartRView technology from Canadian company Cascadia Scientific on mine haul trucks which can then be used to identify road segments with higher fuel intensity, such as uneven grading and inconsistent slopes, and[…]