Archives: Sustainable mining

XCMG Machinery has announced the successful trial of the world’s first vertical milling mining machine, the XVM160, which, the company says, sets a new standard in mining production with its unparalleled capacity and innovative features. The XVM160 is a world-first in vertical milling mining equipment, boasting the largest single mining area to date at 6[…]

Due to concerns about maintaining productivity using all battery powered large mining trucks, in particular relating to charging strategy and energy management, there is a lot of attention towards development of hybrid solutions, as evidenced by POC testing being carried out by First Mode at its proving grounds in the US for its Hybrid Electric[…]

Epiroc has partnered up with mining services company Capital Limited to field test the SmartROC D65 BE, a battery-electric surface drill rig for the mining and construction industry. The battery-electric version of the SmartROC D65 surface drill rig will be tested at Capital Limited’s Sukari operation, in Egypt (owned by Centamin) during 2024. This mine[…]

Metso continues to register demand for its modular mineral processing solutions, announcing that it intends to supply four FIT™ Crushing Stations in the Americas. Three of these will be delivered to an iron ore mine in Brazil and one to a gold plant in Canada. The combined value of the orders is approximately €20 million[…]

Before 2023 was out, First Mode’s proof-of-concept Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) mining truck was successfully demonstrated in a controlled test area at its proving grounds in Centralia, Washington, USA. Proving that it works was just the first step – 2024 will see the start of pilot-scale deployments for the HEV solution as part of First Mode’s[…]

Metso says it has signed a five-year Metso Owned Inventory Life Cycle Services (LCS) agreement with a major mining company in North America covering key equipment technologies across various sites. Through collaborative planning between Metso and the customer, the agreement will enable consistency, transparency and ease of doing business, the OEM says. The contract is[…]

Late last year, leading autonomous drilling technology provider FLANDERS embarked on a project to begin automation of the blasthole drilling fleet at Debswana’s Orapa diamond mining operation in Botswana, situated 240 km west of Francistown. The conversion of the first drill to autonomous operation, an Epiroc Pit Viper PV-271, has now been completed, which will[…]

A major development in China’s national R&D project ‘Research and Demonstration Application of Key Technologies for Intelligent Electric Driven Heavy-Duty Vehicle Platforms’ is the launch of ‘the world’s first’ 240 t intelligent hybrid heavy-duty vehicle – XCMG’s XDE240H diesel-battery mining truck, which is now running at Shaanxi Shenyan Coal’s Xiwan open pit coal mine in[…]

Jani Vilenius has his plate full at Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions. As Director of Research and Technology Development, he is brought into most conversations the business area has about future mining products. In fact, he even works across the Sandvik Rock Processing business area on occasion, as well as overseeing the design centre in[…]

In today’s economy, businesses are facing great challenges to remain one of the best in their field of expertise. Nevertheless, over the last 60 years, AKW Apparate + Verfahren GmbH (translated AKW Equipment + Process Design) has managed to build up a strong reputation and become an important player in the field of customised process[…]