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Country Boy Supply, LLC, one of the newest dealers for Sandvik in the USA, has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply 34 surface drill rigs to replace its current contractor fleet in Georgia and Tennessee, the largest-ever single surface drills order for Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions. Country Boy Supply (CBS) already had[…]

Trafo Power Solutions says it has supplied 40 dry-type mini-substations, as well as seven standalone ring main units, to Kamoa Copper SA, one of the Africa’s largest and fastest growing copper operations, situated in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kamoa Copper is the operator of the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex. “We are immensely proud to be[…]

Ma’aden and Hexagon have partnered to launch what they say is the Middle East’s very first digital mine, with Hexagon’s life-of-mine technology solutions being deployed at Mansourah Massarah mine, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies to enhance efficiency, productivity, quality and safety across the mine’s operations. Duncan Bradford, Executive Vice President Base Metals and New[…]

To provide customers with screening solutions that suit their needs and fit their infrastructure, OEMs must be close at hand with the right facilities and expertise, according to Mats Dahlberg, Sandvik’s Vice President for Screening Solutions in Europe, Middle East and Africa. This is a key element of the strategy being rolled out in Africa[…]

ABB is launching a new digital suite of applications for hoist monitoring and optimisation, now rebranded to ABB Ability™ Smart Hoisting. This new suite, ABB says, potentially offers further integration to other cloud solutions and extended offerings that significantly increase the operational performance and reliability of mine hoists. The new digital suite is an important[…]

Rolls-Royce Solutions and its Chile-based distributor Detroit Chile S.A. have helped lower emissions associated with Anglo American’s Los Bronces haulage operation thanks to a strategic engine repowering project on its 30-strong fleet of Komatsu 930E haul trucks. The project for Los Bronces, a copper mine in Chile, originated with the mining company looking to comply[…]

Serra Verde has commenced commercial production of Mixed Rare Earth Concentrate (MREC) from Phase I of its Pela Ema deposit in Minaçu, Goiás State, Brazil. Once it has ramped up to full production, Serra Verde is expected to produce at least 5,000 t per year of rare earth oxide used in the manufacture of high-efficiency[…]

Vale Base Metals in Canada took a big step forward recently with its Integrated Remote Operating Center (IROC) in Sudbury now servicing all five of its underground mines in Ontario which produce nickel, copper, cobalt and PGMs. The miner stated: “Using digital technology, the IROC serves as an air traffic controller of sorts, continuously monitoring our[…]

To date the Saudi Future Minerals Forum, the third edition of which is being held this week in Riyadh, has been primarily a conference and knowledge sharing event. However, it also has a sizeable and growing exhibition and as IM discovered, the latest installment of the event in 2024 is featuring more equipment on display[…]

Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) has been certified by the international assessor DNV as having produced 614,000 t of ultra low carbon ammonia, representing the largest quantity accredited in the world to date, it claims. This is a significant step forward in Ma’aden’s plans to grow and transform its business to become an ESG role[…]