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ABB has launched a new suite of service offerings designed to simplify maintenance and improve the operational health of crucial mining assets. This extends ABB’s comprehensive ABB Care program to Mining Automation and Hoisting, unifying the organisation’s mining and technology expertise to help customers continuously evolve their approach to maintenance. Today, the mining industry is[…]

Kestrel Coal Resources has announced that it has partnered with the Queensland Government, through the Treasury’s Low Emissions Investment Partnerships (LEIP) program, for the funding of a 30 MW coal mine waste gas power station project. The project will allow the company to expand its gas drainage system to capture more gas, preventing it from[…]

Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, has unveiled what it says is a considerable update to its industry-leading 3D earth modelling and analysis tool Leapfrog. The new functionality enhances core tools and workflows to improve productivity and help solve a range of geoscience challenges in mining projects, including resource estimation, mine planning, and exploration targeting. Highlights[…]

Metso is expanding its polishing filtration product family with the addition of the GM (Glass Media) filter, designed to, the OEM says, remove insoluble organics in battery metals processes by using very efficient and patented coalescing media. With its cost-effective and modular design, the GM filter increases the recovery and recycling of valuable process chemicals.[…]

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[…]

Metso says it continues to strengthen its footprint and proximity to customers by investing in a new service centre in Prince George, British Columbia. British Columbia is one of the emerging mining regions in Canada and the new facility will support the growing needs of customers, primarily operating in copper and gold segments, according to[…]

Cummins has announced it will outline its new bridge technology strategy and display advanced internal combustion products for mining applications at MINExpo 2024. Taking place September 24-26 in Las Vegas, USA, Cummins will be discussing the role of bridge technologies, such as hybrid solutions, in reducing mining emissions and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for miners.[…]

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) is to highlight its full range of Bredel and Qdos peristaltic pumps, ideal for mining’s most demanding transfer & metering applications, at MINExpo INTERNATIONAL 2024, in Las Vegas, next week, it says. Bredel hose pumps have a proven ability to handle abrasive pastes and chemicals, including viscous slurries, grit-filled sludge,[…]