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Liebherr Mining presents next generation, interoperable machine automation 1

At MINExpo 2021Liebherr showcases the development of autonomous solutions supported by an open and interoperable mine autonomy platform. Liebherr has developed an industry-first open protocol, to deliver next generation autonomous haulage solutions. Semi-automatic Bucket Filling Assistant and the new LiReCon teleoperations system offer the first steps towards machine automation for Liebherr’s excavator and dozer product lines. Liebherr Mining’s machine automation philosophy supports open and interoperable mine automation platforms, giving customers choice in their equipment, autonomy, and infrastructure ecosystem. The developments in Liebherr’s autonomous haulage technology, as well as the first… Read More Here

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Metso Outotec to deliver material treatment plant to Middle Eastern gold project

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 Janet

Company to boost water processes at undisclosed hub. Finnish mining engineering company Metso Outotec will deliver a raw material treatment plant to a gold plant project in the Middle East. The company said the new plant will maintain the undisclosed gold plant’s process performance and efficiency. Worth approximately $11.7 million (€10 million), the new plant is part of Metso Outotec’s Planet Positive technology initiatives, the objective of which is to make operations more environmentally friendly. The plant’s system removes harmful elements, such as suspended solids, colloidal particles, dissolved compounds and… Read More Here

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Metso Outotec integrates fine-grinding solutions into plant unit

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 Janet

Metso Outotec has announced it will consolidate and integrate its fine grinding solutions. Finnish mining engineering company Metso Outotec has announced it will consolidate and integrate its fine grinding solutions into a new stirred mill plant unit. The units integrate Metso Outotec’s existing stirred mills products with other proprietary technology products including hydrocyclones, samplers, analysers, and slurry pumps By integrating existing products, Metso Outotec said it can offer a process performance guarantee based on testing of representative samples and a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculation co-created with its customers. Existing… Read More Here

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Sandvik: The majority of our mining vehicles will be electric by 2030

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 Janet

Electrification will pick up pace significantly in the coming years, says the company. Sweden-based mining solutions provider Sandvik has predicted that more than half of its underground mining equipment sales will be electric by 2030, and that it expects to have an electric offering covering all applications by 2022. Henrik Ager, president, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions explained that electrification will be one of the biggest technological shifts the mining industry has seen for years, and that it will “significantly” pick up pace in the coming years. The company launched… Read More Here

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Engineered Flow Aids resolve bulk material handling issues

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Janet

In order to achieve controlled and consistent flow on conveyors handling large volumes of bulk material, transfer chutes and vessels must be designed not just to accommodate — but to actually facilitate — the flow of the cargo they will be handling. Unfortunately, because so many conditions can hamper effective cargo flow, engineering a conveyor and chutework that would handle every material situation is virtually impossible. Even modest changes in moisture content can cause adhesion to chute or vessel walls or agglomeration at low temperatures, especially if the belt is… Read More Here

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Australia’s big miners race to deploy emissions-free trucks

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 Janet

As pressure builds on the carbon-intensive mining industry to slash emissions, leading Australian players are rushing to decarbonize their truck fleet using a range of options from hydrogen to battery-powered vehicles. Fortescue Metals Group in June designed and built a hydrogen-powered haul truck — “the first of its kind in the world,” said Julie Shuttleworth, CEO of green technology unit Fortescue Future Industries. Site tests are scheduled to begin by June 2023. “All you could see was slight puffs of pure steam,” Fortescue Metals Chairman Andrew Forrest said of his experience driving the truck during an August earnings call.… Read More Here

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First Quantum plans ‘world’s largest’ truck trolley fleet of Liebherr T 284s

September 16, 2021 Janet

First Quantum has ordered three trucks for Sentinel copper mine in Zambia and eight for Cobre Panama. Liebherr has confirmed that First Quantum recently confirmed an order for 11 trolley-capable T 284 trucks to add to its fleets at mines in Panama and Zambia. First Quantum has ordered three trucks for Sentinel copper mine in Zambia and eight trucks for Cobre Panama copper mine. The deal comes after two Liebherr T 284 trucks with the Trolley Assist System were commissioned at Sentinel copper mine in 2016 and testing of the… Read More Here

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Metso Outotec wins $23M copper solvent extraction contract

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Janet

Finnish mining engineering firm Metso Outotec has secured a € 20 million (US$23.6 million) contract to supply Florence Copper with copper solvent extraction and electrowinning technology. The technology will be delivered to a plant the Taseko Mines subsidiary will build in Arizona. The Metso Outotec delivery includes the modular VSFX solvent extraction plant and the main process equipment for the electrowinning plant. “We are very excited to have purchased the key SX/EW process equipment from Metso Outotec, a world leader in mineral processing and hydrometallurgical technologies. The VSF®X technology is… Read More Here

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Optimising mill circuits for best efficiency impact

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 Janet

Decades of product evolution have given FLSmidth a range of solutions – including its LoadIQ smart sensor technology – both to supply and optimise all the technology in the grinding circuit. According to Terence Osborn, director – regional product line and key account management at FLSmidth, grinding typically accounts for about a 30% of the operational cost of a concentrator plant. Energy, liners and grinding media are among the many elements that make up this substantial cost. The milling circuit consumes about 50% of the concentrator plant’s power demand. “Any… Read More Here

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New Cat 6040 Hydraulic Shovel to meet Tier 4 final and stage V emissions standards

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 Janet

Offering more drive options to meet the global mining industry’s needs, the new Cat 6040 Hydraulic Mining Shovel features an added engine configuration that meets U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final and EU Stage V emission standards. The new configuration includes two fuel-efficient Cat C32 engines, offering a total gross power rating of 1 550 kW (2,079 hp). Optimizing machine uptime and lowering operating costs, the engine package includes maintenance free Diesel Oxidation Catalysts (DOC) and does not require Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)/AdBlue or Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF). The new engine… Read More Here