Category: Equipment & Technology

Epiroc, a leading productivity partner for the mining, infrastructure and natural resources industries, introduces VA20 (Valoria) water well drill – a modular drill rig that delivers flexibility and productivity with a low investment. The VA20 is designed to meet the changing demands of the market while continuing to reduce total cost of ownership. The all-new VA20 rig is available in select regions including the markets of Africa, Asia, Middle East, South America and Latin America. Built with sturdy construction and rugged components, the VA20 drill rig ensures unsurpassed and proven… Read More Here

Sweden-based remote-controlled demolition company Brokk has introduced the Brokk Pedestal Boom, which is a compact, stationary breaker boom system for the mining and aggregates industry. Brokk’s new machine range is designed to allow operators to apply the power and precision of Brokk’s demolition robots to primary breaking tasks that feed mobile crushers, jaw crushers, gyratory crushers and grizzlies. The Brokk Pedestal Boom offers an improved range of motion by pairing Brokk’s three-part arm system with 360° slewing to increase versatility in underground applications. It can be operated via tethered remote… Read More Here

Sweden’s Epiroc has developed a resin system for than be used to install long-term rock bolts in poor rock conditions. Epiroc said its system can addresses the underground rock bolting that often becomes a bottleneck within the drill and blast cycle. The system was developed in partnership with Swedish iron ore miner LKAB under the key Sustainable Intelligent Mining Systems (SIMS) project. Blocky or friable ground often leaves drilled bolt holes blocked or partially blocked. This slows down, or in the worst case, prevents the introduction of bonding agents such… Read More Here

Swedish technology and global engineering group Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is adding a new reverse circulation (RC) sampling option to its Leopard DI650i down-the-hole (DTH) drill rig. Sandvik launched the Leopard DI650i drill rig in September 2018. In June this year, Sandvik added fully autonomous capabilities to the drill rig with its iDrill automation platform. The company plans to showcase the Leopard DI650i drill rig along with a range of its equipment at MINExpo 2021 next week. The company said that the new RC drilling system, which is fully integrated into the Leopard DI650i platform,… Read More Here

Brazilian miner Vale SA said on Thursday it had begun using self-driving trucks for the first time at its Carajas complex, its largest iron ore mining operation, as it continues to expand its use of the driverless technology. Vale expects to boost productivity and safety by using the trucks to haul iron ore, said Pedro Bemfica, the executive heading the autonomous technology program. The miner’s six self-driving vehicles at Carajas are nearly twice as tall and more than three times as wide as a conventional trucks and capable of holding 320 tonnes… Read More Here

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is launching a new, higher capacity 15-tonne size class loader as a next generation model for the current 14-tonne Sandvik LH514. The 15-tonne Toro LH515i has one tonne greater capacity than its predecessor, yet it is designed to operate within the same footprint. This new member of the Toro family has been redesigned from the ground up, leveraging all the benefits of its predecessor, while improving the design based on customer feedback. The new loader has been designed following the principles of intelligence and simplicity.… Read More Here