Category: Equipment & Technology

With a push towards zero entry operations, it’s becoming the supporting players’ time to shine. On a mine site the stars of the show when it comes to automation have been the haulers, particularly in surface operations. With more miners pushing towards zero entry operations, it is becoming the supporting players’ time to shine. Water carts and dozers are within that support cast. They have vital roles to fulfil and automating them will go a long way towards removing people from harm’s way. Not only will it have safety benefits… Read More Here

In March 2021, iron ore mining major Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) set an industry-leading target to achieve carbon neutrality within its operations by 2030. This target includes existing operations and extends to all future operations, including acquisitions. In its just released FY2021 Climate Change Report, FMG gave an update on its progress on reduction of Scope 1 emissions, which is being achieved via new company Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) which will be key to Fortescue’s decarbonisation pathway through technology development and the supply of renewable energy, green hydrogen and green… Read More Here

Crushing equipment specialist Pilot Crushtec is seeing growing demand from the mining sector as rising commodity prices breathe new life into this industry. This contrasts with the construction sector, which remains challenged, according to Francois Marais, director sales and marketing at Pilot Crushtec. Sluggish demand for construction materials has meant that capital expenditure for aggregate crushers remains under pressure.   “The upturn in mining is spurring local demand for our mobile crushing equipment as contractors – who are our traditional market – move onto mining sites to conduct crushing contracts,”… Read More Here

At mining and quarry sites, haul road dust can take a toll on safety and productivity, leading to a continuous struggle to balance dust suppression with overwatering. Built on the proven Cat® 777G truck platform, the new Cat 777G Water Solutions truck offers mining and quarry operations an innovative and smarter water truck to help control haul road dust. It is an interesting direct move by Caterpillar into the water truck market in mining that has traditionally been served by dealers and specialist third party companies using Cat chassis. Integrating truck,… Read More Here

KOMATSU has re-engineered the mainframe of its D475A-8 dozer to target twice the life of previous models and withstand multiple rebuild and overhaul cycles as well as improve productivity by 10% over previous models. Its low centre of gravity provides machine stability and long and consistent track on ground length offers more traction, pushing power, ripping efficiency and less shoe slippage. The track shoe slip control automatically controls engine speed and minimises slip during ripping. It has forward net horsepower of 664 kilowatt at 2000rpm and reverse net horsepower of… Read More Here

Finnish mining engineering firm Metso Outotec has launched a compact new electrowinning gold recovery solution called the Elution and Goldroom plant. The new plant offers a standardised solution for the forming of concentrated eluate, said the company. The Elution and Goldroom plant is targeted at the final step in the gold process flowsheet, where the gold cyanide complex is desorbed from the activated carbon, recovered as a metal in the electrowinning cells, and refined to doré gold bars. “The launch of the Metso Outotec Elution and Goldroom plant is an… Read More Here

Finnish mining technology firm Metso Outotec has renewed a cooperation deal with Norwegian sensor-based sorting solutions company Tomra. The agreement, which was initially signed by Tomra and what then just Outotec in 2014, focuses on the development and deployment of ore-sorting technologies. “Separating ore from waste rock as early and as efficiently as possible is essential in minerals processing. The best result can be achieved by combining state-of-the-art crushing systems with advanced ore sorting. The combination of Metso Outotec’s crushing know-how and Tomra’s particle ore sorting expertise is an excellent… Read More Here