Sandvik and Kwatani: game-changer for vibrating equipment industry 1 Equipment & Technology 

Sandvik and Kwatani: game-changer for vibrating equipment industry

Mining and construction equipment and services company Sandvik Group will acquire African original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) of custom-engineered vibrating equipment Kwatani. The transaction is expected to be finalised in the fourth quarter of this year, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. Kwatani’s production facility, in Johannesburg, is set to become a global engineering and manufacturing base for vibrating screens and feeders for both local and international customers, says Kwatani CEO Kim Schoepflin. Customers in the vibrating equipment industry will benefit enormously from the combined resources of Sandvik and Kwatani, she adds.… Read More Here
India flight conveyor represents TAKRAF milestone in materials handling 2 Equipment & Technology 

India flight conveyor represents TAKRAF milestone in materials handling

A 19 km overland conveyor system, designed and installed by the TAKRAF India office, for the greenfield Utkal Alumina Project includes the longest single flight conveyor system to be installed within Indian territory to date. Utkal Alumina is a 100% subsidiary of Aditya Birla Group company Hindalco. The project is in Tikri in the Rayagada district of Odisha and comprises a 1.5 Mt/y alumina refinery, the Baphlimali bauxite mines with reserves lasting for over 25 years, and a captive co-generation power plant of 90 MW. The contract, from Utkal Alumina… Read More Here
Beka Schreder Launches the SOLARFLOOD 3 Mining technology Equipment & Technology Innovation Mine Safety 

Beka Schreder Launches the SOLARFLOOD

We are very excited to announce the launch of the SOLARFLOOD, our solar lighting highmast solution for all area applications. Our solar lighting highmast solution for outdoor open area and rural applications provides you with a high performing, robust option for your off-grid solar lighting requirements. The SOLARFLOOD, combined with the OMNISTAR-MINI luminaire, provides a reliable lighting solution with a high Ingress Protection level (IP 66) that withstands high ambient temperatures. The OMNISTAR-MINI range is a sustainable off-grid performer with a superior lumen/watt ratio. Our high-performing optics allow for mounting… Read More Here
Epiroc expects stable post-COVID-19 demand 4 Covid-19 Equipment & Technology International 

Epiroc expects stable post-COVID-19 demand

Swedish mining equipment maker Epiroc has projected stable post-pandemic demand, citing positive customer sentiment towards its equipment and autonomous solutions in the mining sector during the first quarter of 2021. Orders received rose 9% to SK10.6 billion (US$1.2 billion), an organic increase of 21%. Meanwhile, revenues fell 4% to SK8.7 billion (US$1 billion), but this represented an organic increase of 6%. The company in March purchased Meglab, a Canadian company with expertise in providing electrification infrastructure solutions to the mining industry. In April it also announced the acquisition of DandA Heavy… Read More Here
Rio orders Epiroc's autonomous drills for the Pilbara 5 Equipment & Technology International Mining Supply Tenders 

Rio orders Epiroc’s autonomous drills for the Pilbara

Swedish mining equipment maker Epiroc has won a SK130 million (US$15.4 million) order from Rio Tinto for autonomous drilling systems to be used at Rio’s iron ore operations in the Pilbara, Australia. Rio Tinto has ordered “several” Pit Viper 271 and SmartROC D65 blast-hole drill rigs, Epiroc said without giving exact fleet numbers. “Rio Tinto is a long-standing customer of Epiroc that is highly focused on innovation and sustainability. Epiroc is proud to be able to support the company on its continuous journey toward higher productivity and optimal safety,” says… Read More Here
BIA Group adds underground Products with GHH alliance 6 Equipment & Technology 

BIA Group adds underground Products with GHH alliance

BIA Group says it has completed its mining offer in Africa by entering into an alliance with GHH. “By adding underground products to its portfolio, BIA position itself as the complete full liner towards mining customers in Africa. For GHH Group this partnership means a drastic expansion of its presence in the African market. The company can rely on the more than 1,000 employees securing sales and after sales, as well as BIA’s undeniable advantage of an extremely well established company with track record experience in the African market.” BIA… Read More Here
Metso Outotec wins Sandfire Motheo equipment order 7 Equipment & Technology Mining technology 

Metso Outotec wins Sandfire Motheo equipment order

Metso Outotec has inked a deal with Sandfire Resources’ T3 Motheo in Botswana to provide its main mineral processing technology for the copper-silver operation’s concentrator. The €17 million (US$20 million) transaction, booked in the company’s Q1 numbers for the minerals segment of its business, will be delivered during this year and 2022. The company said the 3.2-million-tonnes-per-year greenfield plant to be constructed in the Kalahari copper belt has the potential to be expanded to 5.2Mt/y. Under the scope of the deal, Metso Outotec will deliver all of the key minerals… Read More Here
Coal India signs mining's largest dragline order in decades for five 1,960 t machines from Russia's Uralmashplant 8 Coal Equipment & Technology International 

Coal India signs mining’s largest dragline order in decades for five 1,960 t machines from Russia’s Uralmashplant

Uralmashplant JSC (UZTM), part of the UZTM-KARTEX Group, the leading Russian manufacturer of mining equipment, recently won the tender for supply of five walking draglines to the leading Indian mining concern Coal India Ltd (CIL). On March 25, in Kolkata, Yan Tsenter, CEO of UZTM-KARTEX Managing Company and Binay Dayal, Technical Director of Coal India Ltd., in the presence of the Chairman of the CIL Board of Directors Pramod Agrawal signed the contract which is worth more than $350 million. This is the largest transaction for UZTM over the past… Read More Here
Liebherr launches electric excavators 9 Equipment & Technology International Mining technology 

Liebherr launches electric excavators

German-Swiss equipment manufacturer Liebherr has launched new electric excavators, the 90t R 976-E electric crawler excavator and the 100t R 980 SME-E. The excavators are not converted diesel machines but feature an electric power system produced entirely by Liebherr, noted the company. The excavators, which replace the ER 974 B for mine and quarry extraction, were produced by Liebherr-France SAS in Colmar, France and are available in backhoe and shovel versions. “They stand out for their low noise level, optimum versatility and zero CO2/greenhouse gas emissions during operation,” said the… Read More Here
TAGE Idriver to develop autonomous haulage system where truck fleets will regulate speed based on mine, vehicle & market conditions 10 Equipment & Technology Mining technology 

TAGE Idriver to develop autonomous haulage system where truck fleets will regulate speed based on mine, vehicle & market conditions

Chinese autonomous haulage technology major TAGE Idriver says the most common question it is asked in mining  is how fast the autonomous trucks can run. “Why do so many people pay attention to the speed of driverless mining trucks? Mining trucks running faster transport more ore, which can naturally bring more income to mining enterprises. But due to the uneven road surface of the mine, plus the ramps and curves, the higher the speed of the mining truck, the higher the fuel consumption, and the more potential damage to the… Read More Here

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