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Epiroc expects stable post-COVID-19 demand

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 admin

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

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Rio orders Epiroc’s autonomous drills for the Pilbara

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 admin

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

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BIA Group adds underground Products with GHH alliance

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 admin

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

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Metso Outotec wins Sandfire Motheo equipment order

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 admin

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

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

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 admin

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

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Liebherr launches electric excavators

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 admin

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

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

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 admin

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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BME launches Blast Alliance brand to encourage blasting technology collaboration

April 3, 2021April 6, 2021 admin

Blasting technology is moving mining towards a more sustainable future, with BME and its recent launch of the ‘Blast Alliance’ brand looking to add impetus to this evolution. The Omnia Group company has announced that Blast Alliance will encompass its portfolio of digital innovations including its BLASTMAP™ planning software, BME Blasting guide app and XPLOLOG™ cloud data platform. Solutions such as AXXIS™ integration, custom development and training also fall under this brand. “Our new Blast Alliance brand represents the company’s journey of digital innovation and the collaborative approach we take… Read More Here

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Epiroc to acquire Meglab as part of battery-electric mining equipment push

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 admin

Epiroc has agreed to acquire Meglab, a Canada-based company with expertise in providing electrification infrastructure solutions to mines, as it looks to further support mining customers in their transition to battery-electric vehicles. Meglab, based in Val-D’Or, Quebec, Canada, is a technology integrator that designs, manufactures, installs and supports practical and cost-effective electrification and telecommunications infrastructure solutions to customers in several countries. Its products and solutions include system design, substations, switchgears and automation system solutions, enabling the infrastructure needed for mine electrification and equipment charging solutions, as well as for digitalisation… Read More Here

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eDumper battery electric haul truck developer eMining acquired by Lithium System AG from partner Kuhn Schweiz

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 admin

Lithium System AG announced today that it took over 100% of the shares in eMining AG from Kuhn Schweiz AG at the beginning of 2021. eMining AG was founded in 2017 to build the world’s largest, battery-powered dump truck, the so-called eDumper, with a total weight of 123 t and a 65 t payload. Lithium System AG emerged from Lithium Storage GmbH which was a joint shareholder in eMining AG with Kuhn Schweiz and also the supplier of the batteries for the truck. Since it was commissioned at a Ciments… Read More Here