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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

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

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ABB, Hitachi to collaborate on electric mining technology

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 admin

ABB and Hitachi Construction Machinery have agreed to work together to develop electric, automated and digital solutions for mining trucks and excavators. Under the memorandum of understanding (MoU), Hitachi Construction Machinery will use its trucks and excavators for the collaboration, while ABB will aim to implement its electrification, automation and digital solutions. The goal of the MoU is to lessen the impact of greenhouse gas emissions produced by heavy mining machinery. Hitachi will also use its innovations in driverless operations under the MoU, with the combined solutions also striving to… Read More Here

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Sandvik adds data planner to drill and blast software

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 admin

Swedish mining engineering company Sandvik has added a template-based drill and blast plan generation tool to the latest version of its underground rock excavation software. The latest iSURE, version 8.1, uses the new tool to better quantify rock blastability, tunnel profile quality target and explosives used, said the company. The “design wizard” functionality tool enables the selection of ready-made drilling templates for drill and blast plan creation. The planning option also gives rig operators the capability to easily edit results based on the feedback of the drill and blast process.… Read More Here

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Leibherr launches the R9600

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 admin

The successor to the Liebherr R996 600t-class hydraulic excavator, the R9600, is entering the market. The R9600, which is entering serial production at the end of the year is based upon the 800t R9800 excavator. There will be eight units operating in Australia by the end of 2021. Among its options is a semi-autonomous digging product the Bucket Filling Assistant. The excavator comes with two QSK50 Cummins engines. It also has Liebherr Power Efficiency management systems for the engine and hydraulic system controls designed to cut fuel consumption without compromising… Read More Here

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Cat releases new wheel loader

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 admin

Building on a more than half-century legacy that includes the best-selling large mining loader model of all time, the new Cat® 992 Wheel Loader sets a new standard by offering up to 32% greater productivity. This new large mining loader reduces maintenance costs by as much as 10% and offers up to 48% greater payload-per-fuel efficiency than the earlier model 992K. Powered by the new Cat C32B engine with U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final/EU Stage V and Tier 2 equivalent emission engine options, the new 992 meets the global industry’s demand… Read More Here

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John Deere expands its construction equipment line-up to 18 African countries

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 admin

John Deere has announced the expansion of its construction equipment line-up to 18 countries across Southern and Western Africa, where Deere-branded construction products were previously not available. This expansion, which will include backhoe loaders, excavators, wheel loaders, motor graders and crawler dozers, will be sold and supported by independent, newly appointed John Deere dealers, still to be announced. The countries included on the list are South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Namibia, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, Angola, Malawi, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Egypt, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and Sudan. “This expansion provides an… Read More Here

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Metso Outotec wins €10M conveyor order

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 admin

Finnish mining engineering company Metso Outotec has secured a €10 million (US$11.9 million) order for a heavy-duty 9,000 ton per hour mine conveyor system for an unspecified project in South America. Metso Outotec said the order includes overland conveyors, with one 2-km section to be a single flight conveyor. The equipment provided in this package runs at speeds of up to 6 m/s with a delivery capacity of over 9,000 t/h. “Metso Outotec’s full range of overland conveyor solutions provides economic and reliable material transportation for both open-pit and underground operations… Read More Here

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Wearable Technology: Impact of Wearable Tech in mining

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 admin

Improving safety is the central concern for mining companies, and the application of wearables in the industry reflects this. A range of wearable tech devices can assist with improving safety, but the principal method is through the addition of sensors. Whether they are incorporated through smart helmets, smart jackets or body suits, or simply through wearable sensors, the ability to measure various internal and external health risks can prove invaluable for mining companies. Impact of Wearable Tech Listed below is the impact of wearable tech on the wearable industry, as… Read More Here