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Caterpillar Appoints Chief Operating Officer 1 International Corporate News Mining Equipment Mining Personality 

Caterpillar Appoints Chief Operating Officer

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 Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) has announced that Joseph E. Creed, group president of Energy & Transportation, has been appointed to the newly created position of chief operating officer, effective Nov. 1, 2023. In this newly created position, Creed will report to Jim Umpleby, chairman and chief executive officer. Reporting to Creed will be group presidents Tony Fassino of Construction Industries, Denise Johnson of Resource Industries and Bob De Lange of Services, Distribution and Digital. Creed’s replacement as group president of Energy & Transportation will be named at a later date and… Read More Here
Kansanshi Copper Mine Unveils New Fleet of 220-Ton Hitachi Dump Trucks 2 Mining in Zambia Copper Mining Equipment 

Kansanshi Copper Mine Unveils New Fleet of 220-Ton Hitachi Dump Trucks

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Progress has been the name of the game at Kansanshi copper mine this month, where the first in a fleet of 36 new trucks has just been put into commission. It’s a Hitachi EH4000 (RD170) dump truck, and these beasts mean business! Each truck has a payload capacity of 220 metric tonnes, meaning that it can carry up to around 50 African elephants or over 100 medium-sized cars in weight.  Growing Kansanshi’s mining fleet is a crucial part of increasing copper production at the operation in Solwezi, and makes up… Read More Here
Caterpillar Introduces Cat 785D Water Solutions Truck for Efficient Mine Haul Road Dust Control 3 International Mining Equipment 

Caterpillar Introduces Cat 785D Water Solutions Truck for Efficient Mine Haul Road Dust Control

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For a task that is paramount for the health and safety of workers on site, the latest release from Caterpillar combines technology with the Cat Water Delivery System (WDS) to offer a smarter way to maintain haul roads using less water.  Featuring an integrated 121 133-l Cat water tank complete with spray system, splash guards, full chute and rock ejectors, the water truck solves overwatering and underwatering issues. The Cat MineStar Edge connectivity with basic and premium plans allows customers to select an option that fits the needs of the site and… Read More Here
Bell Bolsters Focus on Advancing Underground Mining Equipment 4 International Mining Equipment 

Bell Bolsters Focus on Advancing Underground Mining Equipment

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With a legacy spanning decades and a reputation for pioneering advancements, South Africa’s Bell Equipment is now placing strong new emphasis on advancing underground mining equipment. Currently a producer of low-profile underground mining trucks as well as underground rockscalers, Bell is working strategically on complementing those products with a range of underground load, haul, dump (LHD) machines, the first of which is now completely designed for manufacture in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. “I’m excited to say we’ve started cutting steel, we’re starting to build the test unit. It’s going to go… Read More Here
MACA partners with Sandvik to replace surface fleet 5 International Mining Equipment 

MACA partners with Sandvik to replace surface fleet

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eading Australian mining, civil and minerals processing contracting group MACA has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply nine new surface drill rigs as a complete replacement for an aging mixed fleet at the Gruyere open pit gold mine in the Western Australian Goldfields, where it was recently awarded a five-year contract extension. The order, which was booked in Q2 2023, includes six Sandvik DR410i rotary blasthole drills, two Leopard™ DI650i down-the-hole (DTH) drill rigs and a Pantera™ DP1500i top hammer drill rig. Deliveries began in July and will… Read More Here
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Bell Equipment to Unveil Bell Heavy Industries (BHI) at Mining Indaba 2024

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Bell Equipment is set to launch a new business, called Bell Heavy Industries (BHI), at the Mining Indaba in February next year. BHI will be an arm of Bell Equipment Company South Africa, which is 51% black-owned, says Bell Equipment CEO Leon Goosen.Bell is a global manufacturer, distributor and exporter of a range of heavy equipment for the construction, mining, quarrying, sugar and forestry industries. BHI will operate from Bell’s plant in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, which is currently seeing a shift in articulated dump truck (ADT) production to Germany, in… Read More Here
Epiroc to supply equipment for Kamoa-Kakula Mining complex in DRC 6 Mining in DRC Copper Mining Equipment 

Epiroc to supply equipment for Kamoa-Kakula Mining complex in DRC

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Kamoa Copper has ordered Minetruck MT65 S haulers, the world’s highest payload underground truck in the field, as well as Scooptram ST18 S loaders, Boomer 282 face drilling rigs, and Simba E70 S production drilling rigs. The machines will be used to expand operations at the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Mining Complex, which is projected to be among the world’s lowest greenhouse gas-emitting copper mines per unit of metal produced. The order is valued at almost MEUR 60 (MSEK 700) and was booked in the third quarter 2023.  Kamoa-Kakula is set to become… Read More Here
Caterpillar celebrates 130 years of earthmoving innovation in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin 7 Equipment & Technology Corporate News International Mining Equipment 

Caterpillar celebrates 130 years of earthmoving innovation in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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The year – 1893. Only 44 of today’s 50 states formed the union, and Grover Cleveland was elected the country’s 24th president. College basketball was in its infancy, holding its first official game. And the Bucyrus Steam Shovel and Dredge Company opened a new manufacturing facility in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A., to improve and expand its production facilities. Since this point in history, the management decisions and equipment produced in South Milwaukee have not only changed the construction and mining industries but also the course of history. In the early… Read More Here
Rokbak puts sustainability at heart of new machinery 8 International Mining Equipment 

Rokbak puts sustainability at heart of new machinery

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Rokbak, a manufacturer of off-highway articulated haulers that are used in mining, quarrying, and construction applications around the world, has said that its latest products are designed keeping sustainability in mind. The value of the new equipment is around US$9mn and will be completed through the company’s Namibian subsidiary, Trigon Namibia.  It will comprise the majority of the underground mining fleet on location ahead of production ramp up which is expected in April 2024.  The company said that it has a commitment to minimizing its ecological footprint and its sustainability goals showcase a… Read More Here
Cat delivers highly-durable wheel loader for enhanced operation 9 International Mining Equipment 

Cat delivers highly-durable wheel loader for enhanced operation

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Cat has continued its dedication to delivering capable machinery to the world market with the release of the 988 GC Wheel Loader, designed specifically for quarry and mining applications. The latest loader has been produced to offer up to 5% less fuel consumption and up to 15% lower maintenance costs than the Cat 988K, with highly-durable structures built for multiple life cycles. Built on the common Cat Large Wheel Loader platform, its full box section rear frame resists torsional shock and twisting forces, while its front frame is redesigned to withstand… Read More Here

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