Metso Outotec groups instrument range 1 Equipment & Technology Mining technology 

Metso Outotec groups instrument range

Finnish mining equipment maker Metso Outotec will group its portfolio of intelligent instruments under the new “Sense” range. The company said the instruments portfolio is designed to solve specific process challenges and enable optimization for minerals and hydrometallurgical processes. “Metso Outotec Sense series includes specialised instruments that provide data for analytics and a better understanding of processes. They utilize the latest technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and neural networks for extra insight. These additional tools for process problem solving and data mining can significantly help improve production within customer… Read More Here
Caterpillar enhances electric rope shovels 2 Equipment & Technology International Mining technology 

Caterpillar enhances electric rope shovels

Caterpillar has added several design enhancements to its 7495 HF Electric Rope Shovel models to increase machine reliability. The upgrades are applied to track or crawler frames, swing rack and rollers, as well as propel gearboxes and rotating undercarriage. The upgrades result in an improvement to the total cost of ownership of up to 6% per operating hour, Caterpillar said. For the track roller frame, Caterpillar reengineered the bolt-on design to eliminate the need for casting weld, increasing wear life and requiring no maintenance. Caterpillar also increased the frame thickness… Read More Here
Sandvik to acquire mining part of Schenck Process Group 3 Equipment & Technology International Mining technology 

Sandvik to acquire mining part of Schenck Process Group

Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire the mining related business of Schenck Process Group (SP Mining). SP Mining is one of the market leaders in screening, feeding and screening media solutions in the industry. The company will be reported in Stationary Crushing and Screening, a division in Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions (SRP). “I am pleased that we continue to execute on our shift to growth strategy by expanding our core offering in a profitable niche, as well as strengthening the aftermarket share within rock processing. This validates our strategy… Read More Here
Anglo American puts world’s largest hydrogen truck to work 4 Equipment & Technology International Mining technology 

Anglo American puts world’s largest hydrogen truck to work

Anglo American (LON: AAL) unveiled on Friday its first self-developed green-hydrogen powered truck at the Mogalakwena platinum mine South Africa, where it will eventually replace a fleet of 40 vehicles consuming each nearly a million liters of diesel a year.  The 2,000-kilowat hydrogen-battery hybrid haul truck, which is currently the world’s largest hydrogen-powered vehicle of its kind in operation, can carry a 290-tonne payload. The trucks, part of the company’s nuGen zero emissions haulage initiative, use power from a 140-megawatt solar plant that powers the hydrogen-producing mechanism. The project, expected to be… Read More Here
Metso Outotec to deliver copper electrowinning technology to Africa. 5 Equipment & Technology International Mining technology 

Metso Outotec to deliver copper electrowinning technology to Africa.

Finnish mining equipment maker Metso Outotec has been awarded an Є11 million (US$11.5 million) contract for the delivery of advanced electrowinning equipment to a copper cathode production plant in Africa.  Metso Outotec’s scope of delivery includes the supply of basic engineering and equipment for the copper electrowinning plant expansion. Metso Outotec’s offering for copper electrowinning tankhouses comprises pre-engineered solutions, key equipment, and services to ensure superior process performance, increased safety, and minimized environmental impact. Metso Outotec also announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Tesab, a Northern Ireland based company… Read More Here
How the latest technology is driving safer, more sustainable, and optimised underground mining 6 Mining technology Equipment & Technology 

How the latest technology is driving safer, more sustainable, and optimised underground mining

The mining sector is notorious for being slow when it comes to embracing new technology. Mining is a cyclical industry, so organisations have been wary of making big changes, but trends suggest that this could be changing. According to the Mine-Site Technology Adoption Survey, 2022 Update analysis from GlobalData, 39% of mines are expected to invest in battery electric vehicles in the coming two years, compared with only 23% in the Q4 2020 survey. So, what is pushing this increased interest in battery electric vehicles? Decarbonisation is one clear factor, with sustainability… Read More Here
Dwyka to make tech tangible at Mining Indaba, conduct live virtual walkabouts 7 Events & Expos Mining technology 

Dwyka to make tech tangible at Mining Indaba, conduct live virtual walkabouts

Pan-African mining technology platform Dwyka Mining Services plans to have key technology partners join its team at the upcoming Investing in African Mining Indaba 2022 to offer their view on mining technology in an effort to “make tech tangible” for Dwyka customers. “Making technology tangible means getting people to demonstrate, interact, engage and see how technology can make a difference at their operations,” says Dwyka CEO Jamie van Schoor. The Investing in African Mining Indaba will be held in Cape Town from May 9 to 12. Dwyka assists underground mining clients to adopt and adapt to evolving technologies with a focus on supporting efforts to improve safety, health and environmental conditions in the collaborative pursuit of the digital mine of the… Read More Here
Epiroc buys Aussie electrifier 8 Equipment & Technology Mining technology 

Epiroc buys Aussie electrifier

Perth, Western Australia-based JTMEC specialises in providing electrical infrastructure in mines and is a key player in the industry’s transition to battery electrification. Its offerings include high voltage installation and maintenance work, transformer servicing and testing, feasibility studies, and training. It also manufactures electrical products including substations and mine chargers. Epiroc president and CEO Helena Hedblom believes JTMEC will be a key enable or mine electrification going forward. “Battery electrification represents the future in the mining industry and the strong team at JTMEC is playing and important role in enabling… Read More Here
Metso Outotec and Panafrican Equipment sign crushing and screening pact 9 Equipment & Technology International Mining technology 

Metso Outotec and Panafrican Equipment sign crushing and screening pact

Metso Outotec and Panafrican Equipment Group have signed a distribution agreement for Metso Outotec’s stationary and mobile crushing and screening equipment for the aggregates and mining contractor customer segments. The agreement covers Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, where Panafrican Equipment Group has already an extensive and established presence in the construction and mining businesses, according to Metso Outotec. Olli-Pekka Oksanen, SVP, Global Distribution Management in the Aggregates business area at Metso Outotec, said: “We believe that our co-operation with Panafrican Equipment Group will help us… Read More Here
Metso Outotec consolidates tailings tools 10 Equipment & Technology Mining technology 

Metso Outotec consolidates tailings tools

Finnish mining equipment maker Metso Outotec has launched a Tailings Management Solutions portfolio it says tackles the entire chain of processes involved in tailings management. The new portfolio incorporates frontrunning products and covers tailings thickening and dewatering as well as handling through conveying and dry stacking, the firm said. The company added that elsewhere on the value chain, it also offers a frontrunning portfolio of solutions for the treatment of water produced during dewatering, enabling closed water loops while managing the level of impurities within the recycled water. “The rising… Read More Here

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