Category: Mining technology

Swedish mining gear maker Epiroc posted on Monday first-quarter earnings and order bookings above market expectations, despite a negative impact on its business in Russia and Ukraine, and forecast strong demand ahead. The global mining industry has benefited from rising prices for raw materials, a move further accelerated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but is also contending with high overall inflation and rising energy costs. Epiroc last month suspended all deliveries to its customers in Russia, which accounted for around 6% of the group’s total sales in 2021, after Moscow… Read More Here

The launch of Anglo American’s hydrogen-powered ultraclass mine haul truck – newly named nuGen™ – has been set for May 6, 2022 at Anglo Platinum’s Mogalakwena open pit platinum operation in Limpopo Province, South Africa. The final achievement of first public movement of the truck, a converted 291 t class Komatsu Mining 930E, will be a huge moment for Anglo’s lowcarbon transition and Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction plans as it works towards its stated interim target of 30% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030, including eight sites carbon neutral by that date. The truck is strictly speaking not purely powered by hydrogen – it is an FCEV truck… Read More Here

Finland-based engineering firm, Etteplan says it is collaborating with Epiroc to enable fossil free underground heavy transportation without interruptions and, more specifically, helping redesign its Minetruck MT42 Battery into an electric trolley system. As part of a strategic partnership project that started in 2021, Etteplan’s offices in Finland and Sweden are providing what it says are crucial resources and expertise in the development, helping secure a timely progress of the project. It is providing technical expertise for battery technology, machine electrification, electrical design, system requirements and safety risk assessment. Last… Read More Here

Epiroc says a large fleet of battery-electric mining equipment will be deployed at Assmang Proprietary Ltd’s Black Rock underground manganese mine in the Northern Cape of South Africa after the two companies signed an agreement. Assmang has ordered several of Epiroc’s battery loaders and mine trucks – the Scooptram ST14 Battery and Minetruck MT42 Battery, respectively – for the deployment. The order was booked in the March quarter of 2022 and is valued at SEK120 million ($12.5 million). The order extends Assmang’s and Epiroc’s collaboration to use state-of-the-art solutions for… Read More Here

Sweden-based mining equipment manufacturer Epiroc has won an order including battery-electric machines and automation solutions from the Canadian Malartic Partnership to be used in a new underground gold mine currently under construction. The equipment includes a variety of drill rigs, loaders and mine trucks, an unspecified amount of which will be battery powered. Automation features include Minetruck Automation and Scooptram Automation, part of Epiroc’s 6th Sense portfolio of digital solutions. The equipment will be deployed at the Odyssey Mine in Malartic, Quebec, which will become one of Canada’s largest gold mines.… Read More Here

Finland-based mining equipment manufacturer Metso Outotec has successfully rolled out its new digital platform – the Field Service Management Solution (FSM) – to approximately 1,000 service professionals. The company said the FSM helps it deliver high-quality service to customers while improving efficiency in its internal operations. The FSM unifies and simplifies the way field service operations are planned, dispatched and executed, the company said. For customers, it offers a more uniform experience through the digital connection. During a site visit, information about ongoing actions is shared reliably and in real-time.… Read More Here