Category: Mining technology

Sweden-based mining companies Sandvik and Boliden have partnered to run a 3D printing trial that will see machine parts printed digitally and installed on underground drill rigs. The companies said the trial involves a set of specially redesigned components printed digitally at a Sandvik-managed facility in Italy. Their performance is monitored on machines in Boliden’s underground mine worksites in Sweden and Ireland. The first components have just been put into operation in the Garpenberg mine, with the performance still to be evaluated. Ronne Hamerslag, head of supply management at Boliden,… Read More Here

Sustainability is the word keeping the mining industry on its toes, and striving to meet company-wide decarbonisation targets at the macro level and environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals on sites at the micro. Capping carbon emissions and adopting more sustainable mining methods has become a top priority for mining companies, from major to mid-tier to minor. MINING.com sat down with Jeff Dawes, of CEO Komatsu, one of the world’s biggest suppliers of industrial equipment to several industries to get his take on how OEMs are getting on the sustainability… Read More Here

A new app is helping Sandvik field service engineers solve even the most complex problems, no matter where in the world they are. Technology is great, but at some point, a technician needs to do actual work on a machine. But what if technology and practicality could work together? That’s exactly what is happening at Sandvik, with a whole host of new digital tools now helping technicians do their jobs better and faster. Virtual reality training and digital inspections are good examples of ways to keep machines up and running… Read More Here

Swedish engineering group Sandvik has reported a 15% increase in revenues, buoyed by a string of acquisitions. Among the 14 acquisitions are Australian mine planning software company Deswik, Ohio-based CAD software company Cambrio, Florida-based machine cutting company GWS Tool Group, Oregon-based industrial automation company DWFritz Automation, and China-based round tool company Chuzhou Yungpu Carbide Tools. Sandvik posted revenues of 99.11 billion Swedish crowns, or US$10.49 billion, up from SEK 86.41 billion in 2020. Order intakes amounted to SEK 108.89 billion in 2021, an increase from 2020’s SEK 86.29 billion in 2020.… Read More Here

German-Swiss multinational equipment manufacturer Liebherr is working with US-based engine software firm Tula Technology on the development of optimisation technologies that can reduce heavy machinery emissions. The companies have developed a joint study which showed Tula’s diesel Dynamic Skip Fire (dDSF) software can generate reductions of NOX tailpipe emissions by 41% and carbon dioxide (CO2) by 9.5%. The study used Liebherr’s D966, a compact 13.5L 6-cylinder diesel engine. In the next step, Liebherr will consider the integration of the dDSF software into other engines in its portfolio. DDSF uses patented… Read More Here

Metso Outotec will deliver and deploy its travelling grate pelletising technology to be integrated with a 432 m2 indurating machine located in RPCL’s 3.2 mtpy pellet facility in Sandur, Karnataka. The technology will be used in the near-term to improve the iron content of the ore, maximizing the potential of the existing resources – a long-term goal is to increase the resource base. Traveling grate pelletizing plant is an induration technology for iron ore pellet production for a wide range of plant capacities. Traveling grate sinter plant reduces off-gas volumes and the… Read More Here

Caterpillar Inc. shares are headed toward the biggest five-day gain since the pandemic as investors looking for a hedge against inflation flock to the mining- and construction-equipment maker. The company’s stock climbed as much as 6.5% on Tuesday, bringing its 5-day jump to more than 14%. If the gains hold through the close, it would be the largest such move since June 2020. The S&P 500 Index, meanwhile, has fallen 3.1% in the past five sessions.  “The Russia/Ukraine crisis has fundamentally altered global commodity markets and is likely to drive… Read More Here

Finnish mining equipment specialist Metso Outotec has released an Activated Carbon (AC) filter specifically designed for use with battery chemicals as part of a recycling process. Metso Outotec said the AC filter was designed in response to the market’s increasing demand for battery metals processing technologies. The filter is used with smaller side streams of copper and other metal-loaded aqueous streams, and is specifically suited for efficient organics removal before the electrowinning and crystallization processes. The AC filter utilizes the design of the Metso Outotec DM filter product family, noted… Read More Here

Finland-based mining and mineral processing technology supplier Metso Outotec will not deliver any equipment to Russia due to the ongoing war in Ukraine and resulting sanctions against business in Russia. In an update, the company said while the mining industry is “currently not directly targeted,” sanctions against the banking sector and individuals, as well as other restrictions, may have an impact on its customers’ Russia-related business. “Due to the current unclear and changing sanction situation, Metso Outotec has temporarily ceased its deliveries to Russia,” the company said. Metso Outotec noted… Read More Here