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Sandvik opens Argentina service centre 1 International Mining technology 

Sandvik opens Argentina service centre

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Swedish mining engineering firm Sandvik’s Mining and Rock Solutions division has added a new service centre in Caleta Olivia, province of Santa Cruz, to its Argentina facilities. Sandvik said the maintenance and repair workshop for mining equipment, which opened in July, offers South America’s first test bench for transmissions, axles and converters. This bench can be used to rotate and work on heavy equipment, and the workshop can conduct repairs on surface and underground drills as well as underground trucks and loaders, said the company. The workshop has a 1,775-square-meter service… Read More Here
BHP joins Komatsu’s GHG Alliance 2 Mining technology International 

BHP joins Komatsu’s GHG Alliance

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To accelerate its push to become a net-zero operator by 2050, BHP announced it will become a founding member of Komatsu’s GHG Alliance, which aims to develop commercially viable zero-greenhouse gas emissions haul trucks. As a founding partner of the Alliance, the world’s no.1 miner plans to operate one of the first batches of zero-emission trucks upon commercial release. BHP will provide engineering and technical resources to Komatsu to support the development phase as required, which in turn will provide BHP with real-time access to technology in development. In the… Read More Here
Metso Outotec flags 2nd half growth with orders jump 3 Covid-19 Mining technology 

Metso Outotec flags 2nd half growth with orders jump

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Finnish mining equipment maker Metso Outotec on Wednesday missed expectations for second-quarter operating profit but reported a jump in orders driven by rebounding metals markets and broad economic recovery. The group’s order intake, an indication of future revenue, grew 43% from the pandemic-hit quarter last year to 1.36 billion euros ($1.61 billion). “Market activity is at a very high level which is visible in our orders,” chief executive Pekka Vauramo told Reuters. He added, however, that the coronavirus pandemic and container shortage still had an impact, weighing especially on Metso’s maintenance business.… Read More Here
Rio Tinto, Komatsu to develop zero-emission mining vehicles 4 Equipment & Technology Mining technology 

Rio Tinto, Komatsu to develop zero-emission mining vehicles

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Rio Tinto and Komastu have joined forces to accelerate zero-emission mining haulage vehicles – and the duo are looking at hydrogen as a potential technology. Along with its partnership on haulage solutions developments, it was also announced today (August 2) that Rio Tinto is one of the first companies to join Komatsu’s newly launched Greenhouse Gas Alliance. Focused on decarbonisation, the Greenhouse Gas Alliance hopes to advance Komatsu’s power agnostic truck concept for a haulage vehicle that can run on a variety of power sources including battery and hydrogen. Rio… Read More Here
Sandvik to acquire premium solid round tools company Chuzhou Yongpu Carbide Tools Co., Ltd 5 Mining technology International 

Sandvik to acquire premium solid round tools company Chuzhou Yongpu Carbide Tools Co., Ltd

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Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire 67% of Chuzhou Yongpu Carbide Tools Co., Ltd, a China based premium solid round tools company, with a call option to buy the remaining part in three years’ time. Chuzhou Yongpu Carbide Tools Co., Ltd is mainly focused on global and local OEMs and connected suppliers operating in China. Its capabilities include the full solid round tools manufacturing value chain with an offer covering blanks, cutting tools, reconditioning and coating services. The company will be reported in Sandvik Coromant, a division within Sandvik… Read More Here
Metso Outotec launches thickening and clarifying solutions 6 Equipment & Technology Mining technology 

Metso Outotec launches thickening and clarifying solutions

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Metso Outotec has introduced a range of thickening and clarifying solutions to the mineral and metal processing industries, which the company said are designed to improve operational reliability and performance. The portfolio includes high-rate thickeners, high-compression thickeners, paste thickeners, inclined plate settlers and clarifiers. They are designed to comply with strict safety standards, and to be easy to operate and maintain. In addition, they can be combined with Metso Outotec’s automation offering, which can control key variables of the thickening process to improve performance. Metso Outotec also has a supporting… Read More Here
New Sandvik Technology Centre in Zimbabwe 7 Mining technology International 

New Sandvik Technology Centre in Zimbabwe

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Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions’ newly launched technology centre in Harare, Zimbabwe, is, assisting the region’s mining industry on a journey into the digital future,the company says. The Sandvik Technology Centre has already begun working with technology-focused customers in underground hard-rock mines locally to raise the productivity bar. According to Sandvik Technology Centre Manager, Hosea Molife, the facility’s key aim is to use digital technology to make mines safer and more productive. “Our starting point was an OptiMine implementation for the monitoring and tracking of underground mobile equipment and customer… Read More Here
Rio Tinto to develop underground copper mine at Kennecott 8 Equipment & Technology Mining technology 

Rio Tinto to develop underground copper mine at Kennecott

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Rio Tinto has approved a $108 million investment in underground development to enable early orebody access and undertake orebody characterisation studies for underground mining at the Kennecott copper operations in the US located in Utah near SaltLakeCity. The mine is also commonly known as BinghamCanyon. The investment builds on $25 million approved in early-2020 to complete a pre-feasibility study to determine the viability of undergroundmining operations at Kennecott. Potential underground mining would occur concurrently with open pit operations and result in increased copper output. Kennecott holds the potential for a… Read More Here
BME enables access to virtual online technical services 9 Mining technology International 

BME enables access to virtual online technical services

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Omnia Group company BME is now providing technical blasting services online, giving the industry access to experienced specialists through virtual consultations and solutions. The service is an important part of BME’s recently upgraded website, according to the company’s Global Manager for Blasting Science D. Scott Scovira. “Our online technical blasting service is provided not only by BME’s in-house technical staff, but it is also in association with other recognized third-party specialists in blasting, mining and construction,” said Scovira. “The initial online consultation to discuss and scope out a blasting project… Read More Here
Epiroc prepared for more order records after strong Q2 10 Equipment & Technology Mining technology 

Epiroc prepared for more order records after strong Q2

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Record orders received, high revenue growth and improved profitability were all part of Epiroc’s June quarter financial results as the OEM also made significant headway on its diesel-to-battery-electric retrofit plan to help electrify the mining sector. Orders received increased 37% to a record high of SEK11.07 billion ($1.27 billion). This corresponds to 45% organic growth compared with the June quarter of 2020, the company said, noting that the 2020 three-month period was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Within this, equipment had the highest organic order growth of 76%, supported… Read More Here

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