- 1. Fortescue moves closer to zero-emission battery electric truck
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- Fortescue’s decarbonisation journey has taken a major step forward with the delivery of a WAE Technologies battery, ready to be installed in a prototype zero-emission battery electric mining haul truck ...
- Created on 17 January 2023
- 2. Caterpillar, Newmont hit automation milestone at Boddington
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- Newmont’s Boddington operation, which has the distinction of being Western Australia’s largest gold operation, has met a significant target with the gold industry’s first autonomous haulage system: 100 ...
- Created on 16 December 2022
- 3. Tombola turns on gold processing, eyeing first pour
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- ... in October. Late that month, it commenced initial hauling of ore to the site. An additional fleet of haulage trucks commenced operations as scheduled this month to ramp up and increase ore haulage. Source: ...
- Created on 13 December 2022
- 4. BluVein facilitates electrification of heavy-duty mining
- (Product News)
- ... heavy-haulage vehicle fleets. BluVeinXL leverages a considerable amount of the technology embedded in BluVein1, offering a dynamic charging solution for heavy-duty mining fleets in open-pit mining. Capable ...
- Created on 12 December 2022
- 5. Rio Tinto, Scania to advance autonomous mining trucks
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- Global miner Rio Tinto said it is working with Swedish manufacturer Scania to develop more agile autonomous haul trucks at its Channar iron ore mine in Western Australia, seeking potential environmental ...
- Created on 18 October 2022
- 6. Caterpillar producers 1,000th motor grader for Oz customer
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- ... maintain haul roads at mining sites with ultra-class haul trucks. Now in its third generation, the Cat 24 offers 399- to 518-kW (535- to 694-hp) power, 61,950 kg (136,575 lb.) weight, a 7.3-m (24-ft.) ...
- Created on 30 September 2022
- 7. FOUR KEY TRENDS TO WATCH
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- ... he collaborative global initiative calls for technology innovators to develop concepts for large-scale haul truck electrification systems that will help the mining industry reduce its consumption of diesel ...
- Created on 27 September 2022
- 8. Hitachi, Rio Tinto unveil world first for digital automation
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- Hitachi Rail and Rio Tinto have unveiled their newest and most significant milestone to date on their tandem journey for the AutoHaul automation network: the commissioning of the autonomous rail transport ...
- Created on 10 August 2022
- 9. Ok Tedi hits enviable safety milestone
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- ... harsh weather conditions, all the helicopter risks with loading and unloading, and also our Resource team back in the mine pit, working in close vicinity to haul trucks and other heavy equipment,” said ...
- Created on 05 July 2022
- 10. Liebherr, Fortescue will partner on green haul trucks
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- Liebherr and Fortescue Metals Group Ltd announced a partnership for the development and supply of green mining haul trucks for integration with the zero-emission power system technologies being developed ...
- Created on 29 June 2022
- 11. MINING TECHNOLOGY
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- ... GRT: Haul-Loc dust control systems have been designed to work alongside autonomous haul and water trucks to manage dust effectively while helping to maintain haul roads. “It achieves this by reducing ...
- Created on 28 June 2022
- 12. Viê̂t Nam’s nickel demand expected to increase
- (Leading Developments)
- ... mining companies, the three major miners selected eight technology innovators which demonstrated effective solutions for safely charging large electric haul trucks, while also showcasing the viability ...
- Created on 27 June 2022
- 13. GRT launches dust control system for autonomous mining
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- Australian dust control company Global Road Technology (GRT) is launching a first-ever for mining: a dust control system specifically designed to support autonomous vehicles and equipment. GRT: Haul-Loc ...
- Created on 11 May 2022
- 14. Caterpillar autonomously hauls more than 1 billion tonnes with Cat Command
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- For the first time in mining history, trucks equipped with Cat MineStar Command for hauling have autonomously moved more than 1 billion tonnes of material in less than a year. Roughly 1.2 billion tonnes ...
- Created on 12 April 2022
- 15. DIGGING DEEPER
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- Whether it is loading or hauling, optimising production through smart equipment choices and top technology can make a real difference. By Mark S. Kuhar Surface excavation and hauling are where ...
- Created on 02 April 2022
- 16. Anthill begins humming
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- ... plant mobilisation, pit clearing and haul road preparation. Austral noted the Mount Kelly processing plant, which is undergoing refurbishment, is progressing on schedule with its crushing circuit at 70% ...
- Created on 12 January 2022
- 17. IMPROVING MINING SAFETY IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
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- ... operation produced 103,289 ounces of gold and 730,344 ounces of silver in doré. MACHINES AND SUPPORT The loading and hauling operations at Phu Kham and Ban Houayxai consist of face shovels ...
- Created on 27 December 2021
- 18. Karara nabs NRW for iron ore operation
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- ... execution of the transaction follows the pair’s letter of intent on their plans, inked 18 June. Scope of work includes load and haul, drill and blast and ROM re-handling, with the drill and blast component ...
- Created on 23 December 2021
- 19. Rio Tinto, Austin Engineering ink hardware contract
- (Leading Developments)
- ... will cover supplies from its facilities in North and South America as well as Indonesia. It is effective 16 December. Austin said some pre-agreed pricing for buckets and haul truck trays for Rio’s fleet ...
- Created on 17 December 2021
- 20. Rio Tinto, Austin Engineering ink hardware contract
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- ... from its facilities in North and South America as well as Indonesia. It is effective 16 December. Austin said some pre-agreed pricing for buckets and haul truck trays for Rio’s fleet were outlined in ...
- Created on 07 December 2021