Mining

Pailton Engineering - Mon July 31, 2023

Is Construction Ready for Driverless Vehicles?

In the mid-1990s Caterpillar changed its approach to automation in mining. A decade after it began a pioneering research program to drive the tech forward, the company realised that the sector was not ready for automation....

Metso - Wed July 05, 2023

Metso to Deliver Grinding Plant Equipment to Mineral Park Copper Project

Metso has been awarded orders for the delivery of grinding plant equipment to Origin Mining Company LLC's brownfield Mineral Park Mill Restart Project. Origin Mining is managed under the Waterton Global Resource Management Inc....

Komatsu - Thu June 29, 2023

Komatsu 980E-5SE Ultra-Class Electric Drive Mining Truck Offers Highest-in-Class Horsepower Available

The economics of surface mining require the highest production at the lowest lifetime cost per ton (CPT). By combining outstanding build quality with multiple features designed to improve fuel efficiency and reduce downtime, the 4,400-hp Komatsu 980E-5SE electric drive mining truck offers increased speed on grade in deep pit applications....

Metso - Tue June 27, 2023

Metso to Acquire Häggblom to Expand Loading, Hauling Offering

Metso has signed an agreement to acquire Ab A. Häggblom Oy, a privately owned Finnish engineering and manufacturing company. The company's key offering includes mining truck bodies and buckets....

Fortis HD - Wed June 21, 2023

Preventative Maintenance: Key to Longevity of Mining Heavy Equipment

The mining industry involves the coordinated interaction of huge machinery. The breakdown of a single piece of heavy equipment can affect the whole fleet's productivity, meaning the loss of thousands of dollars per hour....

Komatsu - Mon May 22, 2023

Komatsu Hosts Mining Customers for Automation Global User Forum

Mining automation enables key processes on mine sites such as controlling a machine remotely, automating multiple types of equipment across a fleet or implementing a completely autonomous fleet of haul trucks that can operate around the clock....

Liebherr - Thu May 04, 2023

Liebherr to Exhibit at 2023 Elko Mining Expo

The 37th annual Elko Mining Expo will take place in Elko, Nev., from June 5 to 8, 2023. Organized by the Elko Convention & Visitors Authority since 1985, this is one of the oldest mining expos in the United States....

Tesmec - Wed December 28, 2022

Tesmec Trencher Makes Its Global Impact Around World

As the saying goes, when the going gets tough … the tough get going. This is the reason why customers have been choosing Tesmec Trencher for their jobs in the hardest rock, not just in the United States, but globally....

Komatsu - Tue December 20, 2022

Komatsu Announces Plans to Acquire German-Based Manufacturer GHH Group GmbH

Komatsu announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire GHH Group GmbH (GHH), a manufacturer of underground mining, tunnelling and special civil engineering equipment headquartered in Gelsenkirchen, Germany....

Caterpillar - Tue November 22, 2022

Caterpillar Successfully Demonstrates First Battery Electric Large Mining Truck, Invests in Sustainable Proving Ground

Caterpillar Inc. announced a successful demonstration of its first battery electric 793 large mining truck and a significant investment to transform its Arizona-based proving ground into a sustainable testing and validation hub of the future....