Tag: Mining
Tyres are one of the most significant costs for mining operations. The cost of tyre ownership cannot be understated and as such tyres must be preserved. An effective repair program reduces investment in new tyres, can increase overall mean...
Rio Tinto has officially opened its Amrun mine in Queensland that will produce 22.8 million tonnes of bauxite annually.
Located on the Cape York Peninsula near Weipa , the new $A2.6 billion mine will replace production from the company’s depleting East...
Fortescue has completed another significant step to becoming the first iron ore operation in the world to have a fully autonomous haulage fleet with the first Cat 789D model trucks fitted with Autonomous Haulage Technology now in operation at Cloudbreak.
Development of Rio Tinto's most technologically advanced mine has progressed following an agreement with global equipment manufacturer Caterpillar to provide state-of-the-art heavy machinery for the Koodaideri iron ore operation in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
Caterpillar, with support of their local...
Hexagon’s Geosystems division released HxGN GeoMonitoring Hub, integrated visualisation and analysis platform bringing all sensor technology together in one holistic view of a mining environment.
The new platform uses advanced software to show highly accurate information, accelerating decision making and...
Trelleborg Wheel Systems will fully re-engineer its Sri Lanka facility’s steam production process through the introduction of an advanced biomass boiler.
This major investment will not only reduce the plant’s environmental footprint, but it will also improve production efficiency. The...
The 100 millionth Electronic Blasting Systems (EBS) detonator rolled off the production line today, marking a milestone achievement for Orica and the facility which supplies the detonators to customers around the world.
Orica, Vice President, Electronic Blasting Systems, Adam Mooney...
Whitehaven Coal Limited (ASX: WHC) welcomes the announcements by the Queensland Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning, The Honourable Cameron Dick and the Queensland Coordinator-General, Mr Barry Broe that its
Winchester South metallurgical coal project has been declared...
In recycling, demolition, construction and quarry sites, the success of the operation is depending more and more on the performance of the excavator.
The expanding array of specialist attachments are increasing the workload on the excavator arm and increasing...
Automation technology is advancing, but what features do customers actually want? In this article Volvo CE’s Tina Lefebvre, Global Director Connected Services and Koen Sips, VP Customer Solutions, highlight how automated services are making every operator the world’s best.
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