Tim Wiitanen, Vice-President of Product Engineering at Railveyor, explores how mine depth, production rates, and life-of-mine considerations influence the trade-offs between battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and alternative electric haulage systems.
Troilus Mining Corp. has announced that Hydro-Québec and Quebec’s Ministère de l'Économie, de l'Innovation et de l'Énergie (MEIE) have approved the company’s request for a 70 MW power allocation to support the development and operation of its copper-gold Troilus Project in north-central Quebec.
John Crane, a global leader in flow control technologies and a business of Smiths Group plc, has retrofitted a mechanical seal on a large underflow thickener slurry pump at a major copper mining operation, cutting the clean water needed for sealing by around 288 000 litres per day and supporting a move away from frequent, high-risk maintenance interventions on a production-critical asset.