Mining

Innovations and ideas for future solutions are discussed and validated in customer forums, participated by several major mining houses and organised by Sandvik.

Hal Quinn, National Mining Association President and CEO issued a statement in support of the ‘Good Samaritan Remediation of Orphan Hardrock Mines Act of 2018’.

Organisations with a combined membership of 76 million are calling on insurance companies to publicly rule out support to build the Carmichael coal mine in Australia.

Wirtgen’s surface miners are playing a key role in the development process of the bauxite mining sector in West African Guinea.

In place for a year, the pipeline is protecting the river Irwell by feeding polluted water flowing from an old adit – or mine entrance – in Bacup, Lancashire, into a treatment scheme further down the valley.

Significant de-risking activities have been completed at the project in 2018.

The tunnel will convey up to 20 million tpy of polyhalite ore from the company’s new underground mine near Whitby in the UK.

Rio Tinto has made its first shipment of bauxite from its Amrun project in Queensland, six weeks ahead of schedule.

VDMA expects an increase of 12% to nearly €3.1 billion in 2018, with further growth expected for the coming year.

RCT releases its latest automation offering in its ControlMaster range.

The Nokia Digital Automation Cloud platform offers pervasive connectivity enabling advanced applications, and will initially be implemented and tested in the Sandvik test mine in Finland.

The Magna MA02 is designed for use on wheel loaders.

thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions has been awarded a contract to design, supply, construct and commission large-scale stockyard machines for the BHP South Flank iron ore project in Western Australia.

Minetec participated in CAT’s latest technology webinar series ‘Expanding Underground Technology Solutions’.

At bauma China this week, Rolls-Royce is presenting its full range of MTU power systems, highlighting its commitment to the China market.