Mining equipment news
ABB launches Grinding Connect to accelerate the digitalisation of GMDs
ABB has announced the launch of Grinding Connect, a new digital service suite for mining companies operating gearless mill drive (GMD) systems.
Vale opens model plant in Itabira with AI applied to operations and enhances safety and efficiency
Pioneering initiative in iron ore production in Brazil integrates artificial intelligence into industrial processes, delivering gains in quality, sustainability, and competitiveness
BHP and BOTON to advance intelligent, lower-carbon conveyor systems in mining
BHP and China’s intelligent industrial conveyor service provider Wuxi BOTON Technology Co., Ltd. (BOTON) have signed a Global Framework Agreement to expand their collaboration to advance innovative and more sustainable conveyor systems in mining.
Barminco selects Sandvik for 23-unit Bellevue Gold Project fleet
Leading underground contract miner Barminco has selected Sandvik to supply a 23-unit fleet of underground trucks, loaders and drills for the Bellevue Gold Project in Western Australia.
Codelco and the French institute CEA-Liten sign a technology development agreement to boost the electrification of underground mining
Codelco and the CEA-Liten institute signed a collaboration agreement to study and develop technologies that enable the electrification of equipment in underground mining operations.
Metso strengthens mineralogy capabilities with new investment to accelerate customer project development
Metso is reinforcing its mineralogy capabilities at its Research Centre in Pori, Finland, with a new investment designed to help customers move faster and make better-informed decisions across the full lifecycle of their minerals processing projects from early phase project design through to operational optimisation.
GeoClerk launches API for programmatic and agentica access to the world's largest corpus of sub-surface exploration text and imagery
The exploration intelligence geoscientists have searched by hand for years is now callable by code (and by AI agents) spatially, textually, and by image type.
Weir wins major contract to supply WARMAN® pumps for high-altitude Xizang copper mine expansion in China
Weir, a mining technology company, has secured a multimillion-dollar contract in quarter two with a major Chinese non-ferrous metals company to supply WARMAN® pumps for the Phase III expansion of a Xizang copper mine.
WEG to showcase high-efficiency motor solutions at Hillhead
Global motor and drive manufacturer WEG will exhibit at Hillhead 2026, taking place at Hillhead Quarry, Buxton, Derbyshire, UK, from 23 – 25 June.
Global Mining Review Spotlight with Yokogawa
In this latest Global Mining Review Spotlight Interview, Editor, Will Owen, is joined by Previn Pillay, Global Head of Enterprise Mining and Integrated Operations at Yokogawa.