Mining equipment news

Horizonte Minerals Plc has awarded all of the major and long-lead-time process plant equipment contracts for its flagship Araguaia Nickel Project.

Rajant Corporation and Epiroc have announced successful validation for both semi-autonomous and autonomous drilling.

Canadian First Quantum Minerals has awarded an order to Metso Outotec for two very large horizontal grinding mills for the company’s copper mine expansion in Zambia.

Wuxi Boton will deliver the world's first carbon neutral conveyor belts to BHP’s Spence copper mine in Chile in August as part of an exclusive pilot project between the two companies.

Caterpillar has launched its new Cat MineStar Reporting platform for MineStar Solutions, a powerful reporting and analytics product that can consolidate information from MineStar products.

Epiroc has won a large order for a variety of underground mining equipment and automation solutions from Fresnillo plc in Mexico.

Komatsu has agreed to collaborate with Codelco on trialling a new tunnel excavation method using Komatsu’s newly developed Mining Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) in Chile.

The CLPA outlines how continuous, reliable communications are essential for the success of mining operations.

Continental has acquired the conveyor belt systems and services specialist NorrVulk AB, based in Gällivare, Sweden.

NRW has received an executed contract extension from Atlas Iron Pty Ltd for the mining and crushing services works at the Mt Webber Iron Ore Mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.