Mining equipment news
Warman pump in continuous operation for 30 years
The Warman® Type P pump first began its operational life at BP Gypsum’s Maskam mine, before serving the Afmine gypsum plant as a return water pump application for the past 22 years.
Eaton launches boom stability control technology
The technology is designed to reduce hydraulic boom oscillation and boom settling time.
Michelin offers two new underground mining tyres
The MICHELIN® X Mine® D2 Pro and the XSM® D2+ Pro Line of tyres are specifically made for loaders and transport machines.
Minetruck MT2200 from Epiroc ready for rollout
The newest Minetruck can now transport loads of up to 22 t.
Sulzer offers maintenance solutions at Elko Mining Expo
At this year’s event, held last week in Elko, Nevada, Sulzer offered a range of maintenance solutions for rotating equipment and pumps in the challenging applications within the mining industry.
Pump design considerations for mobile mine dewatering applications
There are a number of essential factors in mobile mine dewatering pump designs to consider.
Photon gold analyses revolutionising detection of unseen gold
The technique reduces the turnaround time on assays from days to minutes, allowing near real-time analysis.
Liebherr to showcase R 960 SME machine at Hillhead 2018
Taking centre stage at Stand Z6 at Hillhead 2018, and painted in Liebherr’s mining colours, will be a bespoke demolition crawler excavator.
Magna MSC and MSO truck tyres perform well in Oman terrain
The tyres have been used for approximately 5 months, predominantly for offroad use as well as for waste pit preparations and road levelling.
Automation improves mining productivity at Jaguar Operation
Independence Group, which manages the Jaguar zinc-copper-silver mine in Western Australia, says that upgrading to RCT’s ControlMaster Guidance Automation Solution has resulted in a 32% improvement in cycle times.