Mining equipment news
Bharat Coking Coal Ltd orders Cat longwall system
Caterpillar will supply a complete Cat® longwall system to Bharat Coking Coal Ltd, a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, for the Moonidih metallurgical coal mine.
Fluor joint venture awarded BHP Copper concentrator mining project
Fluor Corp. has announced that its joint venture team was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract for BHP’s Spence Growth Option project.
New product added to Hexagon’s mine planning suite
Hexagon Mining introduces HxGN Logic to its mine planning suite to help users navigate the steps of process workflows for modelling.
Orica reports successful production trials of the WebGen
Orica reports successful production trials of the premium WebGen 100 wireless electronic blasting system.
Komatsu America introduces the new D375A-8 crawler dozer
Komatsu America releases the new D375A-8 crawler dozer, which features an EPA Tier 4 Final certified engine that produces over 20% more horsepower.
Fortescue Mining and Caterpillar agree to expand autonomous truck fleet in Australia
Caterpillar and Fortescue Metals Group reach an agreement for the expansion of Cat Command for Hauling at Fortescue’s iron ore mines in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Foreign mining equipment proves to be useful in Bystrinsky Gok project, Nornickel has announced
The equipment’s enhanced technical parameters will ensure maximum productivity when loading and transporting the largest possible volume of ore in a short period of time.
IR director for Boliden, Sophie Arnius has chosen to leave
Mrs. Arnius will leave Boliden in January 2018. The recruitment of her successor has begun.
AuRico Metals apply for permits involving Kermess Underground Project
The Kemess Underground project is undergoing a coordinated permitting review process, meaning that all of the required permit applications have been submitted and will be reviewed at the same time.
Major expansion project has given mine longer life expectancy and higher profitability
The Tanami expansion was undertaken by the Newmont Mining Corporation in an effort to increase profits.