Mining equipment news

BHP is trialling the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil to help power mining equipment at its Yandi iron ore operations in Western Australia.

Hecla will deploy Mine Vision Systems’ FaceCaptureTM mapping system to enable precise and real-time production decision making at the mine face.

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Weir Minerals, manufacturer of the Warman® slurry pump, has released the 6th edition of its coveted Warman Slurry Pumping Handbook.

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Thiess has announced a two-year extension to its first US contract for mining services at a hard rock mine in Colorado.

Fortescue has welcomed WAE’s delivery of Australia’s first prototype battery system designed for a zero-emission battery electric mining haul truck that it is developing with Liebherr.

With assistance from Epiroc and ASI, Roy Hill has expanded its autonomous haulage system to create the world’s largest single autonomous mine.

Atlas Copco has published a case study outlining how its WEDA submersible pumps are enabling critical operations in an underground Swedish mine.

TOMRA Mining is set to showcase its sensor-based ore sorting solutions at the Mining Indaba 2023 exhibition, soon to be held in Cape Town, South Africa.