Mining truck news

Rio Tinto will partner with China’s State Power Investment Corporation to demonstrate battery swap electric haul truck technology at the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia.

Stellar has announced the acquisition of Elliott Machine Works, a producer of mobile fuel equipment.

Epiroc’s range of drill rigs, mine trucks, and loaders for underground applications are now verified to be compatible with HVO100, reducing particulate tailpipe emissions and other harmful substances, including greenhouse gases.

Newmont has announced the commissioning of its first battery-electric large mining truck at the Cripple Creek and Victor mine in the US, through its alliance with Caterpillar.

RCT has implemented a speed limiting solution at a Western Australian mine, to safeguard three of its underground trucks and its operators.

EACON Mining has recently secured its first iron ore project by partnering with Xichang Mining, a BAOWU company, to automate operations at the Taihe Iron Mine in China.

Hitachi Construction Machinery has introduced the EH4000AC-5 rigid dump truck and is testing a full battery electric trolley truck at First Quantum Minerals’ Zambia mine.

Fortescue and Scania have agreed to jointly develop and validate a fully integrated autonomous road train solution.

Komatsu’s power-agnostic 930E haul truck will be field tested at Boliden’s Aitik mine.

Fortescue has signed a US$2.8 billion green equipment partnership with Liebherr for zero-emission mining solutions.