Technology & digitalisation

FLSmidth has agreed to sell its Non-Core Activities material handling technology assets to KOCH Solutions, accelerating the exit of its Non-Core Activities segment.

Metso has signed a contract with Sinosteel Corp. for the delivery of seven Larox FFP2512 pressure filtration units to Tosyali’s iron concentrator plant expansion in Algeria.

Greenland Resources Inc. has signed a letter of intent for the supply of metallurgical process equipment, technology, services, and technical solutions with FLSmidth A/S.

HxGN Autonomous Mining is a portfolio that protects people and equipment while addressing the challenges of operational productivity and decarbonisation.

Ballard Power Systems has agreed to supply First Mode with 60 hydrogen fuel cell modules to power hybrid hydrogen and battery ultra-class mining haul trucks.

Metso has been awarded orders for a gyratory crusher and apron feeders, including related services and spare parts, to support a mining customer project in the Americas.

A new collaboration between BHP and Microsoft has used artificial intelligence and machine learning with the aim of improving copper recovery at the world’s largest copper mine.

Epiroc has won a large order for mining equipment, including battery-electric vehicles and automation solutions, from Boliden for use at three of its underground mines in Sweden.

With global demand rising for critical raw materials like lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite, many companies are seeking closer control over opaque supply chains and to boost recycling efforts to secure supplies and deliver on sustainability goals.

Komatsu’s partnership with Toyota is reflective of the company’s interoperability strategy for its customers’ large mining fleets.

Komatsu and Toyota have announced the launch of a joint project to develop an autonomous light vehicle that will run on Komatsu’s Autonomous Haulage System.

Heidi Schmidt, Opticom, USA, delves into how automation, in particular video monitoring, is meeting mining challenges.

The solutions' categories span the resource value chain and include: orebody intelligence, blast design and execution, and mine simulation and optimisation.

Focus FS saves valuable time with life-saving decisions by providing the end-user with readily available incident data in one central location.

Will Owen, Global Mining Review, UK, reviews how the implementation of ICT technologies through digital transformation is helping mining companies tackle challenges and unlock benefits and social value with more intelligent operations.