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Caterpillar Enhances Operator Safety with Next Generation Cat 785 Truck
October 13, 2020
Caterpillar has continued a 35-year tradition with the announcement of the newest 785 mining truck, the Next Generation Cat 785, which will be available from 2021. The Next Generation Cat 785 enhances operator safety and performance with multiple upgrades to
Hitachi and Wenco Join Forces to Create Remote Monitoring Program ConSite Mine
October 13, 2020
Hitachi and Wenco International Mining Systems have joined forces to create ConSite Mine, a program that allows operators to remotely monitor machines 24/7 using data analytics. This helps mining operations track where their machines are at all times, allowing them
WVU Engineers Receive Funding to Improve Methane Sensor Technology in Longwall Mines
October 8, 2020
Despite longwall mining being an efficient way of extracting coal, it produces dangerous methane gas that has the potential to lead to explosions in underground mines. Researchers from West Virginia University are combatting this issue by developing an improved methane
Highfield Resources Securing Joy Miner Bolter for Development of Muga Potash Project, Spain
October 6, 2020
Highfield Resources Ltd’s wholly-owned Spanish subsidiary Geoalcali SLU is securing a Joy miner bolter from Komatsu to play a key role in developing the Muga Potash Project in Spain. The company has signed a contract with Komatsu Mining Corp for
Cabot Enters Long-Term Supply Agreement with ADA Carbon Solutions
October 2, 2020
Cabot Corporation’s Cabot Norit Americas has entered into a long-term supply agreement with ADA Carbon Solutions (ADA), a producer of lignite-based activated carbon and a subsidiary of Advanced Emissions Solutions. Under the supply agreement, ADA will manufacture and supply Cabot
ABB Commissions Conveyor System at World’s Largest Open-pit Copper Mine in Chile
October 1, 2020
ABB (Zurich, Switzerland), working with TAKRAF, has completed commissioning and testing for the world’s highest-powered gearless conveyor drive system, enabling continuous operations at Chuquicamata copper mine in Chile ABB has provided engineering design, gearless conveyor drives, electrical equipment for power
Sandvik Debuts New Horizontal Shaft Impact Crusher in China
September 25, 2020
Guangdong based Long Ying Construction Engineering Ltd has become the first customer in China to purchase Sandvik Mobile Crushers and Screens’ revolutionary QI442 HS. This advanced HSI (Horizontal Shaft Impact) crusher is able to provide highly accurate material reduction at
Sandvik Adds to Its iSeries Family of Rotary Blast Hole Drills with the DR410i
September 21, 2020
Continuing its long tradition of developing innovative technology to help customers enhance safety, improve productivity, and reduce cost, Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology introduces the Sandvik DR410i rotary blasthole drill. “We continue to expand our iSeries family of rotary blasthole
NASA Seeking Companies to Develop Robots for Mining On the Moon
September 15, 2020
NASA is offering to buy lunar samples collected by companies for a token sum primarily to set a precedent for space resource rights on the moon. NASA seeks companies to develop robots that can do the mining on the moon
Kespry’s Drone-Based Aerial Intelligence Platform Helps Increase Mine Planning Accuracy
September 14, 2020
Kespry, the leading drone-based aerial intelligence solution provider, said The Shelly Company is using the Kespry drone-based aerial intelligence platform for inventory management and mine planning. The Shelly Company is a leading Ohio limestone, concrete and asphalt paving firm with
