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Tahltan Nation Development Corporation Signs Distribution Agreement for Sandvik Equipment
March 17, 2022
Sandvik and Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC) have entered into an agreement for northwestern British Columbia and Yukon to establish TNDC as a reseller of Sandvik mining equipment, parts, tools, and digital solutions for the region. Northwestern British Columbia and
RST Solution Develops Dust Suppressants for Miners to Meet New Tougher Exposure Limits
March 11, 2022
Leading fine particle specialist Reynolds Soil Technologies (RST Solutions) is assisting mine site operators to comply with tougher workplace exposure standards for airborne contaminants. In Australia, the national regulator for occupational health and safety Workplace Health and Safety, halved the
Hitachi Launches Its Plans for the Americas With Empowering the Future of Mining
March 2, 2022
On March 1, 2022, Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas (HCMA) will officially begin leading the Hitachi brand’s mining equipment sales and service support efforts in North America and Latin America. This new direction replaces the joint venture Hitachi Construction Machinery (HCM)
Sandvik Unveils Underground Mining’s Largest-capacity BEV Truck
February 21, 2022
Sandvik has introduced the largest-capacity battery-electric truck for underground mining. With an unrivaled 65-tonne payload capacity, the Sandvik TH665B prototype is completing factory testing in California. Finalization of the trial agreement with Barminco and AngloGold Ashanti Australia will soon see
ABB Launches New Version of ABB Ability™ Performance Optimization for Hoists
February 11, 2022
A new version of ABB Ability Performance Optimization for hoists has been launched by global technology company ABB to meet the need for increased digitalization in the mining industry. The upgraded digital service enables condition based maintenance and a higher
Temas Leads the Way with Environmentally Friendly Titanium-Iron-Vanadium Hydrometallurgical Recovery
February 8, 2022
Temas Resources has released its break-through patented and licensed hydrometallurgical process developed in conjunction with its technology partners, ORF Technologies and Process Research ORTECH, to produce high value, market-ready titanium dioxide (TiO2) mineral products from hardrock and mineral sands sources
Caterpillar Passes Milestone of 500 Autonomous Mining Trucks in Operation Worldwide
February 7, 2022
Caterpillar has long been recognized as the industry leader with the world’s largest autonomous fleet of haul trucks. Now, they’re excited to announce they’ve reached a significant milestone of 500+ Cat® autonomous trucks in operation worldwide. This achievement is exciting
Digital Technology Supercluster Accelerates Progress Towards “Mine of the Future”
February 3, 2022
Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster has launched the Mining Microbiome Analysis Platform (MMAP) project, the largest investment in planned natural resource genomic sequencing in the history of the sector. With breakthrough biomining solutions, the MMAP project will be the catalyst for
Hitachi Launches ConSite Mine Machine Analytics Solution on Global Market
January 31, 2022
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. has launched its ConSite Mine to the global market — a service solution that provides machine analytics to help support the resolution of issues at mining sites by using IoT to remotely monitor mining machinery
Teck and Caterpillar to Advance Zero-emissions Mining Haul Trucks
January 31, 2022
Teck Resources Limited entered into an agreement with Caterpillar to work towards deploying 30 of Caterpillar’s zero-emissions large haul trucks at Teck mining operations. Decarbonizing Teck’s vehicle fleet represents a significant reduction in Scope 1 emissions as Teck works towards
