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Sandvik Launches Automation-Ready, Battery-Electric, 18-metric-ton Underground Mining Loader

2023-03-07T16:21:29+00:00

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is launching the Toro™ LH518iB, an automation-ready, battery-electric, 18-metric-ton underground loader that features several design updates and improved field serviceability. It is compatible with the AutoMine® system, with the onboard kit available as an option. The loader is equipped with standard valves, harnesses, and other built-in hardware for automation, and one Read More

Sandvik Launches Automation-Ready, Battery-Electric, 18-metric-ton Underground Mining Loader2023-03-07T16:21:29+00:00

Mining Giant Anglo American And Shipping Major K Line To Collaborate On Decarbonization

2023-03-07T16:20:54+00:00

Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line) has signed a memorandum of understanding with mining company Anglo American to establish a working committee for collaborative research on decarbonization. Anglo American is a leading, global mining company with a portfolio of competitive, world class operations and a broad range of future development options. K LINE Read More

Mining Giant Anglo American And Shipping Major K Line To Collaborate On Decarbonization2023-03-07T16:20:54+00:00

Hitachi And First Quantum Sign LOI For Full-Battery Mining Dump Truck Trial

2023-03-02T18:39:57+00:00

Hitachi Construction Machinery and First Quantum Minerals have signed a letter of intent to advance sustainable mining solutions at the Kansanshi copper-gold mine operations in Zambia. In a proof of concept, Hitachi Construction Machinery will provide the first full battery, rigid frame dump truck fitted with an ABB battery, on-board charger and associated infrastructure by the Read More

Hitachi And First Quantum Sign LOI For Full-Battery Mining Dump Truck Trial2023-03-02T18:39:57+00:00

New Drives Technology Cuts CO2 And Saves 55GWh Annually At Sibanye-Stillwater

2023-03-02T18:39:30+00:00

Rockwell Automation and Energy Drive have partnered to create an innovative energy-savings-as-a-service business model that has helped reduce emissions and deliver significant annual energy savings at the Sibanye-Stillwater Driefontein mine in South Africa. The new approach has provided a more manageable resource and personnel model, resulting in energy savings and emission reductions. The system at the Read More

New Drives Technology Cuts CO2 And Saves 55GWh Annually At Sibanye-Stillwater2023-03-02T18:39:30+00:00

Ballard To Supply 30 Hydrogen Fuel Cells To First Mode For Mining Haul Trucks

2023-03-02T18:38:44+00:00

Ballard Power Systems has received an order for 30 hydrogen fuel cell modules, totaling 3MW, from carbon reduction firm First Mode. The modules will be used to power several hybrid hydrogen and battery ultra-class mining haul trucks in Washington state. The trucks are expected to save 2,600 tons of diesel fuel per year. Ballard and First Read More

Ballard To Supply 30 Hydrogen Fuel Cells To First Mode For Mining Haul Trucks2023-03-02T18:38:44+00:00

Energy and Mines Australia 2023 – Event Launch

2023-03-01T15:35:34+00:00

  Decarbonisation, Electrification, Renewables, Hydrogen and ESG for Mines - Energy and Mines Australia Summit 2023 How can mines grow their assets and portfolios while reducing their carbon footprints? What is needed to accelerate the transition to fully decarbonised power systems for mines? How does the all-electric mine move from concept to reality in Read More

Energy and Mines Australia 2023 – Event Launch2023-03-01T15:35:34+00:00

BHP Testing Renewable Diesel Made From Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) At Yandi Mine

2023-03-01T15:28:17+00:00

BHP is partnering with bp to trial the use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) to power mining equipment at its Yandi iron ore operations in Western Australia to reduce emissions from mining equipment. BHP aims to reduce its operational greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30% by FY2030, and 40% of its operational emissions in FY2020 Read More

BHP Testing Renewable Diesel Made From Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) At Yandi Mine2023-03-01T15:28:17+00:00

Nguvu Mining In Ghana Orders 13 Liebherr T236 Electric Mining Trucks

2023-03-01T15:27:40+00:00

Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS has signed a contract with new customer Nguvu Mining Ltd for the supply of 13 Liebherr T 236 mining trucks to be delivered to the Nzema Gold Mine in Ghana's Western Region. The vehicles will be manufactured in France and delivered to the mine site from mid-2023. Liebherr-Ghana will support assembly, commissioning Read More

Nguvu Mining In Ghana Orders 13 Liebherr T236 Electric Mining Trucks2023-03-01T15:27:40+00:00

Anglo American’s Kumba Iron Ore Unit Lays Out Decarbonization Targets

2023-03-01T15:27:18+00:00

Kumba Iron Ore, a subsidiary of Anglo American, is taking steps to reduce its carbon emissions and position itself as a critical player in the decarbonization journey. The South African company is partnering with top steelmakers, including Salzgitter, ThyssenKrupp, Nippon, and Hyundai, to investigate green steelmaking processes, improve blast furnaces, and cut Scope 3 emissions. Kumba Read More

Anglo American’s Kumba Iron Ore Unit Lays Out Decarbonization Targets2023-03-01T15:27:18+00:00

Hydro Power Study By Lithium Miner Anson Resources Indicates 7 MW Of ‘Green Energy’

2023-03-01T15:02:48+00:00

Anson Resources Ltd has conducted a hydro power energy recovery study at its Paradox Lithium Project in Utah, USA, outside the scope of the Definitive Feasibility Study. The study identified the potential to generate up to 7MW of 'green energy' by utilizing the hydraulic power of brine flowing from wells and the energy generated by brine Read More

Hydro Power Study By Lithium Miner Anson Resources Indicates 7 MW Of ‘Green Energy’2023-03-01T15:02:48+00:00