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Epiroc - large order for mining trucks in Australia

Gold Fields, one of the world’s largest gold producers, has ordered a fleet of Minetruck MT65 haulers with automation features to be used at the Granny Smith gold mine in Western Australia. The equipment…

2022-10-05 | Epiroc | Sweden

BHP, Caterpillar, and Finning To Replace Haul Truck Fleet

The companies have announced that over the next 10 years they will work to replace one of the largest fleets in the industry, at the Escondida mine located in the Antofagasta Region of northern Chile,…

2022-09-02 | Caterpillar | United States

Liebherr expands Perth facility

Liebherr-Australia has more than doubled the size of their mining facility in Perth with the acquisition of adjacent land and buildings. The expanded facility will accommodate the infrastructure, resources,…

2022-08-17 | Liebherr | France

Sandvik partners with Foran for record BEV fleet in Canada

Foran Mining has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply a fleet of 20 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), including trucks, loaders and drills, for its McIlvenna Bay project in Saskatchewan,…

2022-08-17 | Sandvik | Sweden

Caterpillar launches Cat® MineStar™ Reporting

Cat MineStar Reporting platform for MineStar Solutions, is a powerful reporting and analytics product that can consolidate information from MineStar products. MineStar currently supports information from…

2022-07-12 | CAT | United States

Sleipner - two new models for its DB range.

Following the updates to its of its DB product range in 2021, Sleipner has unveiled two new narrower models. The DB80 – payload 80 tonnes and the DB130 – payload 130 tonnes, both equipped with Sleipner’s…

2022-05-19 | Sleipner | Finland

Sandvik - underground BEV fleet to Hindustan Zinc

Sandvik and Hindustan Zinc have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for supply of a battery-electric underground equipment fleet to be used at Sindesar Khurd Mine to help it achieve its carbon neutrality…

2022-05-18 | Sandvik | Sweden

Caterpillar Autonomously Hauls Over 1 billion Tonnes of Material In Less Than a Year

During 2021 trucks equipped with Cat® MineStar™ Command for hauling have autonomously moved roughly 1.2 billion tonnes. To date, trucks equipped with Caterpillar’s autonomous haulage system (AHS)…

2022-03-21 | CAT | United States

Sandvik introduces 7-tonne Toro™ LH307 loader

Sandvik adds a new loader to its expanding Toro™ family, Toro™ LH307. As well as featuring several design updates and new options to both hardware and software, Toro™ LH307 loader also carries more…

2022-03-04 | Sandvik | Sweden

Sandvik introduces largest-capacity BEV truck

The Sandvik TH665B prototype has a 65-tonne payload capacity and is completing factory testing in California. The truck is being trialed at the Sunrise Dam gold mine to prove its viability in a long ramp…

2022-02-21 | Sandvik | Sweden

Schlam launches the Hercules EXO Dump Body

The Hercules EXO is a 240-tonne class iron ore specific dump body that is 20 per cent lighter than the company's other Hercules. The decreased weight allows for greater payload potential and the redesign…

2022-02-21 | Schlam | Australia

Hexagon Completes Safety Installation with Rossing

Hexagon's Mining division has completed a significant safety installation with Rossing Uranium Mine in Namibia. Primary mining vehicles at the mine are now equipped with HxGN MineProtect Operator Alertness…

2022-02-09 | Hexagon | United States

Caterpillar and Teck to Advance Zero Emissions Mining Haul Trucks

Caterpillar and Teck, one of Canada’s leading mining companies, have agreed to work towards deploying Caterpillar’s zero-emissions large haul trucks at Teck mining operations. Decarbonizing Teck’s…

2022-02-07 | CAT | United States

Sandvik Secures Record Order for AutoMine®

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has received a large order for the award-winning AutoMine® load and haul system from Codelco’s El Teniente mine. AutoMine® underground for loading and hauling is…

2022-02-04 | Sandvik | Sweden

HELLA Black Magic LED series

Lighting and electronics expert HELLA has launched the new Black Magic LED series on the European market. Its dustproof and waterproof housing and robust construction is specially designed for off-road…

2022-01-25 | Hella | Germany

iON-DRIVE by Remote Energy:

Remote Energy’s latest product offering is the iON-DRIVE. The most compact, fuel-efficient solution in their anti-idle range. The iON-DRIVE is a roof-mounted DC HVAC system with a built-in lithium-ion…

2022-01-25 | Remote Energy | Australia

Data Analysis Cuts CO2

MaxMine launched MaxMine Carbon, a data analysis tool, which, the company reported, will enable users to reduce carbon emissions by more than 10% with minimal additional expenditures. The system collects…

2022-01-25 | Maxmine | Australia

Sandvik upgrades the Toro™ LH209L low-profile loader with state-of-the-art Stage V technology

The Toro™ LH209L is a proven, robust low-profile loader, designed to deliver in extremely demanding applications with limited heights. Responding to customer needs and further improving the loaders…

2022-01-19 | Sandvik | Sweden

Weir Group to Acquire Motion Metrics

The Weir Group agreed to acquire Motion Metrics, a Canada-based mining technology business, for about $119.3 million. Motion Metrics develops artificial intelligence (AI) and machine vision technology…

2021-12-15 | Weir | United States

GHH’s MK-42 dump truck Wins Gold

The MK-42 dump truck has recently won the Good Design Australia Award. The MK-42 took part in the competition for 2021 as Australia is an important market for the German machine manufacturer, one of the…

2021-12-10 | GHH | Germany

	Epiroc - large order for mining trucks in Australia Gold Fields, one of the world’s largest gold producers, has ordered a fleet of Minetruck MT65 haulers with automation features to be used at the Granny Smith gold mine in Western Australia. The equipment… 2022-10-05 \| Epiroc \| Sweden
	BHP, Caterpillar, and Finning To Replace Haul Truck Fleet The companies have announced that over the next 10 years they will work to replace one of the largest fleets in the industry, at the Escondida mine located in the Antofagasta Region of northern Chile,… 2022-09-02 \| Caterpillar \| United States
	Liebherr expands Perth facility Liebherr-Australia has more than doubled the size of their mining facility in Perth with the acquisition of adjacent land and buildings. The expanded facility will accommodate the infrastructure, resources,… 2022-08-17 \| Liebherr \| France
	Sandvik partners with Foran for record BEV fleet in Canada Foran Mining has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply a fleet of 20 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), including trucks, loaders and drills, for its McIlvenna Bay project in Saskatchewan,… 2022-08-17 \| Sandvik \| Sweden
	Caterpillar launches Cat® MineStar™ Reporting Cat MineStar Reporting platform for MineStar Solutions, is a powerful reporting and analytics product that can consolidate information from MineStar products. MineStar currently supports information from… 2022-07-12 \| CAT \| United States
	Sleipner - two new models for its DB range. Following the updates to its of its DB product range in 2021, Sleipner has unveiled two new narrower models. The DB80 – payload 80 tonnes and the DB130 – payload 130 tonnes, both equipped with Sleipner’s… 2022-05-19 \| Sleipner \| Finland
	Sandvik - underground BEV fleet to Hindustan Zinc Sandvik and Hindustan Zinc have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for supply of a battery-electric underground equipment fleet to be used at Sindesar Khurd Mine to help it achieve its carbon neutrality… 2022-05-18 \| Sandvik \| Sweden
	Caterpillar Autonomously Hauls Over 1 billion Tonnes of Material In Less Than a Year During 2021 trucks equipped with Cat® MineStar™ Command for hauling have autonomously moved roughly 1.2 billion tonnes. To date, trucks equipped with Caterpillar’s autonomous haulage system (AHS)… 2022-03-21 \| CAT \| United States
	Sandvik introduces 7-tonne Toro™ LH307 loader Sandvik adds a new loader to its expanding Toro™ family, Toro™ LH307. As well as featuring several design updates and new options to both hardware and software, Toro™ LH307 loader also carries more… 2022-03-04 \| Sandvik \| Sweden
	Sandvik introduces largest-capacity BEV truck The Sandvik TH665B prototype has a 65-tonne payload capacity and is completing factory testing in California. The truck is being trialed at the Sunrise Dam gold mine to prove its viability in a long ramp… 2022-02-21 \| Sandvik \| Sweden
	Schlam launches the Hercules EXO Dump Body The Hercules EXO is a 240-tonne class iron ore specific dump body that is 20 per cent lighter than the company's other Hercules. The decreased weight allows for greater payload potential and the redesign… 2022-02-21 \| Schlam \| Australia
	Hexagon Completes Safety Installation with Rossing Hexagon's Mining division has completed a significant safety installation with Rossing Uranium Mine in Namibia. Primary mining vehicles at the mine are now equipped with HxGN MineProtect Operator Alertness… 2022-02-09 \| Hexagon \| United States
	Caterpillar and Teck to Advance Zero Emissions Mining Haul Trucks Caterpillar and Teck, one of Canada’s leading mining companies, have agreed to work towards deploying Caterpillar’s zero-emissions large haul trucks at Teck mining operations. Decarbonizing Teck’s… 2022-02-07 \| CAT \| United States
	Sandvik Secures Record Order for AutoMine® Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has received a large order for the award-winning AutoMine® load and haul system from Codelco’s El Teniente mine. AutoMine® underground for loading and hauling is… 2022-02-04 \| Sandvik \| Sweden
	HELLA Black Magic LED series Lighting and electronics expert HELLA has launched the new Black Magic LED series on the European market. Its dustproof and waterproof housing and robust construction is specially designed for off-road… 2022-01-25 \| Hella \| Germany
	iON-DRIVE by Remote Energy: Remote Energy’s latest product offering is the iON-DRIVE. The most compact, fuel-efficient solution in their anti-idle range. The iON-DRIVE is a roof-mounted DC HVAC system with a built-in lithium-ion… 2022-01-25 \| Remote Energy \| Australia
	Data Analysis Cuts CO2 MaxMine launched MaxMine Carbon, a data analysis tool, which, the company reported, will enable users to reduce carbon emissions by more than 10% with minimal additional expenditures. The system collects… 2022-01-25 \| Maxmine \| Australia
	Sandvik upgrades the Toro™ LH209L low-profile loader with state-of-the-art Stage V technology The Toro™ LH209L is a proven, robust low-profile loader, designed to deliver in extremely demanding applications with limited heights. Responding to customer needs and further improving the loaders… 2022-01-19 \| Sandvik \| Sweden
	Weir Group to Acquire Motion Metrics The Weir Group agreed to acquire Motion Metrics, a Canada-based mining technology business, for about $119.3 million. Motion Metrics develops artificial intelligence (AI) and machine vision technology… 2021-12-15 \| Weir \| United States
	GHH’s MK-42 dump truck Wins Gold The MK-42 dump truck has recently won the Good Design Australia Award. The MK-42 took part in the competition for 2021 as Australia is an important market for the German machine manufacturer, one of the… 2021-12-10 \| GHH \| Germany