by Gordon Barratt | Dec 1, 2022 | News
London-listed Contango Holdings plans to start exporting thermal coal early next year from its Zimbabwe mine following requests from customers in Europe and Asia, the company said on Wednesday. Zimbabwe’s neighbour South Africa saw an eight-fold increase in coal...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 1, 2022 | News
Uniper and RWE lost a bid to get compensation from the Netherlands government over the forced early closing of their coal plants in the country. A Dutch court ruled Wednesday that the energy giants weren’t entitled to payouts after the country adopted a law in 2019...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 1, 2022 | News
During surface mining operations, bank penetration by electric rope shovels exerts tremendous stress on the shovel’s major mechanical systems. This reality has led to premature mechanical damage in the past, resulting in machine downtime, lost production, and even...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 1, 2022 | News
Epiroc and Gold Fields have entered joint development for a diesel-electric mining truck. The project will see the partnership develop Epiroc’s Minetruck MT65 E-Drive prototype, with the goal to operate at Gold Field’s Granny Smith mine in Western Australia...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 1, 2022 | News
Rio has provided updates on its long-term strategy to strengthen business and continue development through decarbonisation. Rio Tinto anticipates demands to rise as much as 25 per cent “above traditional sources on a copper equivalent basis” across the group’s...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 30, 2022 | News
Wheel loaders are widely used as an earth mover in many applications which are subjected to continuous extreme loads and displacements, loading fragmented rock, hauling the material through narrow tunnels, and dumping it for further transport on trucks or hoist...
