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...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 30, 2022 | News
HARARE – Zimbabwe has signed an agreement with Tsingshan Holdings Group, which plans to set up lithium mining and processing operations in the southern African country, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Tuesday. Tsingshan, one of the...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 30, 2022 | News
The Federal Government looks set to make its first move in its efforts to reduce energy costs, with a plan to cap gas prices. But doing the same with coal prices won’t be so easy. The ABC has reported that the Government will likely cap wholesale gas prices...
