by Gordon Barratt | Jul 17, 2020 | News
The EX3600-7 excavator. Image: Hitachi Construction Machinery Hitachi Construction Machinery plans to run verification tests to develop remote-controlled autonomous ultra-large hydraulic excavators. This will commence at an Australian mine starting July next year....
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 17, 2020 | News
Image: Adani. Adani has started excavation work at the Carmichael open cut coal project in Queensland this week by removing layers of overburden above coal seams. Newly-appointed chief executive officer David Boshoff said beginning the box-cut work was a key milestone...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 17, 2020 | News
The Koodaideri project. Image: Rio Tinto Rio Tinto anticipates that its production ramp up at the Koodaideri iron ore project in Western Australia will occur in early 2022. The company received the delivery of its first significant structural component for the...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 17, 2020 | News
China is taking another step to consolidate its coal industry with plans to merge three firms that could form the country’s third-biggest miner. Shanxi province, the No. 2 coal producing region, is preparing to restructure three of its state-owned firms, according to...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 16, 2020 | News
New installed apps as part of Pitram 4.17 release. The latest release of MICROMINE’s leading fleet management and mine control solution – Pitram 4.17 – is taking data management to the next level with enhanced functionality. “Pitram’s Materials Management and Shift...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 16, 2020 | News
Cardinal Resources has become the focus of a takeover battle between United Kingdom-based Nordgold and China’s Shandong Gold Mining. Shandong, the largest gold producer in China and also an asset owner in Argentina, launched an off-market takeover offer for...
