Mining

Liebherr has presented the world’s first hydrostatically-powered crawler tractor at MINExpo 2016 in Las Vegas: the Liebherr PR 226.

Kingdom Coal acquires mining assets in eastern Kentucky from Alpha Natural Resources and ANR, along with their affiliate Enterprise Mining Corp.

Swiss mining giant, Glencore, is to return its Collinsville coal mine to production, generating more than 200 jobs in the process.

Joy Global rolled out its JoySmart Solutions offering at MINExpo 2016 in Las Vegas.

Joy Global introduced its new P&H 77XD blasthole drill at MINExpo 2016 in Las Vegas.

Joy Global introduced its expanding line of JOY brand service products and consumables today at MINExpo 2016 in Las Vegas.

MINExpo 2016 marked the official launch of its new P&H 2650CX hybrid shovel.

Maptek moves its North America operations to a new location in Colorado, after more than 15 years in lakewood.

Columbia Steel launched its EZ Riglok hammerless pin system for dragline rigging at MINExpo 2016.

Caterpillar has launched its LatchFree Dipper System at MINExpo 2016 in Las Vegas, offering an alternative to the traditional maintenance-intensive latch assembly on large electric rope shovels.

REMSAFE demonstrated its remote isolation system for rapid isolation and de-energisation of large mining equipment at MINExpo 2016 in Las Vegas.

Kal Tire showcased a number of innovations on its stand at MINExpo 2016 – from ultra-class tyre repair to a thermal conversion tyre recycling solution for large tyres.

Trimble Connected Mine showcased at MINExpo 2016 – a new spatial data visualisation system using Trimble and Microsoft Mixed-Reality Technologies.

Caterpillar launched its new high torque drive system for longwall armored face conveyors at MINExpo 2016 in Las Vegas.

Caterpillar featured its new MD6420C drill at MINExpo – the first in its C series of rotary blasthole drills.