Mining equipment news
Smart mining grids: How automation and AI are transforming power management
Smart mining grids utilise automation and AI to transform power management by using sensors to provide predictive maintenance that prevents outages, improves safety, and lessens energy waste.
Innovating sanitation: New technologies transforming mining camp health
Mining sites are full of health and cleanliness hazards, which require camps to take more advanced precautions to preserve their workforce. From constructed wetlands to AI, plenty of disruptive technologies are changing the landscape.
Boosting profits and sustainability: The power of cyclones in Canadian coal mining
Niel Lourens, Vice President for Cyclones & Spirals at Multotec, discusses how advanced cyclone systems are helping Canadian coal mines cut waste and boost recovery.
Thiess secures six-year contract to expand operations at Mount Pleasant Operation
Thiess has secured a new six-year contract with MACH Energy at the Mount Pleasant Operation in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia.
Can a single mouse spark a mine fire? Rodent hazards exposed
An unsuspecting, wayward rodent could jeopardise the safety of a mining site. Jane Marsh, Editor-In-Chief at Environment.co, uncovers how a single mouse could make this kind of impact and how to deter them.
Mining in isolation: Overcoming the infrastructure challenges of remote resource extraction
Mining operators must travel far to diversify their business opportunities and find new resources. Jane Marsh concludes that whilst a lack of infrastructure makes remote jobs impractical, solutions to these challenges are available.
Battling the storms: How mines are adapting to increasing weather extremes
From dust to rain, miners are facing the most dire weather conditions in the sector's history. Jane Marsh, Editor-in-Chief at Environment.co, explains how modern tools protect workers and boost efficiency while encouraging climate resiliency and adaptation.
More longwalls in operation at JSW mines
In Poland, Jastrzebska Spólka Weglowa have decided to put more longwalls into operation across their mining sites.
BHP and Mammoet complete record-breaking dragline relocation
A partnership between BHP Mitsubishi Alliance and Mammoet has resulted in the successful transportation of a Marion 8050 dragline from one end of the Peak Downs coal mine to another.
Geosensing's Critical Role
Daniel J. Brunner and Benjamin Lyddall, REI Drilling, Inc., USA, summarise the application of geosensing to underground directional drilling for geologic exploration.