Electric future for Volvo compact equipment range
Volvo CE has announced plans to shift its compact equipment range from diesel to electric. The company said that by mid-2020 it would begin to
January 20, 2019
Volvo CE has announced plans to shift its compact equipment range from diesel to electric. The company said that by mid-2020 it would begin to
GroundProbe has released new slope stability monitoring technology described as the highest spec radar on the market. The SSR-Omni has a 360 degree angle for complete coverage
Drone technology to gather data in underground mining operations is at the centre of a venture that has raised $3.5 million to commercialise its first product,
Core Resources and Mineral Technologies’ partnership in the development and commercialisation phase of the Toowong Process has been recognised with a METS Ignited Collaboration Award
Cummins and Hyundai Construction Equipment have jointly developed an electric powered mini excavator. “As electric vehicles continue to expand their share in the automotive market,
Anglo American has announced a milestone in its FutureSmart Mining program, with drilling conducted at its Dawson coal mine in central Queensland using a machine
A team from Monash University’s Department of Civil Engineering is using game engine software to improve crane safety. Dr Yihai Fang, who is leading the
A CSIRO project to help predict which water pipes need maintenance before they burst has won the Excellence in Data Science category at this years’ Eureka
Rio Tinto has achieved the first delivery of iron ore by autonomous train in the Pilbara, Western Australia. The autonomous train, consisting of three locomotives and
Trudging many kilometres alongside underground mine conveyors for maintenance checks was the spur that got engineer Ryan Norris thinking about a better way of doing
The FKG Group’s $40 million Pulse Data Centre will officially open in Toowoomba today. The first regional tier III data centre of its kind in
Caterpillar is launching its new Next Generation Excavator (NGH) in Brisbane this week, promising a machine that can dig out six tonnes of dirt a
Dyno Nobel has launched a new ‘whole-of-blast’ solution for the mining industry in Australia. Incitec Pivot chief technology development officer Robert Rounsley said the DigiShot
Komatsu has upgraded its popular HD1500-7 mining truck with the release of the HD1500-8 mechanical drive dump truck. The manufacturer says the 142 metric-tonne capacity
Orica has released new explosives delivery system technology for the open-cut mining sector – the Bulkmaster 7 Mobile Manufacturing Unit. The company says the Bulkmaster 7
The Coalition for Energy Efficient Comminution (CEEC) is calling for mining and minerals processing personnel and researchers to showcase the advances they’ve made over the
Komatsu is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the commercial deployment of its Autonomous Haulage System – the technology which allows Rio Tinto to remotely control haul
The year 2018 will be one of rapid change in the mining industry, according to the latest edition of Deloitte’s Tracking the Trends report. The