Orica agreed to acquire all common stock of Cyanco Intermediate 4 Corp. for $640 million. The addition of the latter’s two plants in Nevada and Texas will more than double Orica’s existing sodium cyanide production capacity. The...
Cummins Inc. commissioned its diesel-hybrid solution in partnership with China’s North Hauler JSC (NHL). The hybrid NHL NTH260, a 220-mt truck, was deployed in January to Baogang’s Baiyun iron ore...
Hitachi Energy and BluVein signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate the electrification of heavy-haul mining fleets. The former’s electronics and charging technologies allow the latter’s...
Fortescue’s new electric excavator has moved 1 million metric tons (mt). “It’s performance continues to steadily improve with the excavator at times performing better than its diesel equivalent,”...
The Thiess Group confirmed that Thiess Pty. Ltd. signed a share purchase agreement with Metarock Group Ltd. to acquire Australian-based underground metal mining contractor Pybar Holdings Ltd. and...
Montana Technological University’s Underground Mine Education Center (UMEC), located in Butte, recently received a substantial donation in the form of a Scooptram ST2D underground loader. Tailored...
Caterpillar and Orica said technical teams launched workshops on integration of Orica’s Rhino, BlastIQ, and FRAGTrack technologies with Cat MineStar Terrain. “Collaboration and product development...
PROK announced the opening of its specialist manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Located near major mining operations, the facility underscores the supplier’s commitment to being...
By Steve Fiscor, Editor-in-Chief Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas (HCMA) dedicated its new sustainable, state-of-the-art headquarters facility in Newnan, Georgia, USA. The Newnan campus spans...
First Mode celebrated a key milestone recently with the grand opening of its factory in the SoDo district of Seattle. Several dignitaries, including Washington State Governor Jay Inslee and Zero...
FLSmidth said it has acquired all shares of Farnell-Thompson Applied Technologies, Inc., a Canadian mill engineering, supply and services provider. The company said its offerings will be integrated...
