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08.02.2022 (272 Clicks)

Guildhall Restoration in UK unlocks Carbon Savings

A River Water Source Heat Pump has been installed at York Guildhall, as part of the refurbishment and redevelopment work. This will significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the historic building at the heart of the city.

07.02.2022 (342 Clicks)

Sales of Zinc with a low Climate Footprint launched

Boliden has started sales of zinc with a low climate footprint. The new product emits less than 1 tonne of carbon dioxide emissions per tonne of zinc, compared with the industry average of 2.5 tonnes. Low carbon zinc will stand for 18 percent of Boliden's total zinc production.

04.02.2022 (271 Clicks)

BHP Spence Copper Operation in Chile begins its Journey to Autonomy

BHP Spence copper operation in northern Chile inaugurated its first autonomous drill, a milestone that marks the start of implementing different autonomy projects that seek to contribute to safer, more competitive, and sustainable operations.

04.02.2022 (250 Clicks)

South Flank Iron Ore Mine in Australia – autonomous Haulage rolls out

Less than a year after first ore was produced at South Flank, BHP has now approved moving the US$3.6 billion mine to autonomous haulage.

Autonomous haulage will be phased in across five Autonomous Operation Zones (AOZs), beginning in June 2022.

By September 2023, the entire fleet of 41 Komatsu 930e haul trucks at South Flank will have been converted for autonomous operation, along with about 180 other pieces of equipment that support mining operations including excavators, dozers, front-end loaders, water trucks and site vehicles.

The introduction of autonomous haulage is expected to deliver far-reaching safety, production and equipment utilisation and reliability benefits, and new skills and opportunities for the mining and maintenance teams.

“South Flank is already a great place to work – this is going to make it even better,” says Mining Supervisor Rangimaria Winiata – better known as Bubba to her colleagues at BHP’s newest mine. She is already a veteran of autonomous operations, having worked in a fully autonomous mine in the Pilbara for six years before moving to South Flank. “I’m really excited – I love my job, but I love the concept of autonomous even more,” she explained. “Most people just don’t realise what a game-changer it is. It seems quite daunting (at first) but it doesn’t take long to get your head around it. Bottom line is it will help us to produce more tonnes, more safely.”

The introduction of autonomous haulage will also open up a new set of career options within BHP, with up to 60 specialist roles being created to ensure the pits are able to run autonomously, and the machines are kept operational. These roles include autonomous haulage system controllers, field officers and service technicians.

Everyone working in the mining team is being invited to apply for these new roles. No job losses are anticipated.

“Anyone who is interested in the future of mining should put their hand up for this,” says Bubba. “I can’t wait to get started!”

Source: BHP

                     

03.02.2022 (281 Clicks)

Fugro targets reduced Carbon Footprint in Canada with Remote Technologies

Fugro is building a remote operations centre (ROC) in the company’s St. John’s office, located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

03.02.2022 (462 Clicks)

Thyssenkrupp Mining Technologies and Magotteaux extend strategic Partnership for Metal Matrix Composite (MMC) Technology

• Pioneering design for mining wear parts
• Cost-efficient wear parts for mining & aggregates equipment worldwide
• Optimized lifetime of wear parts

02.02.2022 (263 Clicks)

Keeping a close Eye on Everything thanks to Digitalization

With the onset of the era of Industry 4.0, digitalization is rapidly gaining momentum in the industry with intelligent networking of machines and lines. This digital transformation is enabling companies to open up new ways to control and organize the entire value chain. The long-established company Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich has developed a range of digital solutions for Lifecycle Services and Process Analytics to boost efficiency and streamline production processes.

01.02.2022 (271 Clicks)

Hexagon, Rossing deploy Mine Safety System ahead of Schedule

Hexagon’s Mining division announced completion of a significant safety installation with Rossing Uranium Mine in Namibia. Primary mining vehicles at the mine are now equipped with HxGN MineProtect Operator Alertness System Heavy Vehicle (OAS-HV), a full two months ahead of schedule.

01.02.2022 (338 Clicks)

Balfour Beatty appoints Infrastructure Investments Chief Executive Officer

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, announces the appointment of Gavin Russell as CEO of its Infrastructure Investments business.

01.02.2022 (339 Clicks)

ABB long-term Service Agreement supports Grinding Reliability for Atalaya Mining in Spain

• ABB technology has helped Atalaya Mining to optimize SAG mill availability and performance at Project Riotinto, Andalucía
• Digital solution ABB Ability Predictive Maintenance for grinding is part of the service for the ABB gearless mill drive (GMD) on site
• ABB is following a long-term service agreement (LTSA) with Atalaya Mining, supported by a dedicated lifecycle manager to ensure optimized operations and continuous maintenance improvements