Caterpillar has introduced the MD6200 Rotary Blasthole Drill. It is the smallest drill of its type that the company has produced.
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MacKellar’s lifetime of loyalty continues with new 6040
At 84 years young, Alastair MacKellar is still just as passionate and just as involved in working life as he was back in 1950, when he began his apprenticeship as a 17 year-old with the South Australian Tractor Company, Australia’s primary Cat dealer at the time.
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Global milestone for Bowen Basin mine following order for 5000th truck
Byerwen Mine west of Collinsville may be well known to locals but the heavy machinery world will be scrambling for Google maps after a milestone delivery of a Caterpillar machine to the mine yesterday.
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Roy Hill’s culture of collaboration
Collaboration is at the core of Roy Hill’s relationships with its contractors and suppliers. The success of the Roy Hill iron ore operation has relied on many factors, including relationships with mining services companies like Kal Tire.
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Condition monitoring catches failure before it happens
Customer adoption of Hastings Deering Condition Monitoring services is growing at an exponential rate, and as a result, is changing basic fundamentals in the industry.
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Hastings Deering: QMA 2018 McLanahan Safety Award finalists
Hastings Deering faced strong competition this year as a finalist at the 2018 Queensland Mining Awards (QMA) in the McLanahan Safety Award Category.
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Caterpillar notches another truck milestone
Caterpillar has manufactured and delivered its 50,000th articulated truck. It is the third truck milestone for Caterpillar this year, following the 5000th 793 mining truck and the 1000th 797 mining truck.
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Caterpillar and Newmont collaborate on underground automation tech
Caterpillar and Newmont Mining have announced a technology collaboration to improve underground hard rock autonomous vehicles.
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Cat dealer Hastings Deering talks the latest tech trends
Jason Smith, general manager for mining sales at Queensland-based Cat dealer Hastings Deering, discusses the latest equipment and technology trends with Australian Mining.
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Hotspots for mining jobs
Optimism for job seekers in Australia's mining industry has gradually increased for around two years now. The rising buoyancy has been reflected in research by recruitment agency Hays.
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Significant statistics
Australian Mining speaks with several tech luminaries working in the resources sector to discuss the increasing prevalence of tech collaborations that are slowly but surely unpacking the industry’s analytical quandaries.
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From bank teller to diesel fitter — top Cat tradies a hot ticket for jobs
From trainee to teacher, diesel fitter Dannielle Weston knows all about getting her hands dirty: with every bay filled with machinery needing servicing, Caterpillar dealer Hastings Deering is reporting
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Tilt buckets for Caterpillar excavators
Caterpillar has released a new line of tilt buckets for the Cat crawler-excavator models 311-325 and wheel excavator models M314–M322.
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Caterpillar may close Belgian manufacturing plant: 2000 jobs to go
Caterpillar may close its construction equipment facility in Gosselies, Belgium, laying off nearly 2000 workers if confirmed.
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Cat expands underground mining trucks
Caterpillar Underground Machinery has acquired the IP for Ground Force Worldwide’s underground articulated truck designs.
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Cat will no longer build tracked drills, bord and pillar mining machinery
Caterpillar has announced it will discontinue manufacture of its room and pillar and track drills.
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Cat unveils first hard rock longwall system
Cat has released the new Rock Straight System, the HRM220, a fully mechanised longwall system for continuous mining of flat and tabular deposits of hard rock minerals.
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Cat launch new motor grader with larger engine
Caterpillar has unveiled its new 14M3 motor grader, which builds on its predecessor models.
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Centre of Excellence opened to replace hole left by Cat’s exit
A new Manufacturing Centre of Excellence has been opened in Burnie, in response to Caterpillar Underground Mining’s decision to move manufacturing to Thailand.
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Going semi-autonomous with Sandfire
Sandfire’s DeGrussa mine has always been focused on ramping up development and taking the operation to the next level.
The DeGrussa Copper-Gold Mine has set a rapid pace—moving from discovery
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