underground mining

Elphinstone has developed a range of heavy-duty hard rock support vehicles that continue the company’s well-known 45-year legacy.

Through their new PC pump station, Xylem and Seepex have built a compact unit perfect for fixed and mobile mine dewatering applications underground.

Elphinstone has begun developing battery electric vehicles (BEV) for underground hard rock mining using internal investment and a federal government grant to get started.

Downer has officially divested its mining portfolio, completing its sale of the Open Cut Mining East business to BUMA Australia for about $150 million.

Develop, formerly Venturex Resources, has initiated its underground services division and has been invited to tender for a mining contract at Bellevue Gold’s namesake project in Western Australia.

Mining’s transition from diesel to electric is an obvious hurdle, but the combined efforts of the industry and researchers are set to shift the journey into gear.

Epiroc has partnered with mining and minerals advisory Fraser McGill to better understand the impacts of battery electric vehicles in underground mining.

Fully electric with twice the payload and a lifespan to outlive some mines, Drivetrain is now supplying Australia with a taste of what the future holds. 

Sandvik has rolled out a new campaign emphasising the rapid deployment of electrified machinery and the advancement of the electric mine.  

Austin Engineering will provide truck bodies to NRW Holdings’ Civil & Mining division as part of new contracts the company signed in August.

Epiroc has released a raft of new equipment, including the Pit Viper 291 drill rig and two Boltec rock reinforcement drill rigs, the M10 and the E10.

With contracts with industry leaders including Anglo American, Hastings Deering is the one-stop shop for all longwall equipment commissioning and repairs. 

The Elphinstone range of WR810 underground support vehicles is designed to thrive in the harshest underground hard rock mining environments. The new WR810 Delivery with Crane adds another support application to Elphinstone’s expanding underground support fleet.

Dyno Nobel’s BlastWeb 4G delivers safety benefits while increasing operational efficiency for underground mines.

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions have released a new 15-tonne size class loader, the Toro LH515i.

Macmahon has welcomed the commissioning of significant bodies of work in 2021, as both the Tropicana and Telfer gold mines undergo mine altering cutbacks.

Underground mines see savings on equipment and consultancy services by using autonomous LiDAR technology.

Aqura Technologies has received a $1.9 million grant from the Federal Government to help commercialise its 5G LTE networks in mining applications.

There are significant challenges associated with installing network infrastructure in underground mine sites. Australian Mining uncovers the risks associated with cyber security in these environments.

Rio Tinto has inked a multi-year enterprise partnership with data software company Palantir Technologies to create and combine raw data to represent critical mining operations.