2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (282+ words) Gold Fields, in its just released Sustainability Report 2025, has confirmed plans to introduce a prototype Sandvik 66-tonne diesel-electric underground truck to its St Ives operation, in Western Australia, for pilot testing. The trial will take place with support from the…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (530+ words) Recent orders to supply seventeen specially engineered mini substations for an underground copper mine in Zambia reinforces Trafo Power Solution's track record in delivering customised electrical solutions for challenging environments. According to David Claassen, Managing Director of Trafo Power Solutions,…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (388+ words) Epiroc is launching a new generation of charging solutions tailored to, it says, the specific challenges of underground mining and heavy'duty electrification. The new 480 kW chargers deliver a breakthrough combination of ruggedised reliability, OEM-agnostic standardisation and dynamic power distribution, to…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (227+ words) At the Zhundong Open-Pit Coal Mine in northwest China, 120 Tonly TLE138 battery-electric mining trucks have been deployed with EACON's autonomous haulage system, ORCASTRA, and are now operating as part of one of the world's largest battery-electric haulage fleets at a single…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (534+ words) Echion Technologies and GUS unveil launch of XNO" battery products at Battery Japan'International Mining Echion Technologies and GUS unveil launch of XNO" battery products at Battery Japan Echion, the world's leading supplier of niobium-based anode materials, this week announced the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (289+ words) As part of a long-term strategic shift and due to the unsustainable profitability of the Rokbak articulated hauler business, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) says it will close its Rokbak business and concentrate resources on its portfolio of other hauling…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (222+ words) March 9, 2026 marked a significant milestone for the XCMG Group, as it successfully delivered the first of its larger mining trucks, the XDE260 diesel-electric model with AC drive, into the Australian market. Jason Keays, Deputy GM of XCMG Australia stated: "This achievement…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (395+ words) Thiess Global Summit visits EACON AHS retrofitted trucks at Mulgarrie'International Mining Thiess Global Summit visits EACON AHS retrofitted trucks at Mulgarrie Leaders from Thiess and its companies MACA and RTL Mining and Earthworks Pty Ltd recently visited Norton Gold Fields…...

4+ week, 9+ hour ago  (440+ words) Volvo Penta and Wajax are driving customer success with MacLean Engineering in Canada, according to a recent report from the engine provider, with the designer and manufacturer of underground mining equipment having delivered its first Volvo Penta-powered machine to a…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (185+ words) Michelin North America Inc has introduced the Michelin XHA3 tyre, an earthmover product and, it says, the next evolution in loader and grader performance. Building on the trusted heritage of the Michelin XHA2 tyre, the new XHA3 raises the bar with increased load…...