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Komatsu rolls out HD1500-8E0 haul truck

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Komatsu’s HD1500-8E0 rigid frame off-highway haul truck has been purpose-built for mining, quarry and aggregate applications, with productivity performance, maneuverability technology and safety combined into one machine. Delivering performance with a 1,580 gross horsepower (1180 kW), Tier 4 final Komatsu SDA16V159E-3 engine, the HD1500-8E0 helps drive high levels of productivity. The redesigned cab, combined with a MacPherson strut-type and hydropneumatic…

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SEMCO Publishing hosting Weir Minerals webinar

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In just one month, The ASIA Miner and North American Mining magazine, both part of the SEMCO Publishing line of titles, will host Weir Minerals Australia for a free educational webinar, “Mud Management with the Miltiflo Mudflo Pump.” The webinar, which should run for approximately one hour, will be held live on Thursday, October 13th at 9am (AEDT)/Wednesday, October 12th…

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Norway prolongs life of last coal mine

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Norway’s state-owned coal company has extended production at its last coal mine in the Arctic Svalbard archipelago by two years to help meet industrial demand, reported Reuters. The decision reverses a plan announced in September 2021 to close Mine 7 next year as Svalbard’s main settlement moves to a permanent renewable energy source. Store Norske Spitsbergen Kullkompani (SNSK) said it…

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Aggreko launches Tier 4 Final generator fleet

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Mobile modular power, temperature control and energy solutions supplier Aggreko has introduced its Tier 4 Final-compliant generators, a lower-emission fleet of solutions ranging from 25 kW to 1200 kW. The generators, all available now, were designed to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) tightened emissions regulations in the United States and Canada. All of the units incorporate a variety…

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Escondida goes big, moves to renew entire fleet

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BHP, owner of the Escondida copper operation in the Antofagasta region of northern Chile, is collaborating with Caterpillar and Finning International to replace Escondida’s entire haul truck fleet. Under the agreement, which the group jointly confirmed is part of a strategic equipment renewal process developed by Escondida, the mine will take delivery of new Caterpillar 798 AC electric-drive trucks with…

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Maestro Digital Mine picks Sohail

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Canadian-based supplier Maestro Digital Mine has appointed Jahanzeb Sohail as its chief operating officer (COO) effective August 30. Sohail will oversee engineering, operations, logistics, information technology and sourcing, and lead the company’s undertaking to improve efficiency and quality across the organization. Originally from Pakistan, his undergraduate studies were in electrical engineering; he also has a master’s in electrical engineering with a…

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