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  • Hannay 3500 Manual Rewind Reels

    Hannay 3500 Manual Rewind Reels

    The Hannay 3500 Series Reels are a dependable and economic option designed for long lengths of hose. Built to handle 1-1/4” or 1-1/2” I.D. hose, the 3500 Reels are ideal for fuel dispensing, bulk transfer, and fire-protection applications. The Hannay 3500 Reels are available with disc rewind or removable direct crank rewHannayind. With quality design…

  • Brookville Equipment Continues to Make Robust Underground Equipment for over 105 Years

    Brookville Equipment Continues to Make Robust Underground Equipment for over 105 Years

    Brookville Equipment is a World Class American manufacturer, specializing in rail and rubber tired customized units. BROOKVILLE offers solutions in a wide variety, such as different powering options, various functionalities, such as locomotives, personnel carriers, maintenance vehicles, and more.  The equipment we offer is engineered to add safety and value to your fleet, with exclusive patented…

  • Boliden taps Radtonics for private 5G network

    Boliden taps Radtonics for private 5G network

    Boliden has entered into an agreement with Radtonics, regarding the creation of a private industrial 5G network for its Garpenberg underground zinc mine in Sweden. Among other things, the network will play an important role as a communication channel in a project for autonomous transport initiated at the mine. Boliden is working strategically to use…

  • ABB, Boliden, Epiroc make first underground B-E truck trolley system

    ABB, Boliden, Epiroc make first underground B-E truck trolley system

    ABB is collaborating with equipment maker Epiroc and miner Boliden for a milestone project it says will help advance the mine of the future: the first fully battery-electric truck trolley system. This is a leap ahead for mining electrification, the group said, contributing to significant reductions in carbon emissions and boosts for worker health and…

  • Alien Metals lands mining lease

    Alien Metals lands mining lease

    Alien Metals has been granted a mining lease for the Hancock iron ore project in Western Australia by the state’s Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety. The lease is good through 17 April 2045. “This is a further significant step on the pathway to production for the Hancock project. The company has made significant…

  • Nornickel to build copper plant in China

    Nornickel to build copper plant in China

    In a move to gain direct access to its biggest market, Russian metals producer Nornickel said it will close its Arctic copper plant and build one in China with an unnamed partner, reported Reuters. The project is a major shift for Nornickel, which is simultaneously adapting to sanctions on Russia and to changing buying preferences…

  • Production blasts off at Tomingley extension

    Production blasts off at Tomingley extension

    Alkane Resources announced the firing of the first stope blast at the Roswell deposit at its Tomingley gold operations in central New South Wales – marking the transition from ore development to production. The first stope is planned for 23,000 tonnes of ore at an average grade of 5.2 g/t gold. Roswell is a higher-grade…

  • Komatsu hands over keys to second-ever rope shovel

    Komatsu hands over keys to second-ever rope shovel

    Komatsu South Africa has confirmed the handover of a P&H 4800XPC rope shovel, the world’s largest, to the crews at the Mogalakwena operation in Mokopane, South Africa. The machine, only the second of its kind besides an initial one in Canada, was assembled on-site at the operation – a task that involved 47,711 man-hours. Construction…

  • BHP sets sights on ammonia-fuelled vessel in 2026

    BHP sets sights on ammonia-fuelled vessel in 2026

    A BHP senior executive said the global miner aims to receive its first ammonia-fuelled bulk carrier in 2026 as part of its plans to cut shipping emissions, reported Reuters. Rashpal Singh Bhatti, vice president of Maritime and Supply Chain Excellence at BHP, told the news agency that the company has shortlisted eight companies for the…

  • Firstgreen launches electric skid steer loader

    Firstgreen launches electric skid steer loader

    With its eye on the mining and construction industries along with other hazardous sectors, Firstgreen Industries is introducing the ROCKEAT Electric Skid Steer Loader. The North Carolina, U.S.-based group said it is already a global manufacturer of the first and only commercially available all-electric, zero-emissions skid steer loader. ROCKEAT represents its newest line of electric,…