LKAB, Jimond enter orders for Sandvik fleet additions

Sandvik has received millions in new equipment purchase orders for equipment including trucks, loaders and drills from Europe and Africa, respectively, from miners LKAB and Jimond. LKAB’s order is for its Kiruna mine in northern Sweden, one of the largest underground iron ore mines in the world, and includes, over two orders, 12 Toro LH625iE cable-electric loaders and five Toro…

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Sandvik to utilize SSAB fossil-free steel 

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has signed a letter of intent to secure fossil-free steel from SSAB for use in in the production of its loaders and trucks. SSAB said it aims to deliver fossil-free steel to the market on a commercial scale in 2026, and the agreement ensures Sandvik secures its required volumes within SSAB’s production capacity. As a…

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LKAB brings in ABB for conveyor availability, efficiency project

LKAB has awarded ABB a contract to install two ABB Gearless Conveyor Drives (GCDs) on the existing conveyor belt system at its Malmberget mine near Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Lapland, the northernmost province in Sweden. The existing setup already carries up to 15 million tons of iron ore every year using a 2,800kW wound rotor induction motor (WRIM) with gearbox to…

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Identec, LKAB mark 10-year European partnership

Iron ore producer LKAB and Austrian-based Identec Solutions recently marked a decade of working together in partnership with its safety assistance system, Crew Companion, that has enabled LKAB to monitor its underground workforces at three mines in North Sweden constantly and in real-time. Since the start of mining operations in 1890, LKAB has mined more than two billion tonnes in…

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