Sandvik has confirmed its retainment to supply a fleet of 19 battery-electric vehicles for use at Rana Gruber’s iron ore operations in Storforshei, northern Norway, in a deal worth a record SEK 370 million (US$35.1 million). The order, which will begin to be delivered during the current quarter and continue through 2024, includes trucks, loaders, drills, on-site service support and…
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Sandvik will showcase some of its newest innovations in surface drilling, rock tools, stationary crushing and screening, and parts and services at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2023 in Las Vegas, March 14-18. The company will exhibit at booth #5254 in the Las Vegas Convention Center’s Silver Lot outdoor festival grounds.
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Sumitomo Metals’ Hishikari underground mine in the Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, has become the country’s first mint using automated loading technology thanks to the operator’s partnership with Sandvik. Full story.
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Sandvik will be providing a New Gold operation in British Columbia with a US$13.1 million (SEK135 million) order that is, in part, for new battery-electric mining equipment. Full story.
Read MoreSandvik and Redpath have inked a new global framework that they say will improve safety and reduce underground mining costs through technology advancements, innovation, continuous improvement projects and standardized best practices. The five-year agreement will standardize the use of equipment, leading to cost reductions and safety enhancements, and will be guided by operational and relationship key performance indicators (KPIs). Redpath…
Read MoreSandvik has inked a deal to take over Australian-based mine optimization software and services group Polymathian Industrial Mathematics.
Read MoreSandvik’s BIO Tool Grease offers a greener alternative to machine upkeep. This modern, high performance biodegradable grease is the first product in its Green Range and is specially formulated to be more environmentally friendly. Lithium complex-thickened BIO Tool Grease is based on biodegradable esters and PAO and contains corrosion inhibitors, antioxidants, and bismuth technology-based EP/AW additives. The special formulation makes the…
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Foran Mining has chosen a battery-electric vehicle fleet from Sandvik for its McIlvenna project in Saskatchewan, Canada, as it prepares the site to be the first carbon-neutral copper development in the world. Read full article.
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Sandvik has successfully completed testing of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) with Cat C-Series engines to power its mining and construction equipment – without modifications to either the engines or the fuel tanks. The OEM said this will help reduce net carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by up to 90% compared with conventional diesel. “Our Cat dealer Finning [UK and Ireland] offered…
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Sandvik Mobile Crushers and Screens revealed its new QA452. The latest evolution of the Sandvik QA Series products and three-deck Doublescreen technology. Sandvik Doublescreen technology typically outperforms traditional screens by up to 30% offering a tailored rock processing solution for quarry, recycling and mining industries. With a host of new innovations, Sandvik has engineered the first-of-its-kind, three-deck tracked mobile plant…
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