Glencore deploys autonomous trucks at Lomas Bayas copper mine
Mining News Pro - After having implemented autonomous drills, Glencore’s (LON: GLEN) Lomas Lab introduced a full set of autonomous haul trucks at the Lomas Bayas copper mine, located in the Antofagasta region of northern Chile.
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Copper, cobalt supplies from Congo stranded by truckers’ strike
Mining News Pro - Copper and cobalt produced by companies, including Glencore and CMOC, are stranded in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), due to a truckers strike that started in late October, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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GolGohar Mining Company unveiled their new mining dump truck
Mining News Pro - Golgohar Industrial and Mining Company unveiled their new 60 tons dump truck with the presence of IMIDRO’s chairman of the board and some of Iran’s mining managers.
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Top miners team up in bid to wean themselves off dirty trucks
Mining News Pro - Members of the International Council on Mining and Metals are planning a joint effort to test hydrogen and other zero-emission technologies in a bid to shift away from diesel-fueled vehicles.
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POSCO to halt some plants as S.Korea trucker strike continues
Mining News Pro - South Korean steelmaker POSCO said on Sunday will halt some of its plants in the country due to a lack of space to store finished products, which have not been shipped due to a strike by truckers who are demanding higher pay as fuel prices surge.
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Global autonomous mining truck population tops thousand mark, to reach 1,800 by 2025
Mining News Pro - The number of autonomous haul trucks in operation globally reached 1,068 by May 2022, representing an annual increase of 39%, according to figures tallied by GlobalData. The UK-based data analytics firm also expects this total to exceed 1,800 (a 70% increase on current levels) by the end of 2025.
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World’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck
Mining News Pro - Anglo American has unveiled a prototype of the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck designed to operate in everyday mining conditions.
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Anglo American launches much anticipated hydrogen-powered zero-emission haul truck
Mining News Pro - Diversified miner Anglo American on May 6 launched a prototype of its first self-developed zero-emission hydrogen-powered mine haul truck, which was developed as part of its Future Smart Mining strategy.
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Top 5 Biggest Mining Trucks in the World
Mining News Pro - Check the following article and find out the Top 5 biggest mining dump trucks in the world according to their payload capacity!
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As Freeport converts mining trucks to green power
Mining News Pro - Copper mining giant Freeport-McMoRan Inc is converting its fleet of diesel trucks and other machinery to electric or hydrogen power, a transition required to fight climate change even though the costs are not yet known, Chief Executive Richard Adkerson said in an interview at the Reuters Next conference.
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Using the world’s first green steel to make a dump truck
Mining News Pro - The world’s steelmakers need a makeover. Their industry is one of the dirtiest, and it’s blamed for about 7% of global carbon emissions. The biggest producers essentially rely on the same manufacturing processes they used a century ago, and now they face a reckoning. With the planet’s viability at stake because of global warming, producers know they must adapt to survive in a low-carbon future.
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EV sales to reach 5m units in 2021 with trucks, boats entering the race
Mining News Pro - In a recent analysis, IDTechEx acknowledged that, back in 2011, its ‘bullish’ forecasts of 1.5 million new EVs hitting the roads by 2021 were a massive underestimation as, ‘once the future arrived,’ sales of electric vehicles are on track to surpass five million units this year — counting only passenger cars.
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Sandvik overhauls equipment to suit the mine with latest truck offering
Mining News Pro - Sandvik has revealed its TH550B 50-tonne battery-electric truck at MINExpo 2021, utilising the innovative technology of its Artisan battery pack and electric driveline.
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Rio Tinto to trial Caterpillar haul trucks at Gudai-Darri
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto will be the first to deploy Caterpillar’s 793 zero-emission autonomous haul trucks, once development is complete at the Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in Western Australia.
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Vale starts operating driverless trucks at Carajás
Mining News Pro - Iron-ore major Vale is expanding driverless technology at its operations in Brazil, launching six self-driving trucks at its Carajás complex, in Para, with another four to be introduced before the end of the year.
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BHP, CAT strengthen alliance to develop zero-emission mining trucks
Mining News Pro - BHP and Caterpillar announced that they are accelerating the development and deployment of zero-emissions mining trucks at BHP sites to reduce operational greenhouse gas emissions.
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BHP, Cat combine for sustainable mining trucks
Mining News Pro - BHP and Caterpillar have partnered to develop zero-emissions mining trucks, following months of collaboration on how to sustainably tackle the miner’s energy demands.
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Cat 777G hits sweet spot in water truck solutions
Mining News Pro - Cat has delivered its solution to efficient dust control with the new 777G Water Solutions truck, implementing a proprietary Water Delivery System (WDS) and MineStar Edge technology.
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Thiess electrifies with Liebherr haul trucks
Mining News Pro - Thiess has added five of Liebherr’s electric T 264 haul trucks to its operations in Chile, each with a 240-tonne payload to increase the company’s production capacity in the South American industry.
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Manganese ore truck torched in Gqeberha
Mining News Pro - Atruck was set alight in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape in apparent ongoing attacks on foreign nationals driving manganese ore trucks.
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Vale autonomous trucks have hauled 100Mt at Brucutu
Mining News Pro - Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) driverless trucks achieved a major milestone this week as they have moved 100 million tonnes of material since first introduced at the company’s Brucutu iron ore mine in 2016.
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ABB, Hitachi to design electric dump truck
Mining News Pro - ABB and Hitachi Construction Machinery have teamed up to develop a zero-emission battery electric rigid dump truck that features in-motion charging.
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Rio Tinto deploys world-first autonomous water trucks
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto has pioneered Caterpillar’s autonomous water trucks at the Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in Western Australia.
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MinRes chooses Komatsu dump trucks for Iron Valle
Mining News Pro - Mineral Resources (MinRes) expects to benefit from faster haulage times after ordering 10 Komatsu HD1500-8 dump trucks for the Iron Valley mine site in Western Australia
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Atlas Iron trucks first Sanjiv Ridge iron ore
Mining News Pro - Atlas Iron has hauled its first shipment of iron ore from the Sanjiv Ridge operation in Western Australia ahead of schedule.
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