Continental will showcase several high-end technology solutions for the extraction of mineral resources, including new products, at MINExpo International Sept. 24-26 in Las Vegas. Continental’s premium mining solutions encompass conveying, monitoring, fluid and specialty mining hoses, suspension and power transmission. Attendees can visit Continental at booth 10045 to see the latest advancements in rubber technology for the mining industry. Discover…
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Here comes MINExpo International
The Show Takes Places Every Four Years, And You Can Find A Wide Array Of Products And Services At The Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. 24-26. By Mark S. Kuhar MINExpo, owned and produced by the National Mining Association, brings more than 44,000 professionals, experts and decision-makers from the global mining industry together to collaborate, learn and engage. The show…
Read MoreKomatsu Achieves Major Autonomous Milestones
With a fleet of more than 750 autonomous haul trucks commissioned worldwide, Komatsu customers have hauled more than 10 billion metric tons of material and are adding to that milestone at a rate of more than 6 million metric tons per day. Additionally, 10 Komatsu autonomous trucks have achieved a benchmark of 100,000 autonomous hours each, a first in the mining…
Read MoreMSHA Tackles Social Media
Right Now, MSHA Isn’t Reaching Many People Via Social Media In Any Category, And I Doubt That’ll Change Anytime Soon. By Brian Hendrix Do you follow MSHA on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter? Are you Facebook friends with MSHA? Have you downloaded MSHA’s “Miner Safety and Health App”? If you answered “yes” to any of those…
Read MoreNavigating the Future: 2024 Predictions for the Aggregates Industry
By Anoop Kumar The mining and aggregates industries find themselves at a pivotal point in history with major transitions and transformations ahead. This evolution is driven by a confluence of factors, including sustainability goals, the advent of electric vehicles (EVs), and a demand for robust equipment performance and maintenance in the face of increasingly harsh operational conditions. I have been…
Read MoreTsurumi Pump Offers Mining Solutions
Tsurumi Pump offers a variety of electric submersible dewatering solutions for mining with impressive capacities and convenient package sizes. For many underground applications that use dewatering pumps, unexpected downtime is an inconvenience and added expense at best, and a serious safety hazard at worst. That is the reason well-designed, durable pumps are essential in these demanding environments. “By installing our…
Read MoreThe Topic is Dust
Jan. 9, 2024 – Brian David, industry manager at Flexco, writes that “the safety and health of workers in the heavy-duty mining industry is something that I and the team at Flexco take very seriously, as does the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). For more than 20 years, we have anticipated a huge change in direction with MSHA’s respirable…
Read MoreLiebherr to Exhibit at MINEXCHANGE 2024
Liebherr National Sales Manager Howard Grant and Regional Sales Manager Nathan Goerke will be at the MINEXCHANGE 2024 Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration annual conference at booth #1042 to discuss Liebherr’s digging, hauling and dozing machines, and innovative technologies. The event takes place in Phoenix from Feb. 25-28, 2024. This event showcases more than 750 booths allowing industry leaders…
Read MoreMSHA Announces Mobile Equipment Rule
The U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule from its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to help protect miners from accidents, injuries and fatalities related to surface mobile equipment. The rule requires mine operators to have written safety programs for surface mobile equipment — excluding belt conveyors — at surface mines and underground mines’ surface areas. The programs…
Read MoreABB Launches New Global Sustainability Initiative
ABB launched its new global sustainability initiative, showcasing the power of technology and expertise to accelerate sustainability while enhancing productivity. ABB’s Real Progress campaign is a rallying call to customers, partners and suppliers, inspiring them to harness technology leadership and the solutions that exist today to amplify their own impact across process industries such as mining, metals, and pulp and…
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