E-haul trucks could result in major savings for miners but adoption is slow
A new report by IDTechEx states that investing in e-haul trucks could result in major savings for miners due to the replacement of diesel with cheaper electricity, as these vehicles have the most intensive duty cycles of any vehicle in a mine.
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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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