The second of two 800-tonne Hitachi EX8000-6 hydraulic excavators has been commissioned at BHP Billiton’s Mt Keith Operation nickel ore mine in central-east WA.
Argyle Diamond Mines has commissioned a fleet of articulated dump trucks, specially modified to cart pre-mixed shotcrete underground.
The Queensland Department of Mines and Energy (DME) has released a safety bulletin after the Mines Inspectorate noticed an increase in the occurrence of diesel engine turbocharger fires.
A series of large tipper (dump) trucks were refused entry into an Australian coal mine recently as they did not comply with Australian standards for safe operation of rear dump/tipper trucks.
BHP Billiton’s Mt Keith operation has received the first of two Hitachi 800 tonne excavators.
A FLEET of non-underground articulated dump trucks is undergoing performance assessment at Mt Wright gold mine to determine suitability for underground operation.
RIO Tinto Iron Ore Pannawonica’s efforts to improve truck payloads received high praise recently, with Caterpillar Global Mining saying Pannawonica’s payload accuracy was the best they had seen in Australia for Cat 789 dump trucks.
THE Queensland Government Department of Mines and Energy mines inspectorate has released a Serious Accidents and High Potential Incidents Report.
SANDVIK, a supplier of equipment, tools and services across hard and soft rock underground mining and open-cut mining, as well as construction and quarrying, will be showcasing its range of integrated solutions on Stands 208 and 5211 at AIMEX 2007.
Allight and Queensland coal miner Anglo Coal have together celebrated a milestone with the hand over of Allight’s 4000th lighting tower.