New advancements in mining technology, such as autonomous vehicles, look set to spur growth in the mining industry rather than kill jobs, according to a report by BAEconomics.
06/02/2012 |
Australia’s mining machinery imports have experienced their biggest fall since the global financial crisis, according to one of the nation’s largest freight carriers.
30/01/2012 |
Mining equipment maker Caterpillar has exceeded market expectations and posted record earnings for its fourth quarter.
27/01/2012 |
P&H Minepro's application to build a facility to repair mining equipment in Rutherford has been approved.
25/01/2012 |
Site Group International has signed a training agreement with Monark Group which will see it expand heavy diesel training in the Philippines.
12/01/2012 |
An arson attack late last month destroyed around $3 million worth of equipment.
09/01/2012 |
Shell Australia has held its Technology Seminars for 2011 in the Hunter Valley.
29/11/2011 |
Industrea Mining Services has won an extension to its equipment hire contract at the Lady Annie mine.
24/11/2011 |
A mining truck driver was injured after he was overcome by gas fumes leaking from a fuel tank.
18/11/2011 |
Mining equipment hire and rental company Emeco has signaled a potential move into Chile.
16/11/2011 |
Austin Engineering has won a significant contract for the supply of dump truck bodies in Chile.
14/11/2011 |
Caterpillar has struck a deal to buy Hong Kong-listed ERA Mining Machinery for US$887 million, in a move aimed at clawing back more of China’s lucrative mining industry.
11/11/2011 |
Hitachi is planning to construct their third mining equipment factory in Japan.
07/11/2011 |
Rio Tinto has added another 150 automated trucks to its Mine of the Future program after signing an agreement with Komatsu.
02/11/2011 |
A plan by Caterpillar to use urine based drug and alcohol tests for its Burnie manufacturing plant in Tasmania is "outdated and inaccurate," according to the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union.
28/10/2011 |
Caterpillar said yesterday demand for mining and construction equipment was strong, with the company announcing a third-quarter profit rise of 44 per cent.
25/10/2011 |
Six weeks after finalising its acquisition of Bucyrus, Caterpillar has shipped its first hydraulic mining shovel in Cat yellow from a former Bucyrus factory.
20/10/2011 |
Following Caterpillar's acquisition of Bucyrus, the company is set to make some huge changes, Australian Mining reports.
13/10/2011 |
The development of a completely new positioning system is set to change mining, Cole Latimer reports.
11/10/2011 |
Workers at Hastings Deering sites in Queensland and the Northern Territory are carrying out 48 hour strikes
06/10/2011 |