On April 14, Christopher J. Williamson, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, penned this letter to the mining community. Dear Members of the Mining Community: Forty-five years ago, Congress declared that the first priority and concern of everyone in the mining industry must be the safety and health of the nation’s miners. In the spirit of working…
Read MoreThe annual national meeting of Women in Mining USA met April 12-15 in Tucson, Ariz., at the Tucson Convention Center and recorded a record turnout — more than 400 women in mining and supporters of WIM were on hand to share ideas, hear technical presentations and network during a dinner ceremony, roundtable discussions and panel talks. Multiple operational tours were…
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MSHA reported that on March 15, a miner at Vulcan Materials’ Fort Pierce Mine in St Lucie County, Fla., drowned when the ground sloughed, causing the excavator he was operating to topple into a water-filled pit. The excavator became submerged in approximately 25 feet of water. It was the 12th fatality reported in 2023, and the fourth classified as Machinery. …
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OEM Caterpillar selected the stage of the recent ConExpo-Con/Agg 2023 to introduce its new 13-liter engine platform, the high-performance Cat C13D, for off-highway applications. The diesel engine platform was designed to achieve best-in-class power density, torque and fuel efficiency for optimizing the performance of heavy-duty applications. Engineered to Caterpillar’s standards for reliability and productivity, the inline, six-cylinder Cat C13D engine…
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In industries like mining and construction where heavy machines are the norm, worker safety has the highest priority. Presently, more and more companies are adopting remote control, teleoperation, and automation solutions to keep their workers safe. Staying aligned with their brand-agnostic prowess, HARD-LINE launched Bucket Assist this year at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2023. Bucket Assist is an add-on feature to HARD-LINE’s TeleOp…
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Chinese mining dump truck company Tonly Heavy Industries and U.S.-based Ecotron have joined forces in a strategic cooperation to develop unmanned driving technology for mining trucks. The two said in a joint statement that, with an increasing promotion of smart mining construction, unmanned mining trucks have become a new way of transportation in mining areas. “Ecotron’s expertise in intelligent driving…
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Throughout the world, Cat engines reliably power thousands of unique applications for many of the leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). From 0.5 to 32 liter, Cat engines take on the many challenges thrown at them, which is why they are designed to power the biggest, toughest machines in harsh environments. It’s that exceptional performance and reliability that has led Sandvik…
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Designed to meet the emerging needs of the grader industry, Bell Equipment has expanded its mining and construction OEM product range to include motor graders. With several units running in diversified applications, production has been set to begin as early as the third quarter of 2024. The Bell Motor Grader follows the introduction of the Bell Tracked Carrier in 2020…
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Solving the biggest coal screening challenges as material specifications for all industries, including coal, have tightened. By Serge Raymond Energy is a hot topic in any country or socioeconomic circle these days. Though politicians will forever argue and debate the virtues and evils of one system of energy over another, the majority of the population no matter what part of…
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Mining tech firm IMDEX sees a new career path for geoscientists as a global skills shortage prompts the faster adoption of technology in the mining sector. By Michelle Carey, Chief of Product Management and Marketing, IMDEX Universities battered by a COVID-linked collapse in income from international students have responded with severe cuts to courses and staff that are adding to…
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