BHP and the Chilean state-owned Codelco have signed a five-year collaboration agreement that will focus on the accumulated experience of both miners in innovation projects focused on strengthening the sustainability of its operations. “Our copper is part of the solution to climate change that threatens the planet and must be produced in a sustainable manner, consistent with that cause,” said…
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Caterpillar switches on first battery-electric mining haul truck
With its Arizona proving grounds outside Tucson, Ariz., serving as a backdrop, Caterpillar has demonstrated its first battery-electric 793 model large mining truck as it announced an investment into the campus as a sustainable testing and validation hub of the future. The development of the 793 prototype came with support from key mining customers participating in Caterpillar’s Early Learner program.…
Read MoreJansen hits deep shaft milestone
BHP’s Jansen potash project in Canada has celebrated the successful completion of the excavation and lining of two 1,000-meter deep shafts – the largest of their kind in Saskatchewan. The miner said it was a big step toward bringing online Jansen, which is planned to be the largest potash producing mine in the world. The anticipated initial capacity of the…
Read MoreBHP nabs Normet for BEV fleet order
BHP has awarded a contract for a fleet of underground-specific battery-electric utility vehicles to Normet Canada in a deal under undisclosed terms. The fleet units are headed for BHP’s Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan. Delivery is expected to begin in the first quarter of next year and extend through 2024. “BHP aims to develop the underground mining equipment and automation…
Read MoreZero-emission equipment alliance unveiled
Zero-emission equipment is now firmly on the radar for the industry thanks to a brand-new effort by Komatsu, Rio Tinto, BHP, Codelco and Boliden to fast-track the effort. The founding members of the Komatsu Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Alliance will work collaboratively with the OEM to plan, develop, test and deploy the next generation of zero-emission mining equipment and infrastructure. The…
Read MoreTesla Looks to Australia for Nickel Supply
The U.S-Based Company Inks Supply Deal With Australian Miner BHP As Nickel Demand Amps Up. By Josephine Patterson Electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla Inc. has entered a nickel supply agreement with global miner BHP as it begins to diversify its supply chain and shift production to cobalt-free, nickel-rich batteries. The miner will supply Tesla with an undisclosed amount of…
Read MoreThese changing times
As you read this, you may very well be sitting somewhere in Las Vegas for MINExpo 2021, a long-awaited event after the pandemic forced the rescheduling of the original show dates in 2020. If you are, we hope you’ll stop over and see us at Booth 1124 in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The event, in…
Read MoreKomatsu unveils zero-emission equipment alliance with Rio, BHP, Codelco and Boliden
Zero-emission equipment is now firmly on the radar for the industry thanks to a brand-new initiative by Komatsu, Rio Tinto, BHP, Codelco and Boliden to fast-track the effort.
Read MoreBHP, Rio, Vale collab on global truck electrification
A trio of top global mining operators – BHP, Rio Tinto and Vale – have come together on a mission crucial to the future of mining with the launch of the Charge On Innovation Challenge, a competition inviting innovators from across the world to develop new design concepts for haul truck electrification systems.
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