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…
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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 MoreAs 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…
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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.
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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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