Sandvik has introduced a higher-capacity battery for its battery-electric vehicle (BEV) loaders and trucks that delivers 36% more energy in the same envelope and is ideal for underground mining. Featuring the same less volatile lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry ideal for underground mining, the new battery is a leap forward in safety, reliability and performance. In addition to 36% longer…
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Industry’s first ‘opt-out’ carbide recycling unveiled by Sandvik
Sandvik has introduced a way operators can be part of the tungsten reuse cycle: via its new opt-out carbide recycling initiative. The recently announced program is designed for customers of carbide drill tips, the key component of which is tungsten. The mineral is expected to run out in the next 40-100 years assuming current consumption rates. “Making tools from recycled…
Read MoreBarrick Gold adopting Sandvik RMS globally
Miner Barrick Gold will be adopting Sandvik’s Remote Monitoring Service (RMS) across its entire global fleet – more than 200 trucks, loaders and drills – following success with the system’s implementation at the Loulo-Gounkoto underground complex in Mali, West Africa. Sandvik officials said RMS is already being rolled out at Barrick sites in the U.S., Canada, Central Africa and West…
Read MoreSandvik wins Mexican BEV equipment order
Sandvik has secured its third-largest battery-electric vehicle order to date, a SEK 650 million (US$62.6 million) equipment purchase from Torex Gold to outfit its fleet at the Media Luna project set to go into commercial production in 2025.
Read MoreSandvik to introduce new drill at ConExpo-Con/Agg
Sandvik will showcase some of its newest innovations in surface drilling, rock tools, stationary crushing and screening, and parts and services at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2023 in Las Vegas, March 14-18. The company will exhibit at booth #5254 in the Las Vegas Convention Center’s Silver Lot outdoor festival grounds. Sandvik will launch Ranger DX910i, its latest flagship top hammer surface drill rig,…
Read MoreSandvik’s BIO Tool Grease for breakers
Sandvik’s BIO Tool Grease offers a greener alternative to machine upkeep. This modern, high performance biodegradable grease is the first product in its Green Range and is specially formulated to be more environmentally friendly. Lithium complex-thickened BIO Tool Grease is based on biodegradable esters and PAO and contains corrosion inhibitors, antioxidants, and bismuth technology-based EP/AW additives. The special formulation makes…
Read MoreSandvik, Redpath to tackle safety, costs in new pact
Sandvik and Redpath have inked a new global framework that they say will improve safety and reduce underground mining costs through technology advancements, innovation, continuous improvement projects and standardized best practices. The five-year agreement will standardize the use of equipment, leading to cost reductions and safety enhancements, and will be guided by operational and relationship key performance indicators (KPIs). Redpath…
Read MoreSandvik wins New Gold equipment order
Sandvik will be providing a New Gold operation in British Columbia with a US$13.1 million (SEK135 million) order that is, in part, for new battery-electric mining equipment. The purchase from New Gold is for its New Afton underground gold-copper operation. New Afton, an early adopter of BEVs, trialed a Sandvik LH518 loader during more than two years in operation. The…
Read MoreSandvik bringing BEV fleet to Foran
Foran Mining has chosen a battery-electric vehicle fleet from Sandvik for its McIlvenna project in Saskatchewan, Canada, as it prepares the site to be the first carbon-neutral copper development in the world. Sandvik’s biggest BEV fleet to date will include seven Sandvik LH518B loaders, six Sandvik TH550B trucks, four Sandvik DD422iE jumbos, two Sandvik DL422iE longhole drills and one Sandvik…
Read MoreSandvik completes Deswik acquisition
Sandvik confirmed April 4 that it had completed its takeover of mine planning software group Deswik, a transaction it first announced in December 2021. The OEM said Deswik will be part of its newly formed division, Digital Mining Technologies, under its Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions business umbrella. Last year, Sandvik said Deswik would fill a value chain gap in…
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