WME News

International Day of Women in Mining 2024

International Day of Women in Mining (IDWIM) is an annual global campaign that seeks to raise awareness of the importance of gender diversity and inclusivity in the mining industry. By showcasing the…

2024-05-17 | International Women in Mining C.I.C. | United Kingdom

Sandvik - New Production Unit in Malaysia

Sandvik announced that this week it has inaugurated its new production unit in Malaysia dedicated to manufacturing underground load and haul equipment. The first equipment model assembled at the new factory…

2024-05-16 | Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions | Sweden

Komatsu launch Battery-Electric Drilling and Bolting Rigs

Komatsu has introduced the second generation of the company’s Z2 product line of small-class development drill and bolting equipment. The company say that the products have unique enhancements and additions,…

2024-05-14 | Komatsu | United States

Metso Celebrates 100th Truck Body Delivery

Metso announced it has reached a milestone with the delivery of its 100th truck body; the delivery went to Boliden’s Kevitsa mine in the Sodankylä region in Finland. Truck bodies belong to Metso’s…

2024-05-13 | Metso Corporation | Finland

Volvo CE Aquires Stake in VizaLogix

Volvo CE has announced it has taken a 22% ownership stake in VizaLogix, a US-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) company specializing in digital, brand-neutral solutions for machine monitoring, servicing…

2024-05-10 | Volvo Construction Equipment | Sweden

Nokia and Alcon to Deploy Private Wireless Network to Sigma Lithium

Nokia has announced it has been chosen by Sigma Lithium, a leading global lithium producer, to deploy the first private LTE wireless campus network in the Americas that supports the mining of lithium,…

2024-05-09 | Nokia | Finland

Epiroc Celebrates Innovation with Awards

Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and construction industries, recognizes exceptional collaboration with a customer on battery-electric vehicles, a revolutionary…

2024-05-08 | Epiroc | Sweden

TOMRA Delivers Results for Mothae Diamonds

The Mothae mine, located in the Maluti Mountains of Lesotho is known to produce large, high-value diamonds which command the second highest dollar per carat for kimberlite diamonds worldwide. The company…

2024-05-08 | TOMRA MINING | Germany

Bunting Showcase Equipment at Hillhead

Bunting will present the ElectroMax Overband Magnet at Hillhead Quarrying, Construction and Recycling Show (25-27 June, 2024). The ElectroMax will be accompanied on the stand by the TN77 and meTRON 05D…

2024-05-07 | Bunting - Redditch | United Kingdom

AFRY Selected by Aura Minerals

AFRY report that they have been selected by Aura Minerals (Aura) to provide a comprehensive range of services, including multidisciplinary detailed Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management (EPCM)…

2024-05-06 | AFRY | Sweden

Maclean Marks Mine-Mate Milestone

With the delivery of a BT3 Boom Truck to a base metal miner in Thompson, Manitoba, MacLean is marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of its Mine-MateTM utility vehicle (UTV) product line. The inaugural…

2024-05-02 | MacLean Engineering | Canada

Caterpillar and Vale Agree to Testing of Battery Electric Trucks

Caterpillar and Vale announce that they have signed an agreement to test battery electric large trucks and energy transfer systems, as well as conduct studies on ethanol-powered trucks. The aim is to…

2024-05-02 | Caterpillar Inc | United States

Metso Strengthens Sustainable Mining in Chile

Sustainable mining is a critical ambition in countries like Chile, the world’s leading copper producer. In response to the growing demands of its mining customers, Metso reports it is reinforcing its…

2024-04-24 | Metso Corporation | Finland

Boliden, Epiroc and ABB Achieve Milestone

Boliden, Epiroc and ABB announced they have passed a new technology milestone by successfully deploying the first fully battery-electric trolley truck system on an 800 meter long underground mine test…

2024-04-22 | Epiroc | Sweden

Multotec Recognised by SACEEC

Multotec announced it has won the South African Capital Equipment Export Council’s (SACEEC) Exporter of the Year Award in the category for companies with a turnover of R2-R5 billion a year. “The award…

2024-04-17 | Multotec | South Africa

Weir Opens Foundry in China

Weir has announced the opening its new foundry in Xuzhou, China. The foundry, which is part of Weir’s ESCO global foundry network, expands capacity for the manufacture of ESCO® ground engaging tools.…

2024-04-17 | Weir Minerals Australia | Australia

Malvern Panalytical Launches Revontium

Malvern Panalytical has announced the launch of Revontium, which they say is the world’s first compact XRF spectrometer. The new instrument delivers elemental analysis with in a compact 0.4 m2 footprint.…

2024-04-15 | Malvern Panalytical B.V. | Netherlands

Eriez® Appoint Flotation Sales Director

Eriez® has announced the appointment of Matthew Behre to Flotation Sales Director, Eriez-Australia. In this role, Behre will spearhead Eriez' capital sales, commissioning, laboratory operations, and…

2024-04-10 | Eriez Magnetics | United States

Alimak - Efficiency and Safety in Mining

Alimak, a global vertical access provider with a range of industrial elevators designed for aboveground and underground mining applications, report that their industrial elevators are engineered to perform…

2024-04-09 | Alimak Group Management AB | Sweden

Hitachi Expands Dump Truck Production

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. has decided to begin full-scale production of dump trucks in the fiscal year 2026, with Hitachi Construction Truck, Hitachi Construction Machinery’s wholly owned…

2024-04-04 | Hitachi Construction Machinary | United States

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