Suppliers & Equipment Top Stories

Perenti and Sandvik team up on diesel-electric mining equipment

Through Perenti's mining business, Barminco, the companies will work together to optimize loaders and trucks.

Staff Writer | September 30, 2024 | 11:08 am

Fortescue, Liebherr secure orders for 100 electric mining trucks

The two companies signed a $2.8 billion partnership to supply…

Reuters | September 27, 2024 | 6:51 am

Focus on coal miners, power grid as South Africa spends just sixth of climate aid

Burning coal has rendered South Africa one of the world's…

Reuters | September 26, 2024 | 7:20 am

BHP to test Caterpillar’s new energy transfer system on its mining trucks

The new technology transfers energy to diesel-electric and battery-electric large…

Reuters | September 25, 2024 | 5:17 pm

IBAT to suspend operations at lithium extraction plant on weak prices

IBAT's move comes amid a more than 80% drop in…

Reuters | September 25, 2024 | 11:28 am

Epiroc’s profit hit by struggling construction sector, shares drop

Epiroc's shares fell more than 5% on Friday.

Reuters | July 19, 2024 | 6:48 am

Sodium-ion battery startup sparks lithium alternative

Peak Energy received $55 million in funding to scale up production of sodium-ion batteries that the company is positioning as an alternative to the widely used lithium-ion technology.

Bloomberg News | July 17, 2024 | 12:48 pm

Microsoft invests in Ontario-based rare earths recycling company

Cyclic has developed a patent-pending technology called CC360 to address the challenge of recovering rare earths contained in end-of-life hard drives.

Staff Writer | July 17, 2024 | 12:36 pm

Rio Tinto ready to build Simandou after almost 30 years of setbacks

Simandou has faced delays due to legal disputes, political changes, and the challenges of building out 600 km rail and port infrastructure.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 16, 2024 | 3:54 am

SolGold secures $750m gold stream funding for Ecuador project

Streaming deal will help SolGold finance feasibility studies, secure permits and later begin construction of the Cascabel copper-gold mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2024 | 5:55 am

Seabed mining regulator meets amid mounting pressure for code

Meeting is considered pivotal for the UN body, expected to finalize its decade-long effort to enact regulations by 2025.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2024 | 4:05 am

Zinnwald lithium project is now Europe’s 3rd largest

Zinnwald now expects to churn out 16,000tpa to 18,000tpa of battery grade lithium at the project in Germany — a 50% increase.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 12, 2024 | 6:41 am

Chinese deep-sea mining vehicle reaches 4,000m depth in trial run

The "Kaituo 2" successfully completed an experiment in the Pacific Ocean that demonstrated technological advances China has made in the field of deep-sea mining.

Staff Writer | July 11, 2024 | 12:14 pm

Vale partners with Komatsu, Cummins to develop low-emission trucks

The dual-fuel engines made by Cummins will be retrofitted to the mining company's existing fleet of diesel-powered haul trucks.

Reuters | July 11, 2024 | 9:49 am

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