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Sandvik’s next shot
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(Monday, 20 May 2013)
THE next shot in the arms race to build the bigger, better underground hauler has been fired, with Sandvik putting its 63-tonne capacity TH663 underground hard rock mining truck on trial in Australia.
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Rio moves 100Mt with driverless trucks
(Wednesday, 24 April 2013)
RIO Tinto marked a milestone in its high-tech Mine of the Future program, after moving 100 million tonnes of material using autonomous haul trucks in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
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Howard backs new trucks
(Thursday, 7 March 2013)
FORMER Australian prime minister John Howard was on hand to help Belarusian Autoworks (BelAZ) launch its mining dump trucks in Australia recently.
Vetti Kakulas
was in New South Wales for the arrival.
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Record Caterpillar sales despite Q4 drop
(Tuesday, 29 January 2013)
CATERPILLAR reported record sales and revenues for 2012 of $US65.87 billion ($A63.3 billion), an increase of 10% from 2011 despite a slowdown in the fourth quarter.
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ERA meets guidance at Ranger
(Thursday, 10 January 2013)
ENERGY Resources of Australia has boosted its annual uranium output by 40% year-on-year after the company gained access to higher-grade ore at its Ranger mine in the Northern Territory, enabling the company to meet its production guidance.
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Sandvik unveils R32 alternative
(Wednesday, 9 January 2013)
ENTER the Alpha 330 drilling tool, an alternative to the venerable R32 connection system that has been used for drifting and tunnel rock drills since the 1950s.
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Long haul with China
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(Wednesday, 14 November 2012)
Rio Tinto is testing four Chinese haul trucks at a mine in Western Australia. If the trial is successful, it could signal China’s arrival in the mining equipment sector.
By Stephen Bell
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Cat reeling from weak economy, pulls back outlook
(Tuesday, 23 October 2012)
DESPITE a rise in sales and revenues in the 2012 third quarter, equipment giant Caterpillar has revealed that economic conditions globally are “weaker than we had previously expected”, resulting in a cut to its whole-year revenue projections.
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Best of both worlds
(Wednesday, 3 October 2012)
CATERPILLAR has launched the MD5150 Track Drill, a customer-inspired design that can drill holes up to 152 millimetres in diameter.
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Rise of the machines
(Thursday, 19 July 2012)
RIO Tinto’s robot trucks have started hauling high-grade ore at the Yandicoogina mine in Western Australia.
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Hyundai brings out the big guns
(Wednesday, 11 July 2012)
HYUNDAI Construction Equipment Australia is preparing to showcase the largest excavator in its range during the 2012 Queensland Mining and Engineering exhibition.
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A smoother rider
(Tuesday, 26 June 2012)
FROM this point forward never let it be said that dozing is such a pain in the posterior. At least that is what Komatsu hopes will be the sentiment after its ride enhancement package is fitted.
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Drilling on another plane
(Monday, 25 June 2012)
SANDVIK Mining has launched a three-dimensional navigational system for surface drilling.
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Rocky road ahead for equipment sales
(Friday, 27 January 2012)
DESPITE the amount of imported mining and construction equipment surpassing pre-global financial crisis levels in the middle of 2011, Australia’s largest freight forwarder has warned industry to expect a rocky year ahead.
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Mining, flood rebuilding drives equipment sales
(Friday, 13 January 2012)
THE Australian mining and construction equipment market grew strongly last year driven by demand from the mining sector and the natural disasters in the early part of 2011 and is expected to show further solid gains during 2012, according to an industry group.
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Rio adds more robots
(Wednesday, 2 November 2011)
RIO Tinto is to become the owner of the world’s largest driverless truck fleet after it signed a deal with Komatsu to buy at least 150 930E trucks with autonomous operating systems.
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Robominer
(Wednesday, 8 June 2011)
RIO Tinto is doubling its fleet of driverless haul trucks at its Western Australian iron ore operations, deploying them at Yandicoogina, its largest Pilbara mine.
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Command performance
(Friday, 20 May 2011)
CATERPILLAR has introduced a version of its Command control system for D10T and D11T dozers.
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Equipment sales up 7.3% and outlook bright
(Wednesday, 2 March 2011)
SALES of Australian construction and mining equipment increased by 7.3% in 2010 and the outlook for 2011 is good, with the market predicted to grow another 8-10% this year.
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Sanderson snatches Swick surface sideline
(Tuesday, 15 February 2011)
WESTERN Australian company Sanderson Drilling and its Colorado-based sibling Connors Drilling have emerged as the buyers of Swick Mining Services’ surface diamond division.
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Bank offers flood, cyclone help
(Friday, 11 February 2011)
THE Bank of Queensland has increased its hardship release package to its equipment finance customers hit by Cyclone Yasi and the floods in Queensland and Victoria.
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Equipment market still struggling
(Monday, 26 July 2010)
SLOW sales in the second quarter have led to a small decline in the Australian construction and mining equipment market for the first six months of 2010.
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A welcome form of RBT
(Monday, 19 July 2010)
JKTECH has launched the JK Rotary Breakage Tester, its ore breakage characterisation tool.
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The beast cometh
(Friday, 21 May 2010)
SOME call it the Mining Mastermind. Others simply call it the Beast. Whatever the preferred moniker, the Atlas Copco SmartRig ROC D65 surface drill rig has arrived.
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WesTrac merger gets the nod
(Wednesday, 21 April 2010)
SEVEN Network shareholders have voted to approve Kerry Stokes’ plan to merge the television company with Caterpillar dealer WesTrac.
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A bit of Moxy
(Wednesday, 14 April 2010)
A QUICK visit to the Doosan Moxy website reveals some interesting news for those looking for trucks – it has a rigid hauler coming soon.
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Trolley trucks save energy, CO2 emissions
(Tuesday, 23 February 2010)
A VISIT to Rio Tinto’s famous Rössing uranium mine in Namibia earlier this month revealed a unique haulage system from the open pit floor to ground level – trolley trucks powered by electricity.
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Stokes to merge ‘pride and joy’ Westrac with Seven
(Monday, 22 February 2010)
CATERPILLAR dealer Westrac Holdings will merge with the Seven Network to create a new publicly listed company.
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New dozer in a class of its own
(Wednesday, 17 February 2010)
KOMATSU Australia has released a new dozer that promises improved performance and a number of technological advances.
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Sandvik cuts Cubex deal
(Wednesday, 3 February 2010)
SANDVIK Mining and Construction has become the distributor of Cubex’s underground mining product line in Australia and overseas.
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