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Sandvik’s next shot Exclusively for Premium Subscribers (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. Full Story...

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. Full Story...

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. Full Story...

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. Full Story...

Long haul with China Exclusively for Premium Subscribers (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 Full Story...

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. Full Story...

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. Full Story...

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. Full Story...

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. Full Story...

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. Full Story...

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. Full Story...

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. Full Story...

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. Full Story...

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. Full Story...

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. Full Story...