8+ hour, 48+ min ago   (381+ words) Sandvik has unveiled “Sami”, a fully autonomous, battery-electric surface drilling concept at its Future of Mining event in Tampere, Finland, combining AI-driven drilling control, enhanced robotics and digital connectivity in a single platform. The concept drill is designed to operate…...

20+ hour, 42+ min ago   (428+ words) Epiroc has secured a large underground mining equipment order from MMG Limited for the Khoemacau copper mine in Botswana, where MMG is working with Chinese contractors China Huaye and 23MCC under the ownership of China Minmetals Corp. The package is expected…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (408+ words) Divalls Earthmoving has expanded from its first Komatsu excavator to a 75‑unit fleet, most recently adding the PC220LCi‑12 excavator equipped with Komatsu’s intelligent Machine Control for automated digging and grade control. The Goulburn-based contractor has consistently adopted Komatsu’s latest tech packages,…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (412+ words) Thames Water is deploying AI analytics, satellite imagery and more than 75,000 acoustic loggers across its buried distribution network to pinpoint leaks as prolonged heat and low rainfall increase mains failure risk. The system combines continuous acoustic monitoring on cast iron…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (425+ words) ABD Solutions, a UK-based subsidiary of AB Dynamics, is entering the increasingly crowded full-stack Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) market with a robotics-driven platform derived from automotive autonomy technology rather than traditional mining OEM systems. The company positions its solution to…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (375+ words) Sandvik has secured an order from Kamoa Copper SA for 19 Toro® underground trucks and loaders for the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, taking the site’s Sandvik underground fleet to more than 100 units. The equipment will…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (318+ words) ARAMAC has been launched as a standalone business focused on designing, manufacturing and distributing underground mining equipment, separating this activity from Aramine’s traditional narrow-vein specialisation. The new entity will target broader underground segments with complete fleets – from loaders and trucks…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (406+ words) AtkinsRéalis, Sellafield Ltd and Igloo Vision have installed a 360° immersive visualisation suite at the Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Collaboration (RAICo1) facility in West Cumbria to plan complex nuclear decommissioning tasks. The dome-style environment allows engineers to rehearse remote handling, crane lifts…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (398+ words) Ferreyros and Caterpillar are deploying Peru’s first underground autonomous loader fleet, introducing CAT R1600H low-profile LHDs with 10.5 t payload capacity at Volcan Compañía Minera operations. The autonomous R1600H units, designed for narrow-vein and low-back mining, will transition from commissioning to full production,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (416+ words) Haulotte has agreed a partnership with Ukrainian Unmanned Technologies (UUT) to industrially scale UUT’s RAVLYK (UMP-2) electric 6x6 all‑terrain robotic ground logistics platform, announced at the Eurosatory 2026 defence show. The modular RAVLYK, already at TRL‑9 with serial production in several…...