McEwen Mining Inc. recently declared commercial production at their newest mine site in Nevada, USA, the Gold Bar mine, powered by Caterpillar. The customized solution consists of two Cat G3516 1,450 kW and one G3512 1,000 kW natural gas generator...
Shell Energy Australia, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has today entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed to acquire 100% of the shares in ERM Power, a leading commercial and industrial electricity retailer in Australia, for $AUD 617...
Townsville Marine Logistics Pty Ltd, on the north-eastern coast of Australia, received an electric Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 Mobile Harbor Crane. The crane is the backbone of the company’s bulk and container operations. Founded in 2018, Townsville Marine Logistics is...
Kobelco has released its Next Generation SK75SR-7 and SK85MSR-7 excavators in its midi range boasting features that have not been seen on excavators of this size before. The new models set high industry-standards offering greater efficiency, superior productivity and...
Volvo CE offers many new technologies and services to help companies reduce spending on fuel and become more environmentally friendly in the process. Fuel is one of the largest expenses for most construction companies. Volvo CE has fitted its machines...
Komatsu has released a new grader, the GD655-7, incorporating a number of technology innovations compared with its predecessors as well as other graders on the market - aimed at making it easier to use and more productive, in a...
South Australia’s impressive range of renewable energy projects is set to increase with the news that a Canadian company has received development approval to build a $30 million advanced compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) facility at the Angas Zinc...
Probuild has delivered the final major stage of The Glen’s $430 million redevelopment, with the doors opening to reveal 50 new fashion and lifestyle stores, a new-format David Jones store and an indoor-outdoor dining precinct with more than 10...
The 19C-1E models – JCB’s first-ever electric diggers – are now coming off the assembly line at JCB Compact Products in Cheadle, Staffordshire, with orders rolling in from customers from across Europe and North America. The machine is a staggering...
 Downer Group recently invested in Carlson high precision machine guidance solutions to be deployed across four mine sites in Australia. In total, 27 machine systems will be installed across a fleet of dozers, excavators, drills, and supervisor vehicles to...
NEW D3 MACHINES BUILD ON D AND D2 SERIES REPUTATION AND INCLUDE IMPROVEMENTS IN OPERATOR EXPERIENCE, STABILITY, AND TECHNOLOGY. Caterpillar announces the release of 16 new Cat D3 Series Skid Steer Loader (SSL) and Compact Track Loader (CTL) models. These new...
The haulers have helped the company to increase productivity while reducing fuel consumption and maintenance costs. On a gold mine, 900 km northeast of Perth, three Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) articulated haulers are boosting productivity and slashing fuel consumption...
In this article, we feature an editorial contribution provided by MineWare CEO Andrew Jessett Driving sustainable performance, one load at a time by Andrew Jessett* In today’s competitive mining market, how do mining companies manage real and sustainable performance improvement over time...
The deal secures Caterpillar dealership in New Zealand for Industrial business and strengthens Motors’ commercial business in Australia and New Zealand. Sime Darby Berhad announced today that its subsidiary, Sime Darby (NZ) Holdings Limited has entered into a conditional sale...
According to a recently published a comprehensive study on excavator market, which opines that the excavator market will witness modest 3.2% volume y-o-y in 2019 over 2018. The study finds that the demand for excavator will improve as the heavy construction...
Record-breaking sale signals the start of a new productive partnership for MineWare and Downer MineWare is well underway with the installation of 23 of their Argus Hydraulic monitoring systems for Downer – making this the largest single order in MineWare’s...
Over the course of three years and many challenges of nerve and knowledge, more than 3,200 technicians from across the globe are whittled down to a team of just three victors. As a test of grit, stamina and teamwork,...
Around Townsville they’re calling it the Smurf – a big blue Komatsu excavator which has been painted to support a worthy cause - Beyond Blue. Every hour the machine works, its owner, fourth generation construction company RMS Engineering and...