Tag: mining industry
Sustainability is absolutely the trend topic today, in mining as well. The focus extends well beyond the areas of energy consumption and the use of resources: All industries are currently searching for alternative, low-priced and environmentally friendly raw materials...
Sandvik is launching two new carbide grades to the PowerCarbide family. This is the most significant carbide innovation in the rock drilling industry for decades. The new grades extend grinding intervals and service life by up to 30% compared...
To meet the needs which arise from the mining industry electrification requirements, Sandvik is further developing battery electric solutions for hard rock mining operations. Innovations and ideas for future solutions are discussed and validated in customer forums, participated by...
Sandvik is introducing the new drilling tool system Alpha 360 – an improved and amplified version that complements the company’s best-selling system Sandvik Alpha 330. With a reinforced design, Alpha 360 can last twice as long as a standard...
In a small village in Indonesia, ten TA400s are removing huge volumes of overburden from a coal mine. With the articulated haulers working for up to 18 hours a day, this five-year project is showcasing just how robust these...
Mine operators for some time now have been increasingly turning to an alternative to conventional rip-and-stack or drill-and-blast coal mining: the use of surface miners. Diverse studies and tests show that surface miners offer considerable advantages in terms of...
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