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  • A large Hitachi mining haul truck inside the Las Vegas Convention Center.

    Hitachi zeros in on sustainable mining

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Oct 8, 2024

    Heavy equipment manufacturer showcases Zero Emissions, Zero Downtime, and Zero Entry mines strategy at MINExpo 2024. Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas' 25,500-square-foot booth at MINExpo 2024 featured equipment and innovation focused on addressing its mining customers' top priorities – reducing carbon emissions, increasing productivity, and improving safety. During the world's largest mining show, the Japanese heavy equipment manufacturer provided insights into a t...

  • Fully loaded mine haul truck gets electricity transferred from a Cat DET system.

    Cat DET charges mining trucks on the fly

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Oct 2, 2024

    Dynamic Energy Transfer system is a highly customizable and scalable system for charging haul trucks on the move. To meet the immediate and long-term climate goals of mining companies around the globe, Caterpillar Inc. has introduced an innovative solution for charging haul trucks while they are on the move. Much like the range anxiety preventing many drivers from making the switch to electric, concern over loss of productivity while a haul truck is idling at a charger is a...

  • A more than two-story-tall mining truck inside the Las Vegas Convention Center.

    Liebherr grabs MINExpo 2024 spotlight

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Oct 1, 2024

    German firm unveils $2.8 billion zero-emissions mining equipment partnership with Fortescue. MINEXPO INTERNATIONAL 2024, LAS VEGAS – Grabbing the spotlight during the world's largest mining event is no small feat. A historic $2.8 billion partnership to further advance the technologies needed for zero-emissions mining, however, put German heavy equipment manufacturer Liebherr and West Australian miner Fortescue front and center during the main event that comes around just o...

  • Mining equipment and technology executives shaking hands.

    ABB, Komatsu partner to electrify mining

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Aug 16, 2024

    Global electrification and equipment companies join forces to develop zero-emission solutions for mining. To accelerate the development of technologies that will help global mining companies achieve their climate goals, ABB and Komatsu are collaborating on the development of technologies to reduce and eventually eliminate the need for diesel to fuel the heavy machinery that does the digging and hauling at mines around the world. Under a strategic agreement, ABB and Komatsu...

  • A 29-cubic-yard Komatsu excavator in a gravel pit.

    Komatsu has electric solutions for MINExpo

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Aug 6, 2024

    Company leverages decades of experience to offer sustainable mining equipment and technologies. With global mining companies focused on minimizing their environmental footprint while maximizing the efficiency and profitability of producing the minerals needed to build a sustainable future, Komatsu will be showcasing its latest electrification solutions at MINExpo 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, from Sept. 24 to 26. Put on by the National Mining Association every four years,...

  • Display reads “Experience The Future Of Mining” at immersive room entrance.

    Sandvik to bring mining vision to MINExpo

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jul 23, 2024

    Mining equipment and tech company will showcase "future of mining" innovations at world's largest mining event. Net-zero. Connected. Digitized. Automated. Electrified. These are some of the adjectives Sandvik is using to describe its vision for the "future of mining," which will be on full display at the global mining technology and equipment company's 21,000-square-foot exhibit in the Central Hall of MINExpo International 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A global mining...