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Loading and hauling
The zero emissions concept increasingly attracts mine operators for obvious reasons: reducing underground emission levels and operating costs are attractive rewards. Electrically powered load and haul (eLHD) equipment is a major enabler for this mission.
Sustainability
Launched by the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) in 2018, the Innovation for Cleaner, Safer Vehicles (ICSV) programme was inaugurated to address three of the most critical safety, health and environment performance issues on its mission towards zero harm while contributing to ...
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Underground drilling
As the company’s first battery-powered rock bolter, Sandvik DS412iE extends the zero emissions concept to the underground rock bolter class and opens up a wide range of possibilities for mines driven to boost their productivity and safety with data-based analytics.
People
From trainee truck operator to shift boss and training manager, Arlene Johnston parlayed her love of mining into a career underground at QME Ltd, distinguishing her as the first female miner in Ireland. She took time to share with Solid Ground online the challenges and opportunities she faces ...
Stories
Loading and hauling
The zero emissions concept increasingly attracts mine operators for obvious reasons: reducing underground emission...
Sustainability
Launched by the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) in 2018, the Innovation for Cleaner, Safer Vehic...
Stories
Underground drilling
As the company’s first battery-powered rock bolter, Sandvik DS412iE extends the zero emissions concept to th...
People
From trainee truck operator to shift boss and training manager, Arlene Johnston parlayed her love of mining into a...
Sustainability
Services
Implementing a sustainable business model involves a complete commitment from any operation that wants to work con...
Sustainability
MPUMALANGA PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA. A milestone project using mine-impacted water to irrigate crops has revealed po...
News
Underground drilling
The Sandvik 2711 class of drills are simple and safer to operate with robust components and provide an excellent p...
News
Loading and hauling
Kirkland Gold Macassa mine in Canada has received two Artisan A10 electric loaders.
Stories
Surface drilling
MPUMALANGA PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA. A new automation-ready blasthole drill rig is helping a South African coal oper...
Sustainability
Loading and hauling
Early in 2019, Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology began a collaboration with Lund University’s International Insti...
News
Surface drilling
RedBull Powder Company realized time and cost savings after becoming the first New Zealand drilling and blasting c...
News
Loading and hauling
The new Sandvik LS312 with quick detachment system (QDS) meets the challenges of underground loading and hauling a...
Stories
Loading and hauling
The zero emissions concept increasingly attracts mine operators for obvious reasons: reducing underground emission...
Stories
Underground drilling
As the company’s first battery-powered rock bolter, Sandvik DS412iE extends the zero emissions concept to th...
Sustainability
Services
Implementing a sustainable business model involves a complete commitment from any operation that wants to work con...
Sustainability
MPUMALANGA PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA. A milestone project using mine-impacted water to irrigate crops has revealed po...
Stories
Surface drilling
MPUMALANGA PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA. A new automation-ready blasthole drill rig is helping a South African coal oper...
Stories
Surface drilling
Noise is a constant presence in today’s industrialized world. With regard to rock excavation and processing, the k...
Stories
Underground drilling
BALYA, TURKEY. One of Sandvik’s latest development jumbos impressed the contractor who trialed it at one of the de...
Stories
Underground drilling
While dedicated equipment sometimes has its merits, the trend of the day is to use tunnelling jumbos for many jobs...
Stories
Crushing and screening
WALHALLA, USA. A new dual powered mobile crushing plant has more than doubled aggregate production while improving...
Stories
Surface drilling
MINAS DE RÍOTINTO, HUELVA PROVINCE, SPAIN. As Atalaya Mining’s Proyecto Riotinto continues an expansion that will ...
Sustainability
Crushing and screening
How will an industry that extracts our planet’s raw materials become more sustainable? To make meaningful ch...
Stories
Crushing and screening
Rock processors are under pressure to respond to rising challenges such as climate change, energy consumption and ...
Sustainability
Launched by the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) in 2018, the Innovation for Cleaner, Safer Vehic...
Sustainability
Services
Implementing a sustainable business model involves a complete commitment from any operation that wants to work con...
Sustainability
MPUMALANGA PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA. A milestone project using mine-impacted water to irrigate crops has revealed po...
Sustainability
Loading and hauling
Early in 2019, Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology began a collaboration with Lund University’s International Insti...
Sustainability
Is it possible to achieve sustainable business practices, long-term growth and profitability at the same time? Hen...
Sustainability
Compliance to Sandvik’s code of conduct, requiring more recycling and meeting international safety standards are s...
Sustainability
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology plans to meet its 2030 sustainability goals by embedding them in its normal bus...
Sustainability
Halving its CO2 impact has become one of Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology’s most important targets fo...
Sustainability
Crushing and screening
How will an industry that extracts our planet’s raw materials become more sustainable? To make meaningful ch...
Sustainability
Environment, Health and Safety
Modern society’s demand for metals and minerals will continue, as will its insistence that they are sourced sustai...
Sustainability
Environment, Health and Safety
Since taking over as president of Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology in April 2019, Henrik Ager has guided his cha...
Sustainability
Environment, Health and Safety
For Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology, a sustainable business strategy means focusing on a full life-cycle approa...
Sustainability
Launched by the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) in 2018, the Innovation for Cleaner, Safer Vehic...
People
From trainee truck operator to shift boss and training manager, Arlene Johnston parlayed her love of mining into a...
Sustainability
Loading and hauling
Early in 2019, Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology began a collaboration with Lund University’s International Insti...
Sustainability
Environment, Health and Safety
Since taking over as president of Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology in April 2019, Henrik Ager has guided his cha...
People
Crushing and screening
Adam Slusser loves his job. And why not? At 34, the aggregates plant manager of the CEMEX Balcones Quarry in Texas...
People
Demanding production targets and complex conditions mean Agnico Eagle’s underground operations manager Fernando Vi...
People
With ever-increasing demand for metals from the expanding Indian economy, Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) has transfo...
Sustainability
Environment, Health and Safety
Creating better air quality in underground mining environments is one of the most pressing issues facing mining co...
People
Automation
Since becoming President and CEO of Canadian miner North American Palladium in 2015, Jim Gallagher has led signifi...
People
In these days of digitalization and automation, understanding R&D for mining equipment manufacturers can be an...
People
Site manager and engineer Ines Hagspiel wears many hats – only one of them made from reinforced plastic. Her exper...
People
In September 2010, Kinross acquired the Chirano mine in Ghana. The mine is situated on the Bibiani gold belt, and ...
Video
Crushing and screening
A new dual powered mobile crushing plant has more than doubled aggregate production while improving product qualit...
Video
Crushing and screening
A new mobile crushing plant from Sandvik has replaced an aging stationary plant and provided pit design flexibilit...
Sustainability
Is it possible to achieve sustainable business practices, long-term growth and profitability at the same time? Hen...
Video
Surface drilling
An unfortunate equipment breakdown proved to be a silver lining for the limestone quarry at Quebec’s newest cement...
Video
Underground drilling
A commitment to automation has helped Boliden’s Tara mine offset a high ratio of development metres to production ...
Video
Crushing and screening
Basalt production has increased by 20 percent since Vogelsberger Basaltwerk modernized its processing plant by ins...
Video
Underground drilling
After transitioning from a combined surface and underground operation to a fully underground mine, Agnico Eagle’s ...
Video
Loading and hauling
Mining services provider Barminco operates one of the largest underground fleets in the world. Barminco trialed th...
Video
Durable surface drills help Esan produce high-quality feldspar and quartz in southwestern Turkey’s Aegean Region.
Video
Crushing and screening
Digitalization is improving predictive maintenance and enabling better-informed, fact-based decisions in the sulph...
Video
Loading and hauling
Byrnecut Australia trialed our new Sandvik LH621i loader. Managing director Pat Boniwell praised the loader’s impr...
Video
Safety and production are the main drivers for the Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK). At the coal producer’s Tal...
News
Underground drilling
The Sandvik 2711 class of drills are simple and safer to operate with robust components and provide an excellent p...
News
Loading and hauling
Kirkland Gold Macassa mine in Canada has received two Artisan A10 electric loaders.
News
Surface drilling
RedBull Powder Company realized time and cost savings after becoming the first New Zealand drilling and blasting c...
News
Loading and hauling
The new Sandvik LS312 with quick detachment system (QDS) meets the challenges of underground loading and hauling a...
News
With safety, efficiency and performance paramount, Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has launched the new Sandvik...
News
Surface drilling
The new, upgraded Dino DC410Ri surface top hammer drill rig from Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology offers signifi...
News
Loading and hauling
Continuing Chilean state-owned miner Codelco’s vision of creating the most advanced underground mines in the world...
News
The new Sandvik DR416i rotary blasthole drill is automation-ready and supplies the highest rotational torques and ...
News
Underground drilling
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has launched a mobile drill rig simulator to help upskill operators where they ...
News
A new software solution that connects surface drilling equipment monitoring with personnel on one platform helps s...
News
Surface drilling
The new radio remote-controlled Commando DC300Ri is a flexible surface top hammer drill rig that offers intelligen...
News
Rock tools and systems
One of the new features of the Rammer Excellence line is the RD3 remote monitoring device, helping to track and mo...
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