Epiroc
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EQUIPMENT: Epiroc launches new mobile underground drilling rig
STOCKHOLM – What do you get when you take one of the most respected underground core drilling rigs on the market and fuse it with a well-proven and reliable carrier? You get the all-new Diamec Smart 6M from Epiroc. Epiroc…
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EQUIPMENT: Epiroc wins equipment and service order from Codelco
SWEDEN – Epiroc, a productivity partner for the mining industry, has won a large equipment and service order from Codelco for its Chuquicamata mine in northern Chile. Codelco has ordered underground loaders, face drill rigs, rock bolting rigs and mine trucks,…
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HAULAGE: Epiroc continues to improve the Minetruck MT65 for underground
SWEDEN – Since its launch in 2016, Epiroc’s Minetruck MT65 has held its position as the highest payload capacity underground truck in the world. Recent design modifications have further optimized this unit for even better value for end users. A…
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HAULAGE: ASI to supply Roy Hill mine with autonomous truck solution
AUSTRALIA – ASI Mining has signed a subcontract with Epiroc to supply its autonomous truck solution to the Roy Hill mine in Western Australia. In February, Epiroc signed a contract with Roy Hill to deliver a fully automated haul truck solution…
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DRILLING: Epiroc introduces DM30 II SP blasthole drill
SWEDEN – Epiroc, a productivity partner for the mining industry, has introduced the DM30 II Single Pass (SP) rotary blasthole drill for quarries and small open-pit mines. The crawler-mounted, hydraulic tophead-drive rig offers faster hole-to-hole drilling and lower unit costs…
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DIGITALIZATION: Vale selects Mobilaris and Epiroc for digital transformation
CANADA – Vale, one of the world’s largest miners, has selected Mobilaris Mining & Civil Engineering and Epiroc as partners to advance digitalization at its Canadian mines. The announcement is part of the company’s digital transformation program within the mining…
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AUTOMATION: Epiroc and ASI to automate fleet at Australian mine
SWEDEN – Epiroc, a productivity partner for the mining industry, has signed a contract with the Roy Hill iron ore mine in western Australia to deliver a fully automated haul truck solution to the 55-million-tonne-per-year operation. Epiroc, in partnership with…
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DRILLING: Epiroc’s Epsilon2 bit boosts productivity
SWEDEN – Epiroc has introduced a new Epsilon2 premium tricone drill bit which allows up to 100% more drilling in surface mining and construction environments before the bit needs to be discarded. Extensive field testing Thanks to smart patented features,…
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DISTRIBUTION: Aramine and Epiroc partner on underground equipment
FRANCE – Last year, Aramine was appointed as the as official distributor of Epiroc products for underground mines and tunnels in France and in several strategic countries in central and west Africa. The Epiroc range complements Aramine’s portfolio of machines.…
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MINING PEOPLE: Epiroc, Golden Star, Guyana Goldfields, and Maverix Metals
Swedish drilling powerhouse Epiroc AB has named Helena Hedblom its new president and CEO, a promotion from her previous role as senior executive VP mining an infrastructure. She is the holder of a MSc in material technology from the Royal…
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EXPLOSIVES: Epiroc and Orica together tackle automated loading system
STOCKHOLM – Epiroc, a leading productivity partner for the mining industry, has entered a partnership with world-leading commercial explosives provider Orica to jointly develop a semi-automated explosives delivery system, enabling safer and more productive blasting operations in underground mines. As…
