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New Cat® 992 Wheel Loader increases productivity up to 32% and is up to 48% more efficient

Building on a more than half-century legacy that includes the best-selling large mining loader model of all time, the new Cat® 992 Wheel Loader sets a new standard by offering up to 32% greater productivity. This new large mining loader reduces maintenance costs by as much as 10% and offers up to 48% greater payload-per-fuel efficiency than the earlier model ...

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Caterpillar presented new longwall mining products and advanced technologies at Katowice Mining Fair

Caterpillar presented a number of new longwall mining products and solutions at the International Trade Fair for Mining, Power Generation and Metallurgy in Katowice/Poland. Together with the regional Cat® dealer, Bergerat Monnoyeur, Caterpillar showcased its latest technologies in the MCK Hall. The Caterpillar exhibit featured digital presentations of new longwall machines, technologies and services – all designed to make longwall ...

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Caterpillar and Minetec announce agreement to develop underground hard rock mining technology

Caterpillar and Minetec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Codan Ltd., announce an agreement for the development and delivery of technologies targeting underground hard rock mining challenges. The collaborative work will deliver best-in-class site solutions for mining customers. The integrated solutions will be offered as part of Cat® Mine­Star™. Caterpillar expects the integrated solutions to focus on applications of underground mobile ...

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Peabody orders complete Cat® longwall with advanced automation for North Goonyella Mine

Peabody recently ordered a complete Cat® longwall mining system for its North Goonyella Mine located in central Queensland/Australia. The Cat longwall system includes roof supports and a face conveyor for a 300 m face, shearer and beam stage loader (Figure 1). The system features advanced longwall automation technology to enhance safety and production. Delivery of the system is planned for the ...

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Caterpillar and FTP Solutions partner to boost mine network performance

Caterpillar and FTP Solutions have developed a cooperative agreement to deliver proactive monitoring and management of mining technology applications and the networks that these products depend on. FTP Solutions, based in Perth/Australia, currently offers products and services for monitoring and supporting site communications. The collaborative work will make best use of the proprietary technology developed by each company to deliver ...

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Caterpillar to supply complete longwall system to coal india subsidiary

Caterpillar recently completed an agreement to supply a complete Cat® longwall system to Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), a subsidiary of India’s largest coal producer, Coal India Ltd. The system will be delivered to the Moonidih mine in early 2019. The longwall production goal of the Moonidih XV Seam project is about 2.5 mt/a of coking coal. Support services will be ...

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Caterpillar develops Battery Electric Proof of Concept LHD

The Underground Mining group within Caterpillar Inc. is preparing to ship a proof of concept battery electric LHD to a mine site located in Canada. The initial build and validation testing of this R1300G test unit began in early 2017 at the Caterpillar Peoria Proving Grounds and will continue through the fourth quarter and into 2018 moving muck in a ...

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B2Gold selects Caterpillar and Barloworld for 7 MW Solar power installation at Otjikoto Mine in Namibia

In August 2017 Caterpillar announced that B2Gold Corp., one of the fastest-growing gold producers in the world, has selected the company and Cat® dealer Barloworld to supply 7 MW of solar power at the Otjikoto Mine in the Republic of Namibia (Figure 1). The full system, including Cat photovoltaic (PV) solar modules and the Cat microgrid master controller (MMC), will ...

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Advanced scalable technology for the new Cat® MD6310 rotary blasthole drill improves drilling efficiency and productivity

Building on the solid legacy of the MD6420C, the new Cat® MD6310 blasthole drill offers substantial technology, efficiency and productivity improvements (Figure 1). A key advantage of the machine, Cat electronics deliver advanced troubleshooting for efficient drill operation and scalable automation. The building blocks include drill assist, semi-autonomous and remote control operation and machine health reporting to improve drilling accuracy, ...

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Caterpillar to supply face conveyor for 400 m longwall face in Russia

The largest Russian coal producer, Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK), recently placed an order with the regional Cat® dealer, Vostochnaya Technica LLC (VT), for a complete armored face conveyor system to equip the company’s second 400 m longwall face (Figure 1). The longwall will operate in the mine named after V.D. Yalevskyi, Yalevskogo Seam #52 (formerly Mine #7), with commissioning ...

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