ENVIRONMENT

Volvo CE's Electric Site moves closer to zero-emission goal

Volvo Construction Equipment’s (Volvo CE) Electric Site research project, launched over three years ago, recently delivered positive results at a test site in Sweden, including a 98% reduction in carbon emissions, a 70% reduction in energy costs and a 40% reduction in operator costs

 The fleet of HX2 autonomous, battery-electric load carriers

The fleet of HX2 autonomous, battery-electric load carriers

Over 10 weeks, at its customer Skanska's Vikan Kross quarry, near Gothenburg, Volvo CE was testing eight second-generation prototypes of its autonomous, battery-electric HX2 load carriers, which were transporting...

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2024 (feat. Opaxe data)

A comprehensive review of exploration trends and technologies, highlighting the best intercepts and discoveries and the latest initial resource estimates.

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Future Fleets Report 2024

The report paints a picture of the equipment landscape and includes detailed profiles of mines that are employing these fleets

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Digitalisation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations that use digitalisation technology to drive improvements across all areas of mining production

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Automation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations using autonomous solutions in every region and sector, including analysis of the factors driving investment decisions