Frac freight off the rails

In November, Brazilian mining giant Vale was involved in two sustainable shipping initiatives.

Swedish mining company LKAB is deploy Sandvik automated loaders for use at the Kiruna mine in northern Sweden, the world’s largest underground iron ore mine.

Rio Tinto has approved a US$77 million pre-feasibility study (PFS) of the Rhodes Ridge project, said to be one of the world’s best undeveloped iron ore deposits, in the East Pilbara, Western Australia.

Geometric innovations and space-saving designs are making covered storage more productive.

Voith TurboBelt TPXL coupling drives will power three of the four conveyors, the longest of which is a world record for a conveyor without a mid-belt drive at 16.3 miles long.

Sigma Lithium has reached its second shipment target after trucking 15,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium concentrate and 30,000 tonnes of by-products to Vitoria Port in Brazil.