Advanced thermal scanning combined with modern belt scanning is being deployed by Tru-Trac to detect hotspots, misalignment and structural defects on high-capacity mining conveyors before they escalate into catastrophic failures. David Pereira, Head of Sales, points to continuous infrared monitoring of idlers, pulleys and drive stations, integrated with belt rip and splice detection systems, to trigger early interventions rather than reactive shutdowns. For engineers, the key shift is moving condition monitoring from periodic manual inspections to automated, full-length conveyor health scans that can be trended and alarmed in real time.

Technology-led optimisation of comminution circuits can deliver immediate, material efficiency gains when applied with tight process control, argues JD Singleton, Comminution Director for EMEA at Weir. Singleton links precision deployment of tools such as high-pressure grinding rolls, advanced process control and real-time ore characterisation to lower specific energy consumption and reduced CO₂ per tonne milled. He stresses that disciplined implementation and continuous performance tracking are essential if mines are to meet carbon targets without escalating unit operating costs.

Darma Henwa has expanded its fleet with 10 new Liebherr machines to support increased overburden and coal production at Kaltim Prima Coal’s Bengalon mine in East Kalimantan and Arutmin’s Kintap mine in South Kalimantan. The additional units, likely including large hydraulic excavators and ultra-class mining trucks typical of Liebherr’s Indonesian deployments, are being deployed to a new pit at Bengalon and to meet higher production targets at Kintap. For mine planners and geotechnical teams, the larger fleet implies higher stripping rates, faster pit advance and tighter haul road and dump stability requirements.