Caterpillar is proud to introduce its 6030 hydraulic mining shovel painted in full Caterpillar-trademarked "yellow." The machine is the first Cat-branded mining shovel released since the company’s takeover of Bucyrus in October. The...

As mentioned in Russ Noble's Editorial, Caterpillar recently completed one of the larger acquisitions in manufacturing history by purchasing Bucyrus International Inc and its complete line of mining products. This monster deal made headlines...

There are many variables that make underground real-time mine maintenance an important matter. All of these surround the fact that the underground mining industry is ready for the paradigm shift from reactive to proactive maintenance. This...

Fourteen-and-a-half billion dollars! That's a lot of money and I don't care how rich you are, those figures are attention grabbers in any circle. Even the richest of rich raise their eyebrows when the words "fourteen-and-a-half billion dollars"...

Caterpillar and its WesTrac dealer have just announced an agreement with Fortescue Metals Group of Perth, Australia, to implement an autonomous mining solution for its 793F haul trucks at the Solomon iron ore mine. At full operational capacity,...

The goal was an ambitious one: from a resource estimated at 174 billion barrels, Muskeg River Mine bit off 300,000 tonnes of processed oilsands each day, to deliver 155,000 barrels of bitumen, then drive that recovery as high as 525,000…

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To help meet the growing need for qualified equipment operators, Caterpillar's equipment training solutions group is developing cost-effective, easy-to-use and reliable PC-based simul...

Caterpillar Inc. of Peoria, Ill., is increasing production to meet customer needs during this unprecedented period of demand for both open pit and underground mining equipment. The co...

Picture a weight-lifter and a gymnast, strapped together to form a gangling, three-legged runner. This is Inco Ltd.'s Voisey's Bay nickel project--the open pit mine and concentrator i...

Although it is one of Barrick Gold Corp.'s smaller development projects, the Cowal gold mine is important to the company's production base in Australia. The project is located in cent...

Everyone at the Veladero project is working flat-out preparing the mine and plant for production in the fourth quarter of this year. It helps to know that something good will come of the effort: there...