SDLG inaugurates first manufacturing facility in Bengaluru

"The new facility indicates encouraging signs of increased manufacturing and launch of new products and services.

Cosmos Pumps Drops 'The Giant': A Herculean Dewatering Pump, Transforming Mines with Techno-Magic

Cosmos Pumps, a pioneering force in dewatering pump solutions, proudly introduces “THE GIANT” Dewatering Pump, a cutting-edge innovation poised to revolutionize the global mining industry.

Recent past sees significant IoT development for remote and health equipment monitoring

BKR Prasad, General Manager – Marketing, Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery

“We work very closely with mining companies.”

BKR Prasad, General Manager – Marketing, Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery, speaks on the types of mining equipment offered by the company.

Embracing the Rental Revolution

Rental penetration is a bit low in the mining equipment industry, but it is increasing on YOY basis due to awareness and availability of latest mining equipment.

Navigating the Depths

How IIoT is enhancing safety and efficiency in underground mining.

Mining the Future

With prospects in both surface mining and underground mining, the Indian market for mining equipment appears to have a bright future.

On The Roll

The OTR tyre market is forecasted to reach 15 million units by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 9.05 per cent in volume terms.

Loaded with opportunities

The wheel loader market is estimated to be valued at over $23.74 billion by 2030. It is anticipated to reach a CAGR of over 8.9 per cent during the forecast period from 2022 to 2030.

We are leaders in compaction equipment

Alok Jha, Director – Sales and Marketing, India and SAARC, CASE Construction Equipment, said, “We are elated to participate in the Excon trade fair, which is taking place after a long period of global turmoil. Going forward, we are optimistic that the construction industry in India is entering a sustained demand phase.

Upgrading Technology

Commonly used to construct and maintain gravel and dirt roads, motor graders have also prepared building foundations and drainage ditches, making them popular with government agencies and contractors.

Companies all over the world are turning to digital integration to increase efficiency in the mining process.

In recent years, mining companies have adopted a growing range of digital solutions. Many have mechanised their operations, moved from the physical to the digital realm by adding equipment sensors.

Counting on diggers

Increasing demand for construction and infrastructure activities is anticipated to augment earthmoving equipment market growth in India over the next few years.

OTR tyre market has bright prospect

India OTR tyre market stood at 11.2 million units in 2021 and forecasted to reach 15 million units by 2023. The market is likely to grow at a CAGR of 9.05 per cent in volume terms.

Unlocking the mining potential

The future of the Indian mining equipment market looks good with opportunities in underground mining and surface mining.

Portable compressors play major role in mining, infra and construction applications

The construction sector has been again impacted by the onset of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

With infra plans in place, there will be continuous growth for hydraulic excavators

Initially during first quarter of FY2021 there was decline in sales of hydraulic excavators due to pandemic. During second quarter the sales have improved and subsequently, during third and fourth quarter the sales of crawler excavators has picked up and ended with a total sales growth of 8 per cent compared to previous FY2020.

BEML hands over BE1800D hydraulic excavator to Coal India

As part of “Atmanirbharta” mission, BEML has launched and handed over much-awaited ‘BE1800D hydraulic excavator’ at a function held at KGF; the equipment key was received by Binay Dayal, Director (Technical), Coal India.

Coal India approves record 32 mining projects at Rs 47K cr

Scripting a record high, Coal India Limited (CIL) has approved 32 coal mining projects in the current fiscal till January 2021, which indicate an estimated incremental capital of around Rs 47,300 crore.

BEML hands over BE1800D hydraulic excavator to Coal India

The BE1800D hydraulic excavator is ‘Make in India’ equipment; designed, developed and produced in-house at the BEML’s state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in KGF complex.

Motor graders are now mandatory for construction of highways

The grader has a strong role in the pre-compaction stage and sub-base preparation with fine grading, spreading and levelling the ground. It uses a hydraulic blade to push large amounts of soil and can be adjusted with a simple lever by the operator.

Graders for the future

Motor graders are having their moments under the sun. Infrastructure projects are pushing up demand for these machines.

Technological upgrades are perennial part of CE industry: Sandeep Mathur of CASE

Sandeep Mathur, Brand Leader, CASE India, speaks on the current scenario of motor graders in India, and the upcoming digital technologies in motor graders.

OTR tyres on the move

With construction activities picking up and mining activities on a revival mode, the OTR tyre demand in the country is expected to grow in the coming years.

Trending mining equipment and features

The upcoming mining reforms are expected to drive the demand for advanced mining equipment technologies and solutions.

Mining opportunities and challenges

Ritabrata Ghosh, Associate Head, Corporate Sector Ratings, ICRA writes on the mining scenario in India.

Light at the End of the Tunnel

Tunnels seem to be coming up in metropolitan and remote areas alike, so TBMs and other equipment should be in demand. How is the industry gearing up?

Towards ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’: BEML adds new products

BEML has introduced a range of mining and defence equipment developed indigenously and opened new Industrial Design Centre.

BEML launches new indigenous products

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched BEML’s indigenously designed and developed products

Mobile Compressors: Staying Powerful

Mining policy revival and recovery of construction activities can bring back the power in mobile compressor market. Next year could see the industry back in full action which can drive the growth of mobile compressors in the long term.

We have products to match core infra requirements: Tony Van Herbruggen

Atlas Copco products are designed and developed for Indian job site conditions with various innovations through reengineering. Tony Van Herbruggen, General Manager, Power Technique Customer Center, Atlas Copco (India), shares more on the new product range and solutions for the market.

Challenging Terrain

The hydraulic excavator market in India has been impacted by the slowdown after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic.

CIL gets green nod for 17 projects

According to Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi, Coal India (CIL) has received green clearances for 17 mining projects, which will enable CIL to achieve one-billion-tonne production target.

Mining Gains

The recent policy initiatives by the Central Government are expected to boost the mining activities in the country, providing new opportunities to private and global miners, and equipment and technology providers.

Thwarting challenges

The construction equipment (CE) market was predicted to be flat this year due to elections and uncertainty in the new political scenario. The industry was cautiously optimistic.

Tower Cranes for Heavy Lifts

COMANSA has launched a new model tower crane designed to work in projects, in which it is necessary to lift heavy loads.

Transforming Mining Safe and Productive

Underground mining is an extremely tough mining method with various risk factors involved.

Bigger Digger

Optimum utilisation of excavators is of utmost importance for the economic operation of the machine. All hydraulic excavator OEMs have introduced matching technologies for the optimum performance of their machines.

Rolls-Royce Power Systems and XCMG sign strategic pact

Rolls-Royce Power Systems and XCMG, a multinational heavy machinery manufacturing company based in Jiangsu, China, have formed a strategic cooperation alliance to further develop the Chinese domestic and export mining equipment markets, providing optimised solutions to customers worldwide.

Uranium Corp to take up 13 new mining projects

The Uranium Corporation of India (UCIL) will be taking up 13 uranium mining projects across the country with an outlay of Rs 105.70 billion, aiming to increase its production by up to four times in the near future.

Multitasking Enablers

Attachments are the wise choice to achieve economy and productivity in a project. However, choosing the right attachment for the right application is imperative for the successful and optimum utilisation.

Indian CE Market Overview

The market for construction equipment will follow an upward trend in the next five years.,

Tower cranes for heavy lifts

COMANSA has launched a new model tower crane designed to work in projects, in which it is necessary to lift heavy loads.

Looking for a Turnaround

Putzmeister to showcase mining solutions at IMME 2018

Putzmeister, a worldwide leading solution provider for pumping, mixing and placing concrete, mortar and industrial solids, will be showcasing its low profile concrete mixers and concrete spraying equipment used in mines and tunnels, at the IMME 2018 in Kolkata.

COMANSA launches new tower crane

COMANSA, one of the world?s main references in tower cranes for construction, launched a new model designed to work in projects in which it is necessary to lift heavy loads.

Crushing capacity creation needed

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari informed in Lok Sabha that projects for constructing 6,320 km of road have been awarded under the first phase of the Bharatmala project, with the financial implication estimated to be Rs 1.44 trillion.

L&T opens service centre in Singrauli

L&T Construction & Mining Machinery has set up a new Service Centre in Singrauli, the heartland of India's coal industry.

L&T opens service centre in Singrauli

L&T Construction & Mining Machinery has set up a new Service Centre in Singrauli, the heartland of India?s coal industry. The new facility was inaugurated by Arvind K Garg, Executive Vice-President & Head, Construction & Mining Machinery Business, Larsen & Toubro in the presence of a galaxy of top customers from public sector and private companies.

Improving economy

Attachments can help a machine to perform diverse range of secondary functions. Some attachment manufacturers also offer customised or purpose-built attachments. This offers equipment do multipurpose jobs at project sites.

Privatisation of coal mining

India's coal demand-supply balance still remains tilted in favour of coal imports as the state-run miners, Coal India and the Singareni Collieries Company have been unable to entirely meet India's coal demand, especially for higher grade thermal coal/washed coal and coking coal.

CMPDI identifies 30 new coal mining projects

The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) has identified 30 new coal mining projects for Coal India (CIL) that can add to the annual production capacity by 100 million tonnes.

Cost-efficient and productive

Construction company Pembinaan Nescaya is using SDLG G9138 and G9190 motor graders to build a 11.4 km road that will provide access to the new Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex in the state of Johor.

Scaling up skills

A qualified and productive workforce in mining operations is of utmost importance. Pavan Kaushik elaborates on the efforts of Hindustan Zinc (HZL) and its Mining Academy in enhancing the skill levels of mining machine operators through its various hands-on training courses.

The Show of Technology Prowess

Excon 2017 is all set to open its floors for the five-day mega technology feast on December 12, 2017. This year marks the ninth edition of the Excon, which has a 17-year strong legacy being organised since 2000.

Portable Air Compressors

A portable air compressor is used to supply compressed air on construction sites, road works, or whenever people need compressed air where a stationary compressor is not suitable.

Industry experts to gather at MiningForum

DMT, a group of engineering and consulting firms, is organising the 14th edition of its MiningForum on June 1 and 2, 2017 at the Estrel Berlin, Germany.

Technology for Africa

Wirtgen supplies sophisticated and practical technologies that are designed for extreme working conditions.

Back on Track!

The Indian mining and material processing industry, along with other bulk material handling operations like coal loading or bulk handling at ports, and aggregate processing in roads, is already on a fast track growth trajectory in India, thereby driving the demand.

Zooming Ahead

Trucks and heavy tractors for cargo haulage and transportation of aggregate materials, coal, overburden from mines, iron ore and other bulk materials, are riding the curve of exponential growth.

The Earth Movers and Shakers

As a consequence of the excavation activity gaining momentum, earthmovers like front-end loaders, crawler dozers, traxcavators and other earthmoving equipment are registering a CAGR of 15-18 per cent. Since the Indian economy is reviving, these equipment are also finding emerging markets in other sectors as well.

Essential for Road Building

Commitment towards infrastructural development and faster implementation of road projects to desired specifications are driving the growth of the motor grader market in India.

Trimex Group signs MoUs

Hyderabad-based Trimex Group has signed two MoUs with Government of Andhra Pradesh to develop mining projects at Bhavanapadu and Kalingapatnam in the state. The MoU was signed by Trimex Group Managing Director Pradeep Koneru in the CII Partnership Summit.

Large Miners Forward

While the global mining industry is on the decline, India is witnessing a reverse trend. Many international mining equipment manufacturers are showcasing their products at BAUMA 2016, Germany, in a big way, at a time when Coal India

Availability and utilisation achieved are key performance indicators for large mining equipment.

We have seen increase in enquires for large mining equipment segment in India in the last six months. Public Sector Units (PSUs) contribute to most of the increase in enquiry. From private miners, contractors or mine developer-operators (MDOs)

Path Breakers

The upcoming and ongoing infrastructure development projects and expansion projects, along with the increased mining activities, have driven the growth of rock breakers.

OTRs Rolling On

OTR tyre industry has evolved over the years because of the infrastructure development and the construction activities happening as a consequence. Off late, owing to Prime Minister?s vision of Make-in-India, the OTR tyres

Mining Growth

India is on track to overtake the US as the second-largest coal consumer after China this decade. India wants to more than double coal output to 1.5 billion tonne by 2020. The central government has already taken specific actions including e-auctions of coal blocks; 28 blocks are already allocated and more blocks to be e-auctioned soon.

Rs 1 lakh-crore for power, mining projects

Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Coal, Power and Renewable Energy, said that the power and coal sectors will shortly issue orders worth over Rs 1 lakh crore for various projects.

Scissor Lift Platform for Mining

To continue optimising logistics of underground mining operations, Putzmeister has developed the MINELIFT 4 scissor lift platform. With a lifting height of 4 m and 4 tonne capacity, the equipment provides a mobile and secure working platform for load and personnel lifting in underground mining and can also be set up for all kinds of installations, like piping and ventilation.

Mining Potential

With the growing demand for increased output of coal and iron ore and other minerals, the demand for mining equipment and machinery is expected grow manifold.

Demand for mining equipment from PSUs is expected to increase

Gmmco is fully geared up to serve its customers with efficient product support, so they achieve maximum uptime and productivity of CAT fleet, says S Ananthakrishnan, AVP, Mining Project Sales, Gmmco. Excerpts from the interview.

Demand for mining equipment from PSUs is expected to increase

Gmmco is fully geared up to serve its customers with efficient product support, so they achieve maximum uptime and productivity of CAT fleet, says S Ananthakrishnan, AVP, Mining Project Sales, Gmmco.

Mining Potential

With the growing demand for increased output of coal and iron ore and other minerals, the demand for mining equipment and machinery is expected grow manifold. The mining sector has gone through major challenges in the last few years. For instance, the CE industry

Metso opens mining service centres in Peru, Mexico

Metso continues to expand its global service centre network by opening mining service centres in Peru and Mexico. The investments, worth in total -?6 million, are in line with Metso?s long-term strategy to strengthen its local services presence close to its customers. Metso already serves its mining and construction customers from over 50 service centres around the world. A new centre is also in the process of being built in Mesa, Arizona, US and in Labrador City in Canada. Above -?20 billion in

MoEF defers decision regarding Rajgammar UG coal block

The environment ministry has deferred a decision on granting clearance to underground coal mining project of Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd in the state of Chhattisgarh. The said company is seeking environment clearance for Rajgammar underground coal mine project located in Korba district of Chhattisgarh.

Minor mineral mining projects needs environment clearance from state authorities

The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has informed the Supreme Court in an affidavit, that the government has made it compulsory for any kind of mining activity to be undertaken only after proper sanction is taken from the concerned authorities.

CIL sanctions Rs 2,295 cr for its 4 new mining projects

Government-owned miner Coal India has sanctioned Rs 2,294.79 crore for its four new mining projects with an estimated capacity of 12.5 million tonne. During the 12th Plan period, CIL has plans to take up 126 projects with an estimated capacity of 438.04 million tonne.

Dassault to serve mining sector, opens office in Kolkata

Dassault Systems, a French design software company, is to focus on the mining and energy sector in the eastern part of the country. It has already set up an office in Kolkata for the purpoe. The company's focus will be on mining projects in the east and hydro-power projects in the north-east.

We plan to develop new products like jaw crushers, cone crushers and mobile plants.

We do not sell standard plants as we consider each crushing or screening task as different from the other. We aim to offer custom-built plants which will make us a cut above the others. Also, we are tapping export markets in certain areas, which keeps us busy in the present market conditions, says VP Mundra, Director, Core Crushing Equipments.

SAIL to explore new ore deposits

In order to meet the future requirement of iron ore, Steel Authority of India (SAIL) plans to explore new iron ore deposits in the states of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, MP, Maharashtra, Odisha and Karnataka. The company wants to implement new ore mining project as it plans to raise its steel making capacity by up to 50 per cent to 21 million tonne by this fiscal.

Power project faces delay due to land issue

Owing to its failure to acquire the required amount of land, NTPC is facing difficulty in implementing the 1,320 mw (660 mw x 2) Katwa thermal power project in West Bengal. The state government refused to give required land for a coal mining project, which is essential for the proposed power

EAC to examine reports on 139 ECs for mines in Goa

The expert appraisal committee (EAC) under the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) would examine the 139 suspended environment clearances (EC) for mines in Goa. The EAC received report of a regional office of the MoEF on all 139 operational and non-operational mines Goa. The regional office in Bangalore completed inspection of all mines and submitted reports to EAC for necessary actio

Villagers oppose proposed mining project of VAL

In a major blow to the proposed bauxite mining projectof Vedanta Aluminium (VAL) in Niyamgiri Hills, Odisha, locals in 33 of the 36 adjacent villages opposed the project as they consider the hill as divine. The district officials would hold gram sabhas in 10 more villages in both Rayagada and Kalahandi districts and most likely all these village councils would reject the

IL&FS may subscribe to rights issue of Resource Generation

The proposed rights issue of Resource Generation in its South African coal mining project Boikarabelo mine would be subscribed by IL&FS Energy Development Co along with its partner, reports indicate. If existing investors don?t show much interest in the issue, IL&FS Energy, along with two other investors, committed to acquire up to 80 percent of the issue or any shortfall

Officials record claims of villagers

Government officials are recording the claims of the villagers in the Rayagada and Kalahandi district of Odisha following the direction from the Supreme Court. On April 18, the apex court directed the government to provide the villagers with basic forest rights in the form of land titles. Further, the court said it is only these villagers who can decide whether the proposed Rs 40,000-crore baux

Goa Govt's panel to monitor mining project

Goa Government has set up a steering committee to monitor the progress in the development of the Raigarh coal block in Chhattisgarh.

Villagers stall NTPC's coal mining project

Villagers stopped the mining project at NTPC's Pakri-Barwadih coal block demanding higher compensation from the state-run coal producer for acquiring the cultivable land. NTPC, which wants to mine the block to run its ultra mega power project, refused to raise compensation amount from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 40 lakh as dem

Ministry to take step to fast-track nod for mining projects

Media reports indicate that the union mines ministry may make insert provisions in the draft Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011, to expedite clearance for mining projects. The mines ministry, in consultation with the law ministry, would introduce a provision in the bill, making it mandatory for government agencies to clear all the pending applications for coal mine prospecting as well as minin

Odisha govt gets suggestion from union ministry

The Union ministry of tribal affairs (MoTA) Secretary Vibha Puri Das asked the Odisha government to arrive at the exact number of villages where gram sabha was to be conducted for restarting the bauxite mining project of Vedanta Group. Das asked the state government not to restrict the gram sabha to only 12 villages of Niyamgiri hill s

Goa govt sets up panel to monitor mining project

Goa government set up a steering committee to monitor the progress in the development of the Raigarh coal block allocated to the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC). The committee would try to solve the difficulties in developing the block, which is located in the Raigarh district

CCI, state govt to promote mining in Saranda forest

Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI), which is headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Jharkhand government are said to be taking efforts to develop iron ore mines in the 800 sq km Saranda forest division of Jharkhand. While the state government has reportedly prepared a list of 155 mines in the area, the CCI has already approved iron ore mining projects of two firms in the area.

Vedanta expects to resume operation in Lanjigarh unit soon

The annual financial statement 2012-13 of Vedanta Resources shows the company expects resume operation at its alumina refinery in Odisha's Lanjigarh by July 2013. The firm stopped operation at the 1-million tonne Lanjigarh refinery in December 2012 owing to paucity of bauxite -- the key raw material used to make alumina (the intermediate product for making aluminium

Environment ministry clears 18 coal projects

The union environment ministry cleared 18 coal mining projects of the monopoly coal miner Coal India (CIL), Minister of State for Coal Pratik Prakashbapu Patil informed the Rajya Sabha. The Ministry of Environment and Forests gave environmental clearances (EC) for 14 projects and stage-I forestry clearances (FC) for four projects of CIL soon after the meeting of Cabinet Committee on Inve

House panel proposes royalty-based payment for coal miners

A Parliamentary committee headed by Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee, suggested the government to mandate coal and lignite mining firms to contribute an amount equal to royalty towards a district mineral foundation (DMF). While the new mining bill mandates miners of major minerals like iron ore and bauxite to make such a contribution, the bill mandates coal and lignite mines to pay

Environment ministry clears 18 coal projects

The union environment ministry cleared 18 coal mining projects of the monopoly coal miner Coal India (CIL), Minister of State for Coal Pratik Prakashbapu Patil informed the Rajya Sabha. The Ministry of Environment and Forests gave environmental clearances (EC) for 14 projects and stage-I forestry clearances (FC) for four projects of CIL soon after the meeting of Cabinet Committee on Inve

Towards specialised equipment

The Indian market is slowly but steadily moving towards the usage of specialised equipment and attachments. This follows the global trend where specialised equipment is utilised for specialised jobs on tighter project execution timelines.

We will continue to enter the market with revolutionary, fuel-efficient products

LiuGong firmly believes in adopting a customer focused approach in business. Any product enhancement/up gradation is always based on the customer's feedback or requirement,

CCI gets request to streamline approval process

The Cabinet Committee on Investments (CCI) received a request from the union coal ministry for streamlining approval process for mining projects. In a letter written by the union coal ministry to CCI, it suggested parallel processing of environmental clearance (EC) and forest clearance (FC) for coal proj

SAIL ropes in Lanco Infra to develop Tasra coal block

Lanco Infratech has been roped in by the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) to develop Tasra coal block, which was given to the latter by Bharat Coking Coal in 1996. While Lanco, Adani and some smaller players bid for the project, SAIL found Lanco to be technically and commercially fit for the contract