Oct. 25, 2018 Nouveau Monde Graphite announced the results of their “all-electric open-pit” feasibility study. The results are favorable for the all electric solution and will have a significant impact on the future of mining. “The mine will be using an all-electric, zero-emission mine fleet, consisting of electric battery-driven 36.3-t mining trucks, battery-driven front-end loaders, cable … Read more
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After several successful years and significant growth in our engineering and fabrication services, MEDATECH is re-investing in their facilities at the Collingwood location. “The expansion will increase our technical capabilities and give us more room to take on larger and more challenging projects” Says Robert Rennie, President of MEDATECH Engineering. The expansion includes over 5,000 … Read more
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June 12, 2018 Most of us relate electrification to underground mining for many obvious reasons, lower ventilation requirement and cost optimization being the two primary ones. The question is ‘Does electrification hold equally good with respect to open-pit mining?’. With a belief that electrification makes sense irrespective of the nature of mining, NMG CEO Éric … Read more
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April 29. 2018 Chapleau Ont., MEDATECH and its partners are proud to announce the delivery of the first ever 100% battery electric retrofit motor grader to the Goldcorp Borden Lake Mine. The project was a joint effort with MacLean Engineering who will be commissioning the system this week underground at the Chapleau mine. See our project … Read more
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April 10. 2018 Montreal, Quebec — Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG) intends on completing by the end of 2018 its feasibility study leading to the implantation of the first ever electric open-pit mine. The results of this study will serve to confirm the project’s economic viability and to determine how best to exploit the graphite deposit of … Read more
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