Convergence of IT and operational technology (OT) assets is being actively considered in order to reduce the access path of potential cyber hackers in the mining industry
Mining
Case to launch new backhoe design at bauma 2016
Case Construction Equipment has introduced a new backhoe design with in-line geometry, with in-line cylinder geometry and inner extendahoe of its 580T
Himoinsa charges eco-vehicle at 2016 Dakar Rally
Spanish genset manufacturer Himoinsa supplied gensets to charge Acciona’s EcoPowered vehicle during the 2016 Dakar Rally that concluded last month
IDC to invest US$10mn in DR Congo’s tin project
Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), South Africa’s state-owned development finance institution, has acceeded to an investment of US$10mn in Alphamin DRC, which is the operating subsidiary of the mineral exploration company Alphamin Resources
BIA and Cummins extend partnership in Africa
BIA, a Belgium-based company, is now the official distributor of a select range of Cummins’ products in Congo, DR Congo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire