Chinese autonomous mining OEM CiDi targets overseas expansion
CiDi, Hong Kong-listed Chinese autonomous mining equipment maker, is expanding overseas sales this year, threatening Western incumbents Caterpillar and Komatsu in global autonomous haulage markets.
Codelco taps French battery research to electrify deep copper mines
Codelco and France's CEA-Liten signed a government-backed R&D agreement to develop battery systems for underground mining equipment, setting specifications that will drive global copper mine electrification.