Our customers are always looking for ways to mine better. So we took their input and built a drill that helps them improve their drilling operation. The new MD6310 is safer, more reliable and more productive — and it’s already delivering results. Here’s some feedback from Mt. Arthur Coal in Australia. Source

The room & pillar mining method is used predominantly for underground coal deposits, however also for potash deposits. Coal is not completely being mined out from the underground deposit, but pillars are left standing to keep the roof from caving in. Caterpillar offers a complete range of machinery for this mining method. The extensive room…

Ride control is designed to meet the challenges of the underground mining environment, where uneven ground can slow machine travel and impact productivity, fuel efficiency and operator comfort. Source

This video highlights all the key features and benefits of the new Cat® D9 Dozer. D9 Product Application Specialist Todd Cole describes in detail what makes the new D9 different—and better—than other dozers in its class. :35 – History & size class of D9 1:01 – Dual tilt cylinders 1:23- Grab handles & ground level…

Caterpillar provides the underground mining industry with safe, reliable, and highly productive equipment for longwall operations. The customized longwall mining systems include high-capacity roof support systems for seams from 0.6 to 6 m (1.80 — 15.42 ft), programmable mining controls, fully automated plow systems, high-horsepower shearers, and armored face conveyors with intelligent CST drive systems.…

Virtual walk-around video of the 6040 FS hydraulic mining shovel, highlighting various key features. Source

How do you assemble one of the biggest machines on a mine site, a Cat 7495 Electric Rope Shovel? See one come together by Cat dealer Ferreyros for a mine in southern Peru. Source

The Production Dos and Don’ts section of the Cat® K Series Large Wheel Loader Operator Training video (full video at https://youtu.be/a55VzpybLjQ) is designed to provide operators a best practices when in production. In addition to productions dos and don’ts, the full video provides the viewer with a fundamental understanding of machine and operator safety, start-up…

The Cat® AD22 (Cat.com/AD22) may be our smallest underground articulated truck, but it’s a powerful tool for narrow vein mining. Designed and built on the success of its larger product family siblings, you can expect the same long-term reliability and durability from the AD22 you’ve come to associate with Cat underground mining products. Source