Epiroc, a leading productivity partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has announced a new strategy to support the underground mining market in North America. The company has consolidated resources and application experience to approach the U.S. and Canadian segments as one North American market. This new structure will help meet increasing demand for electrification solutions that deliver savings on maintenance, ventilation and cooling while lessening environmental footprint and creating a healthier work environment.

Stockholm, Sweden: Epiroc, a leading productivity partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has agreed to acquire MineRP, a software company specializing in increasing productivity for mines through integrated planning, execution and analytics.

Broomfield, Colorado: Mining engineering students at Montana Tech are testing bolt integrity when loaded using a Ground Support Pull Test Kit and Swellex bolts donated by Epiroc, a leading productivity partner for the mining and infrastructure industries.

The center — located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — will to be up and running by October 15, 2019.

Visitors will discover vibrant content designed to help their operations increase productivity, safety and cost efficiency.

RCS 5 is the next evolutionary step toward fully autonomous mining.

Epiroc automation and digital solutions create a connected worksite to make mining operations safer, more productive and more efficient.

Epiroc has acquired 34% of ASI Mining, which is based in Mendon, Utah.

Since 1895, Anderson Bros. & Johnson has been mining a dark red granite from its quarries in Wausau, WI, and is one of the oldest continuously operated mining companies in the U.S.

According to IBNLive.com, an Indian news source that works in conjunction with CNN, PRP Exports shareholder P. Palanichamy has named several former ministers, Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and government officials in the illegal mining "mafia" in the region.