According to the Chinese horoscope year 2016 was a year of a monkey – but for ALLU “it was a year of the customer.” As China has increasingly promoted a more responsible and sustainable environmental policy, ALLU says it has an important role in the market supporting this, while increasing its sales in the country;[…]
This week, Zhang Jijing – Chairman, CITIC Pacific Mining, in a keynote address during Mines and Money in London, shared with CITIC’s experiences in building the largest magnetite iron ore mine in Australia. Well known to IM readers, Sino Iron is the biggest-ever overseas investment in the resources sector by a Chinese company. Jijing stated:[…]
In what it says is “a first for the bulk material handling industry,” Martin Engineering, a global manufacturer of conveyor belt cleaning systems, is offering lifetime no-cost replacement of tensioners and mainframes for belt cleaners that are fitted exclusively with the company’s cleaner blades. Under the Forever Belt Cleaner Guarantee, Martin Engineering will provide replacement[…]
Rio Tinto has committed to generating $5 billion of additional free cash flow over the next five years from a productivity drive unveiled as part of its long-term strategy. In a presentation at an investor seminar in Sydney, Rio Tinto chief executive J-S Jacques underlined the strategy centred around a strong focus on safety, cash[…]
Quest Rare Minerals Ltd has established an agreement with Straightline Aviation (SLA) to provide dedicated air services for the transport of ore concentrate, supplies and personnel using Lockheed Martin’s Hybrid Airships. The airships will provide shuttle transportation between Quest’s Strange Lake complex mine site in Northern Québec and Schefferville, a town with a direct rail[…]
ExxonMobil has launched Mobil ServSM Lubricant Analysis, a next generation used oil analysis service. The company says the service can help mining companies to reduce unscheduled equipment downtime and improve productivity, by enabling operators to take a proactive approach to equipment maintenance.In the extreme conditions and rough terrain typical of mining sites, machine failure is[…]
Kazzinc, a Glencore majority owned company, one of the largest zinc miners in the world, and the largest gold miner in Kazakhstan, have chosen RungePincockMinarco (RPM) to help it continue to be one of the world’s most cost efficient zinc producers. Kazzinc have selected RPM and their Enterprise Planning Platform, which will be implemented in[…]
Caterpillar OEM Solutions recently extended its large machine options to include frontless hydraulic shovels weighing more than 100 t. To accommodate larger specialty front attachments with greater capabilities and flexibility, Caterpillar is now offering the Cat® 6015B to 6090 hydraulic shovels in frontless configurations for mobile and pedestal-mounted applications. Power units for these machines range[…]
Chinalco is to invest $1.3 billion expanding Toromocho, its largest overseas copper project, in Junin Province. The mine began operations in 2013 and produced 31,407 t of copper and 5,500 t of zinc in the first quarter of this year. Chinalco has signed a preliminary deal with Peru’s government to expand Toromocho. Other important agreements[…]
Komatsu says its new Intelligent Machine Control (iMC) technology provides a solution to one of the major challenges facing the construction industry: the lack of skilled operators at a time when clients are demanding ever-higher levels of precision combined with increased productivity. Currently available across dozer and excavator models, iMC “has already shown its ability[…]