News Archive

September 2010
23 Sep 2010
Lokotrack & Lokolink – success of truckless system for Samarco in Brazil
This Metso project for Samarco is an important milestone in the truckless concept, not only...
23 Sep 2010
Veolia Water white paper on measuring impact on water resources
Veolia Water North America has published a white paper, titled The Water Impact Index and...
22 Sep 2010
Siemens’ Midas 2.0 software package optimises performance of mining machinery
The new Midas 2.0 version from Siemens Industry provides mine operators with a further improved...
22 Sep 2010
GroundProbe slope stability monitoring achieves two million operating hours
GroundProbe's Slope Stability Radar (SSR), a world leading mine slope stability monitoring system, has reached...
22 Sep 2010
Titan Tire Corp has new tyre to meet growing demand
Titan Tire has added a new 27.00R49 size mining haul truck tyre to meet increasing...
22 Sep 2010
New MST LED headpiece approved for coal mine use in Australia
Coal mine certification for NSW and Queensland has been received for Mine Site Technologies' (MST)...
21 Sep 2010
Comprehensive automation and electrical solution will optimise energy efficiency and performance of underground conveyors
ABB recently won an order worth $18 million to provide the complete electrical and automation...
21 Sep 2010
Vision and profile condition based monitoring of conveyor belt can save great sums of money
The Conveyor Belt Monitoring (CBM) Vision Profile System provides a reliable, non contact, 24/7, on...
21 Sep 2010
Tenova TAKRAF wins iron ore bulk handling equipment orders in Brazil and Mauritania
Tenova TAKRAF was recently awarded a new order by Vale for an iron ore stacker to...
21 Sep 2010
Hogan Lovells to advise on development of the world’s largest coking coal deposit
Hogan Lovells has been formally appointed as legal adviser to state-owned mining company, Erdenes, the...
20 Sep 2010
Cooperative Research Centre for Optimising Resource Extraction – CRC ORE – and AMIRA
The focus of CRC ORE is to address key challenges facing the industry in terms...
20 Sep 2010
ABB’s soft start system – ECOSS – for slip-ring drives on conveyors, etc.
Ahead of the October issue article on conveyors comes important news from ABB. The start-up...