News Archive

September 2011
22 Sep 2011
Sandvik wins mining equipment contract with China’s Kailin Group
Sandvik has received a contract worth approximately €6.5 million from the Chinese Kailin Group for...
22 Sep 2011
Weir Minerals Africa secures largest ever pump order
Weir Minerals Africa has received its largest ever pump order since its merger with the...
22 Sep 2011
New Doosan ADTs offer increased engine power and torque, higher payloads and more
Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment has launched the new DA40 articulated dump truck (ADT), the first...
21 Sep 2011
Hitachi ACII mining truck fleet working for contractor NRW in the Bowen Basin
Twelve Hitachi EH rigid dump trucks are reported to be peforming well at Middlemount Coal in the...
21 Sep 2011
FLSmidth to acquire gravity separation specialist Knelson
Yesterday FLSmidth signed an agreement to acquire the assets of the privately owned company Knelson, a...
21 Sep 2011
Environmentally friendly and tough mine conveyor rollers
Noise reduction, wear resistance, resistance to heat or cold, energy and weight savings, and strength...
21 Sep 2011
Multotec’s new cylindrical welding machine doubles capacity for wedgewire cylinder production
Multotec has just commissioned a second cylindrical welding machine (CWM) for producing wedgewire cylinders for...
20 Sep 2011
ASI and Leica offer OEM-independent mine machine autonomy
In addition to the Locata partnership news (yesterday), Leica Geosystems Mining is also teaming up with Autonomous Solutions...
20 Sep 2011
Iron ore producer Fortescue to rollout Deloitte smartphone app across two mines sites
Professional services firm Deloitte has won the prestigious 2011 Australian Business Award Winner for Product...
20 Sep 2011
Latest Minesight release great news for short-term planners
Mintec's latest release of MineSight 3D (MS3D) will be welcome news for short-term planners already...
20 Sep 2011
New load-sharing releasable backstop for conveyor systems
Stieber Clutch has expanded its range of load sharing backstops with the introduction of the...
19 Sep 2011
Leica enhances Locata mine GPS partnership with Jigsaw Positioning System
Leica Geosystems Mining has announced an exclusive industry partnership with Locata Corp to provide the...