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Gekko Systems has welcomed four new staff members to its Canadian and South African global offices as the company says it “continues to strengthen its delivery of customer support, sales and services around the world.” Gekko’s Co-Founder and Managing Director, Elizabeth Lewis-Gray, commented: “The quality and commitment of our global office leaders and staff is[…]

The AusIMM conference program for this year includes the following: Project Evaluation, InterContinental Hotel, Adelaide, March 8-9, contact Stephanie Addamo, [email protected]. The Seventh International Conference and Exhibition on Mass Mining (MassMin2016), will be held at Australian Technology Park, Sydney, May 9-11, contact Eliza Sannerman, [email protected]. The AusIMM International Uranium Conference 2016, Adelaide, June 7-8, contact Sara[…]

Training is important, particularly in remote areas. In another display of its customer-centric support focus, Multotec undertakes training of customer personnel in situ. According to Javier Kirigin, Comminution Product Manager at Multotec Rubber, this type of practical training is invaluable and enables customers to run their plants more efficiently and effectively. “Multotec places emphasis on[…]

“Great exhibits − broad product range”, is the motto under which SBM will be presenting itself at Bauma 2016. The company SBM Mineral Processing GmbH located in Oberweis near Gmunden/Austria has used the last years since the takeover by MFL Group to consolidate “and position the huge potential of the company in the market.”

ASD, a PANalytical company, a global leader in high-performance NIR analytical instrumentation and material analysis solutions, has introduced, the FieldSpec Dual collection software system, the world’s first commercially available full-range (350 – 2,500 nm) field solution that enables collection of high-quality reflectance spectra even under variable sky conditions. By automating and synchronising the collection of[…]

Robin Lindahl has been appointed as President and CEO of Normet Group and will start in his new role not later than May 1 this year. He will be based in Huenenberg, Switzerland, taking over the position from Tom Melbye, who has decided to step down from his operational role and will in future act[…]

Ahead of the February issue of International Mining and its annual examination of the latest in mining software, Peter Mokos, Principal Mining Engineer with AMC Consultants offers some great insights. Writing in AMC’s November 2015 Digging Deeper newsletter he notes that “most software vendors providing geological modelling and mine planning software now include their own[…]

The Industrial Solutions business area of thyssenkrupp will be presenting a new generation of compact bucket wheel excavators at Buma 2016: The Barracuda and the Mine Shark. Both machines will be able to work in hard materials with compressive strengths up to 50 MPa. While bucket wheel excavators today mostly work in soft and medium-hard[…]

Atlas Copco is to introduce its Meyco range of concrete sprayers during Bauma 2016. The flagship products, the Meyco ME5 and smaller model Meyco ME3 are built to support all types of mid-sized to large scale underground construction and mining projects. “We are truly excited about these products as they are the first result of[…]

Heavy lifting and transport specialist Mammoet says its new Trailer Power Assist (TPA) system increases heavy transport efficiency and safety, whilst significantly lowering the carbon footprint. Using these hydraulically powered trailers reduces the number of trucks required to pull and steer to just one – whilst greatly enhancing trailer combination versatility, manoeuverability, and safety of[…]