At Steinexpo, the biggest quarry exhibition in Europe, Metso will introduce the revolutionary Metso MX cone crusher featuring multi-action crushing technology to the European market, as well as the updated Lokotrack mobile jaw plants. Since the US launch in March, over 20 MX crushers have been sold globally. “The sales of MX crushers have really[…]
Weir Minerals Africa believes “an economic recovery in the mining sector is on the horizon,” and is gearing up in readiness for that. According to Gavin Dyer, Weir Minerals Africa’s Regional Managing Director for Africa and the Middle East, signs of market improvement have been coming through in the company’s order book since the end[…]
Partnership Africa Canada and Fair Trade Jewellery Co have completed the first export of conflict-free and traceable artisanal gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Canada. This is the first time any consumer good will be made out of conflict-free artisanal gold from Congo that is fully traced from mine to consumer. The milestone[…]
National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn issued this statement following the recent announcement of the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers’ proposal to repeal the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule and recodify the definition of jurisdictional waters that preceded it, as called for by the Feb. 28,[…]
Doug Hoerr, Vice President of Caterpillar’s Material Handling & Underground Division (MH&U), has elected to retire from the company. Caterpillar’s board of directors has appointed a new vice president, and the company is also announcing new responsibilities for three current vice presidents. “For more than 20 years of his career with Caterpillar, Doug worked in[…]
Messe Düsseldorf reports that the whole cross-section of mining in Novokuznetsk was represented with “over 32,500 trade visitors benefitting from the synergies generated by the sector’s biggest trade fair trio in Russia. “A positive mood prevailed at the Kuzbass Fair Exhibition Center: the trade fairs UGOL ROSSII & MINING, the International Trade Fair for Coal[…]
Working with Vedanta Zinc International’s Black Mountain mine in the Northern Cape to enhance safety in its milling plant, Multotec Manufacturing recently designed, manufactured and installed an automated rod charger for the mine’s rod mill. Holder of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy’s prestigious Health and Wellness Award, Black Mountain Mining had been[…]
Duratray International says it continues to go against the trend with investments into new markets. This year saw the office openings in both Johannesberg (South Africa) and Saint Petersburg (Russia), allowing the platform for continued growth within those regions. Remaining committed to significant investment in R&D, the development of sustainable products for said markets not[…]
Collaboration between the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of vibratory screens and the screen media supplier is a key to ensuring the lowest possible cost of ownership while continuously meeting tonnage throughput requirements. According to Derrick Alston, Executive Director of vibratory screen OEM Kwatani, previously Joest, the company engineers screening machines for a certain weight and[…]
Last year Aeris Resources‘ Tritton copper mine operation in Nyngan, NSW, Australia took a leap of faith and became the first underground mining company in Australia to purchase and install a Load Volume Scanner (LVS) payload measurement system from Loadscan Ltd in New Zealand. The reason for installing the LVS system was consistent inaccuracy with[…]