Danfoss Power Solutions has added two high-flow proportional valves to its PVG portfolio, expanding its range of low to high-flow capabilities for OEM customers with demanding applications. The PVG 128 and PVG 256 valves are designed to easily integrate with the existing line of Danfoss high performance proportional valves — PVG 16 and PVG 32[…]
A polymer mat developed at Rice University has the ability to fish biologically harmful contaminants from water through a strategy known as “bait, hook and destroy.” Tests with waste water showed the mat can efficiently remove targeted pollutants, in this case a pair of biologically harmful endocrine disruptors, using a fraction of the energy required[…]
After more than three decades of product evolution and advancement in its emulsion offerings, South Africa-based explosives leader BME is subsuming its well-known brands such as HEF, and Megapump under the name of Innovex. According to BME ammonium nitrate-based products, equipment and services Product Manager Dr Rakhi Pathak, the motivation for the name change is[…]
Airware, a leading provider of end-to-end solutions that turn aerial data into actionable business intelligence, has recently announced the launch of enhancements to the Airware Mining and Quarrying solution. Airware’s solution is built on the secure and scalable cloud-based Airware platform. This solution leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence to help mines and quarries digitise[…]
Fura Gems Inc has commenced its bulk sampling program at the Coscuez emerald project in Boyacá, Colombia. Fura owns a 76% beneficial interest in the Coscuez Emerald Mine which covers a total area of 46 ha The program has been initiated and a total of 30,000 t of material from the mineralized body is expected[…]
Liebherr-International AG, the family-owned company and one of the world’s largest manufacturers of construction machinery and earthmoving equipment is investing $45 million in the expansion of its Newport News, Virginia facility. The new expansion will include the construction of three new buildings on twenty-eight acres adjacent to the Liebherr’s current manufacturing facility. With this investment,[…]
Hillgrove Resources is seriously examining a project for Kamantoo mine to become a pumped hydro (PHES) facility upon the end of pit life: 220MW for 6 hours generating over 1,300MWh 5km to 275KVA line Site studies already complete to Regulator standards for mining project –transferrable to PHES Plausible commissioning by Q4 2021. Key metrics highlight[…]
The rapid evolution of technological innovation over the last decade has brought new challenges and opportunities to the mining industry. At Newmont, the company says it is responding to this swift change “through targeted investments in people and through systems that are transforming how we operate in the digital era.” “Our approach to digital integration[…]
Environmental Clean Technologies has completed the ‘basic design’ for the Matmor component of its planned India project. The aim of the project is to deliver a pilot scale demonstration of ECT’s two leading technologies under development; Matmor and Coldry. The Matmor technology is the world’s first and only lignite-based primary iron making process, capable of[…]
The National Mining Association (NMA) has recognized Kinross Gold Corp for receiving independent certification under its CORESafety® system. Kinross, one of the leading gold mining companies in the world, is the eighth NMA member company to complete each step of this process. “We congratulate Kinross on starting out 2018 with this noteworthy accomplishment in mine[…]