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GE Power & Water’s Distributed Power business has announced Clarke Energy, GE’s Jenbacher gas engine authorised distributor for Australia, has been selected to supply Australia Pacific LNG with 19 new Jenbacher J620 gas engines for two on-site power projects in rural Queensland. The 3-MW gas engines will be used to generate a total of 57[…]

The World Coal Association has presented Gregory H. Boyce, Chairman and CEO of Peabody Energy, with the 2014 Chairman’s Special Award in recognition of his global leadership on mining safety. In particular, he was recognised for the CORESafety program in the USA. The award was presented during the WCA’s Annual General Meeting last month in[…]

Peru’s government and Minera Antamina, which operates the world’s largest combined copper-zinc mine, reached an agreement with a northern Andean community over social investment projects. A development roundtable in the community of Jangas in Ancash region agreed on 20 million soles ($7.1 million) in infrastructure investment, according to the energy and mines ministry (MEM), BNAmericas[…]

FLSmidth’s capabilities in gold extraction will be showcased with the supply of equipment to B2Gold’s Otjikoto gold project. FLSmidth says it is the only company in Africa capable of providing a complete end-to-end gold extraction solution drawn from in-house technology. This knowhow and equipment derives from FLSmidth’s Summit Valley range of modular plants and equipment[…]

Tenova Mining & Minerals’ furnace specialist Tenova Pyromet has been awarded a significant contract by KCC Engineering & Construction (KCC), South Korea, to build a mineral wool facility. Consisting of two electric arc furnaces, the new project will modernise KCC’s mineral wool production facility to reduce emissions and increase efficiency. The contract is due to[…]

As a Gold Sponsor of the upcoming Euro Mine Expo to be held in Skellefteå, Sweden, 10–12 June, Atlas Copco will be presenting some of its latest and exciting new products. The new Scooptram ST18 loader will be on display together with a new simulator for underground LHDs, the latest control system RCS 5, as[…]

The ASI mining team has entered the testing phase for a robotic dozer project. The team executed a slot dozing and area clearance demonstration at ASI’s headquarters near Mendon, Utah, USA. Despite some early Spring weather setbacks, the mining team has been pleased with the results. The technology used to convert this dozer from manual[…]

Nett Technologies’ BlueMAX™ 300D Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system has been verified as the first of its kind by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This is an emission control system that has been designed to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions by at least 80% from medium- and heavy-duty diesel engines between 75 and 560[…]

Graphene’s promise as a material for new kinds of electronic devices, among other uses, has led researchers around the world to study the material in search of new applications. But one of the biggest limitations to wider use of the strong, lightweight, highly conductive material has been the hurdle of fabrication on an industrial scale.[…]

Multotec offers unique design of its classification cyclones, incorporating engineering that makes it possible to alter several components during the design stage, or even after installation, to ensure that the cyclone meets the customers’ exact performance requirements. “At Multotec our metallurgical engineers have the necessary levels of expertise and skill to ensure the most appropriate[…]