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AkzoNobel is a leading global supplier of flotation reagents and collectors for industrial minerals and iron ore applications. It says it “has gained its leadership position by being at the forefront of the advanced colloid and surface chemistry upon which successful flotation depends – a position it has achieved with more than 40 years of[…]

West River Conveyors & Machinery Co has added an alignment-free combination belt drive and take-up unit.  This belt drive is a new, streamlined spin on the popular combination belt drive.  The standard combination belt drive includes a shaft-mounted reducer, v-belts and sheaves and has been widely used by those interested in quick installation, movability, and[…]

Lamboo’s Geumam (South Korea) flake graphite was successfully independently tested in a lithium ion battery cell by Very Small Particle Co (VSPC), a leading Australian lithium ion battery R&D specialist laboratory. Conductivity and performance tests undertaken by VSPC over the past nine months demonstrated the Geumam product’s equivalence to synthetic graphite material. VSPC concluded that[…]

While large portal fans are popular for good mine ventilation, Protan believes that with efficient ducting such as Ventiflex it is possible to use smaller, less energy hungry portal fans and, furthermore, reduce the number of boosters required to deliver excellent air quality to the entire worksite – saving millions of dollars. Protan notes “in[…]

Modular Mining Systems, a leader in real-time computer-based mine management solutions for surface and underground mining operations, recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new Integrated R+D and Support Center. To keep pace with continued growth in global mining automation, Modular expanded into the newly-renovated space adjacent to its corporate headquarters. The aim, it[…]

“Now more than ever the use of Immersive Technologies, Advanced Equipment Simulators to train mining equipment operators is recognised as a global best practice.” These simulators are used at hundreds of sites around the world to train novice operators, improve experienced operators, drive continuous improvement projects and ultimately deliver real results in safety, productivity and[…]

Caterpillar’s new MD5150C track drill, the first of the C Series drills, which feature Cat® components— is, Cat says “proven reliable and available from local Cat dealers who also service the drills. The MD5150C delivers top-of-class power and high airflow for fast, efficient drilling of holes” from 101.6 mm to 152 mm in diameter. The[…]

There are five major copper mines or expansions under development in Peru, with an estimated total investment of $13 billion, that are expected to begin production in Peru before 2016. These will raise the country’s output of copper from 1.3 Mt last year to 2.8 Mt. According to data provided by the Minister of Energy[…]

MesoCoat, a provider of wear and corrosion solutions using surface engineering technologies, has received a $2.75 million funding commitment from Alberta’s Ministry of Innovation and Advanced Education (IAE) and Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) for an 18-month collaborative effort to establish a prototype demonstration facility for developing, testing and commercialising wear-resistant clad pipe and components,[…]

Philippi-Hagenbuch (PHIL) presented the newest patent-pending invention from LeRoy Hagenbuch at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2014 – the Rolling Wedge Cutter. The company states that the Rolling Wedge Cutter “offers an innovative material-cutting approach that could dramatically improve material trenching and mining processes while improving cut size and reducing cutting coal dust by as much as 50%.”