Montabert, a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of hydraulic breakers, drilling attachments and pneumatic equipment, has completed a transition that extends its brand into North America and replaces the Tramac brand name on select products.
Weir Minerals Africa has supplied a variety of pumps and cyclones to the Salgaocar iron ore reclamation project in Swaziland against international competition. Commissioned in November 2012, Salgaocar Swaziland’s operation produces iron ore concentrates from tailings created by the now defunct Ngwenya mine in Ngwenya, western Swaziland. Jigging is the basic process at this operation[…]
Cleveland Potash is using the ZEB1 hand held laser mapping system to map underground workings, complete stock surveys and comply with health and safety legislation at Boulby mine in North Yorkshire. The deepest mine in the UK, Boulby produces all of the UK’s output of potash and rock salt. Purchased from 3D Laser Mapping, the ZEB1[…]
Technology that was once only available to the military can now be used by any company with collapsible fuel tank storage. In the past, managing temporary fuel supplies used to involve manually checking tank levels with a stick and a string, often under harsh conditions, but not anymore. New technology now allows remote monitoring and[…]
Leica Geosystems Mining will again be hosting the Mining Sub Track at HxGN LIVE 2014 after booked out sessions in 2013. The Mining Sub Track features as a part of the Geosystems offering at HxGN LIVE 2014 – which Leica claims is “the world’s largest measurement technology show.” The Mining Sub Track will include targeted[…]
Cipta Kridatama, one of Indonesia’s leading mining contractors, improved haul truck fuel efficiency by 6.9% using simulation based training earning them Immersive Technologies’ Global Business Improvement Award for 2013. The award recognises the achievements of mine sites focused on improving operational safety, efficiency and productivity through strategic and focused training initiatives. Cipta Kridatama was chosen[…]
ENVIRON, an international environmental, health, safety and sustainability consultancy, has established operations in Myanmar, making the firm the first global environmental consultancy on the ground in the country. Principal Consultant and Director Dr Virginia Alzina, based in Yangon, will manage the Myanmar operations. International Mining is organising a conference in Yangon, alongside the Mining Myanmar[…]
ZAO Kavkazcement is located near the Black Sea in Russia and is one of the largest cement producers in the Northern Caucasus. In the selective mining of limestone, Wirtgen surface miners guarantee constantly highly daily rates without drilling or blasting. Since 2005, operations here have relied on mechanised surface mining. The mining performance of the[…]
ITRI reports that “in a recent official presentation made by the Bolivian government, a review of its achievements and ambitions included details of its plans to increase tin production at state enterprises. By 2025, refined tin production at the Vinto smelter is targeted at 30,000 t, supported by expanded combined mine production of some 22,600[…]
Atlas Copco has won a contract to deliver a number of large range Pit Viper rotary blasthole drills to Chilean mining company Minera Los Pelambres. Atlas Copco’s Drilling Solutions division will deliver four large blasthole drills for copper mining at the company’s Los Pelambres mine, which is operated by Antofagasta Minerals. The order was booked[…]
