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As a completion of the re-design project for their Profi range of air operated hoists, J D Neuhaus has now launched its new, innovative Profi 75 TI and Profi 100 TI hoists, offering SWL capacities of 75 and 100 t respectively. Existing products in the Profi range cover lift capacities from 250 kg up to[…]

Sandvik has released its new +Range of surface mining drill rods and tubes, featuring a unique steel alloy designed to extend service life and reduce rod changes, while improving safety and cutting costs. The +Range of rock tools are based around a new exclusive premium grade steel alloy developed by Sandvik Material Technology, which contributes[…]

The ability to treat high tonnages of diamond-bearing ore using X-ray diamond recovery technology has become a reality in the South African market, with the introduction of stock HTX plants able to treat an average of 60 t/h of feed and to recover diamonds in the size range of minus 50 mm to plus 4[…]

The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) congratulated the Canadian government on its Economic Action Plan 2014 that includes specific supports for the mineral exploration and development sector. The 2014 Budget includes a number of key initiatives designed to stimulate economic growth in some of Canada’s most northern and remote communities. Economic Action Plan[…]

Parker Hannifin, the motion and control technologies supplier, has introduced the MC Series of low voltage asynchronous motor controllers for mobile hydraulic applications that include ancillary machines in mining. Representing “the latest design standard” for compact and reliable controllers for mobile applications, the aim of the MC Series is to provide a drive solution for[…]

We have been asked this question by a number of newspapers around the world wishing to celebrate their local hero, who will be inducted this coming Saturday, February 22. There is still time to reserve a seat at the gala dinner in Salt Lake City and join key personnel from our sponsors and inductees, including[…]

A 15% year-on-year drop in the average annual gold price in 2013 is forcing gold producers to revise the prices they use to identify ores that are profitable to mine, with Barrick Gold reportedly using a $1,100/oz gold price to calculate year-end 2013 reserves. SNL Metals & Mining expects most of the other gold producers[…]

SKF has launched a new condition monitoring thermometer that it says meets a need for a compact, high quality, accurate instrument for measuring temperature by direct contact. The device offers a wide measurement range from -200°C to +1,372°C, making it a powerful tool with which to increase plant efficiency. The TKDT 10 is especially designed[…]

Eickhoff Corp, a subsidiary of the Eickhoff Group, has announced that it has received an order for two SL750 longwall shearer loaders from Walter Energy, a leading producer of metallurgical coal for the global steel industry, based in Birmingham, Alabama. These machines will be operating at a Walter Energy installation near Brookwood, Alabama. This shearer model is[…]

BelAZ-75710, the world’s largest mining two-axle all-wheel-drive rear-dump truck with weight-carrying capacity of 450 t demonstrated the performance worth of an entry in the Guinness Book of Records. The new vehicle rolled out of the BelAZ plant in late 2013 is being field tested as the biggest machine of its class with a record breaking[…]