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In an effort to reduce the high installation costs incurred in Australia, FMG (Fortesque Metals Group) requested Terra Nova Technologies (TNT) to outsource the assembly of its conveyor transfer chutes and towers to overseas third party companies. M&J Engineering was awarded the contract to supply Weba Chute Systems to FMG’s Solomon mine in Western Australia. This[…]

After an 18 month pilot program operating the world’s first liquid natural gas powered mine haul trucks, Alpha Coal West has placed an order with GFS Corp to convert its entire fleet of Caterpillar 793s at the Eagle Butte mine near Gillette, Wyoming, to the EVO-MT™ 7930 system. In June 2012, Alpha Coal West became[…]

In a move that could presage stiffer regulations in other geographic areas of the global mining industry, the West Virginia Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety has passed a draft proposal adding additional requirements for safety measures in underground coal mines. The draft proposal includes requirements for proximity detection systems, cameras on section equipment, expanded[…]

A generational change took place at the helm of Haver & Boecker in Oelde, Germany on January 1, 2014. Florian Festge and Dr Fabian Festge took over responsibility for the management of the Machinery Division from their father, Dr Reinhold Festge, who has taken over the position of President at the Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und[…]

Rockmore International, the global manufacturer of rock drilling tools for DTH and top-hammer drill rigs, is to introduce the ROK 250 – a new 2 inch class DTH hammer – at the upcoming CONEXPO-CON/AGG exhibition in Las Vegas in March 2014. This new addition to the broad range of Rockmore’s high performance DTH hammer line is described as[…]

The Spokane-based Northwest Mining Association (NWMA) has changed its name to the American Exploration & Mining Association (AEMA). This change comes “after an all-encompassing 18 month process led by the Association’s Board of Trustees with significant membership input.” The NWMA states that while it is changing its name and brand, the mission remains the same: “The[…]

Global power leader Cummins Power Generation has launched a new lean-burn gas generator set product line. The new 50 Hz products, which extend the capabilities of the existing QSV91G generator range, “offer exceptional transient performance and improved fuel capability”, allowing them to run on low methane number fuels and produce lower emissions. The new line[…]

Sandvik Mining will soon become the industry’s first supplier to offer fully ROPS-compliant, acid-proof cabins for underground drilling. The cabins will be available on the company’s forthcoming range of Next Generation underground rigs, starting with Sandvik DD422i development drill, which is due for release in mid-2014. “Acid-proof cabins on our underground drill rigs have been[…]

Hitachi and Wenco International Mining Systems, a Canadian subsidiary of Hitachi Construction Machinery, have announced the beginning of a joint Proof of Concept (PoC) project. The PoC project, initiated by Hitachi and Wenco, and facilitated by Teck, “will combine Hitachi’s highly reliable cloud service and Wenco’s Fleet Management System (FMS) with Teck’s mining operation team to[…]

China Gold International Resources plans to expand production capacity at its Jiama mine to 50,000 t/d (Phase II plant capacity) with the addition of a new floatation plant (44,000 t/d ore), the development of two additional open-pits (Jiaoyan and South pits) and the expansion of the underground mining operation. Total production is planned to increase from[…]