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Shell Canada and Caterpillar have signed an agreement to test a new engine and fuel mix using liquefied natural gas (LNG) that could reduce operating costs and lead to reduced emissions from oil sands mining in northern Alberta. Cat will leverage its experience with LNG in other applications, and will continue development work to design[…]

Atlas Copco has introduced the latest drill in its Drillmaster (DM) line, the DM30 Mark II. The model is described as having “been created from the same DNA that make the DM45 and DML the drill of choice worldwide for safe, efficient, high production blast hole drilling” and is manufactured in Nanjing, China. Atlas Copco says the DM30II[…]

Transportation of Solids Using Centrifugal Pumps, aka “the Slurry Course,” will be held at GIW’s Grovetown, Georgia, US, facility on February 3-7, 2014. This internationally recognised training event is carefully reviewed and updated each year to ensure attendees get cutting-edge information they can apply immediately in their own pumping environments. The course, now in its[…]

ASGCO says its “Complete Conveyor Solutions” now offers the world’s first advanced containment and dust control solution for conveyed bulk material products. ASGCO’s Pro-ZoneTM is a patent pending modular conveyor belt load-zone system that optimises the seal for air/dust tightness on the receiving conveyor belt. This “skirt-less” fully self-contained system is comprised of ASGCO Slide-N-Roll[…]

iRing Inc has announced the official release of its new underground mining software solution, Aegis Designer. Aegis Designer is a powerful, standalone application that offers intelligent automatic ring generation, intuitive editing, effective pattern optimisation and advanced forecasting. Aegis Designer allows for the fast creation and editing of every aspect of ring design, including drilling, loading, priming,[…]

Weir Minerals has sold a KHD high pressure grinding roll (HPGR) to Goldrock Mines for installation in an Argentine heap leach gold mine. The scope of supply includes a RPS 16-170/180 HPGR, along with motors with variable speed controllers, and special tools. The KHD HPGR will process approximately 955 tonnes/hour for the gold heap leach process. It[…]

Following an international tender, Metso and industrial service provider Ferrostaal Industrieanlagen (Ferrostaal) have been awarded a joint contract to build a railcar dumper facility for the iron ore producer Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM) in the harbour of Nouadhibou, Mauritania. “SNIM’s ambitious strategy is to boost our annual iron ore production capacity up to[…]

The NanoSteel Company, a leader in nano-structured steel materials design, has had its Super Hard Steel® (SHS) weld alloy selected by Trimay Wear Plate Ltd to provide wear protection within the steel piping of a concrete slick line at an underground mine in Northern Canada. NanoSteel said that its “superior wear performance has been proven to provide a[…]

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc has completed its merger transaction with Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM), the 6,900-person professional services firm headquartered in Australia, in accordance with previously announced terms. Jacobs purchased SKM for approximately AS$1.3 billion in cash. Founded in 1964, SKM is an employee-owned company with broad consulting, planning, engineering, architecture, scientific and construction management capabilities.[…]

After 18 months of uncertainty, the Bowen community may finally have something to celebrate with last week’s announcement by federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt approving development of the Adani T0 project and capital dredging at the Abbot Point coal terminal. Welcoming today’s announcements, Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive Michael Roche congratulated Minister Hunt for using[…]