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In addition to a grinding mill order earlier this year, Altay Polimetally has now chosen Metso as the supplier of a complete grinding system for its new copper open-pit mine in Kazakhstan. The order value is over €30 million. Altay Polimetally is targeting production of 3 Mt/y, and including host rock, 10 Mt. The plant[…]

FLSmidth has introduced a locally manufactured and supported apron feeder under its Buffalo product line that effectively extends the focus of this equipment brand beyond the coal sector and into the hard rock arena. “There’s a major demand for apron feeders in the African mining industry and establishing a manufacturing and aftersales support hub for[…]

Murray & Roberts officially opened its new offices in Kitwe, Zambia, in November 2013, establishing a permanent operational base from which to support projects both in Zambia and in other key areas of the Central African infrastructure and mineral resources arenas. Allan Widlake, Murray & Roberts Cementation’s Business Development Executive, says the opening of the[…]

Copper miner Grupo Mexico Mining Company has taken delivery of its first Terex AC350/6 all terrain crane. Supplied by Megamak, the regional Terex Cranes distributor,  it is currently on-site at the Cananea mine in Sonora, Mexico – one of the company’s 13 copper mines currently in operation – where its main tasks are moving and maintaining[…]

Caterpillar recently announced its strategy for meeting the needs of customers in lesser regulated countries selling and purchasing used Tier 4 interim products for operation in lesser regulated countries, where prevailing fuel quality and fuel sulphur content vary widely. Based on extensive testing, analysis and field validation, Caterpillar has determined that Cat Tier 4 interim[…]

New Jersey-based ALLU Group has introduced its new Mining Series all-in-one screener crusher attachment for the mining industry, known as the M-Series. It will make its North American debut at CONExpo from March 4-8, 2014, which will be attended by International Mining. The M-Series is being used to process a wide variety of mined soft rock materials, including coal,[…]

Eurotire has announced a new partnership with the Kumtor gold mine in the Tian Shan mountainous region of Krygyzstan. The OTR tyre group has established a Technical Services Department onsite and says it “remains committed to providing 24/7 OTR bias ply and radial tyre maintenance and support for the gold mine’s fleet of equipment.” As a result of the recently signed[…]

The privately owned Tooperang silica sand mine has announced the completion of a silica sand washing plant at a new site near Adelaide, South Australia. The plant has been supplied by CDE and is producing glass sands for use by Owens-Illinois (O-I) at its glass bottle manufacturing plant in Adelaide. The new turnkey plant includes a range[…]

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has announced that it has agreed with Terex to acquire the mining truck and ADT manufacturer Terex Equipment Ltd, including related assets and intellectual property. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, includes the main production facility in Motherwell, Scotland and two product ranges that offer both rigid and articulated haulers.[…]

Target Logistics, the global provider of remote workforce accommodations, and its parent, Algeco Scotsman, the leading global business services provider of modular space, secure portable storage solutions and remote workforce accommodations, recently announced the acquisition of Chard Camp Catering Service, a Canadian provider of remote workforce housing and catering services. Chard was acquired by a Canadian[…]