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A development that should have a major impact on domes for protecting mineral stockpiles is a revolutionary technique for their erection developed at the Vienna University of Technology. When concrete shells are constructed conventionally, they usually have to be supported by elaborate timber or other structures. This system now uses inflatable air cushions instead.

The Timken Company has fundamentally redesigned its engineering, product management and business systems teams, bringing together talent and tools in a new way to drive development of its product lines and advance its technical capabilities to better meet customer needs. “We’ve been the tapered roller bearing experts since our founding,” said Richard G. Kyle, President[…]

Trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles could run more efficiently while cutting tailpipe emissions, thanks to a discovery in an MIT lab that, with the help of the Institute’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, is now the focus of a start-up that has drawn attention — and funding — from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy.[…]

Mondo Minerals has awarded Tenova Bateman Sub-Saharan Africa the front end engineering design (FEED) contract for the on-site refining of nickel concentrates into a mixed nickel cobalt hydroxide product (MHP) at its existing Vuonos talc concentrator at Talkkitie, Finland.  The award of the FEED contract follows the successful completion of the prefeasibility and definitive feasibility studies for[…]

Perth, Western Australia-based company, Sandpit Innovation is to launch a new technology called mineRECON, which is a material reconciliation technology developed in conjunction with technology partner Lockheed Martin. It uses satellite imagery to measure stockpiles and provide rapid mining stockpile volume reports.

Further to yesterday’s post about the opposition to EPA plans to reduce coal-fired power generation in the US, Britain’s Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has stepped into the debate. “With several decades to go before low carbon and renewable energy sources replace fossil fuels,” the IChemE “is urging greater innovation in the design of coal-fired[…]

Aecon Group has been awarded approximately $100 million in key mining contracts, to be booked in the second quarter of 2014. It has been awarded a contract by K+S Potash Canada for work on the Legacy mining project in Saskatchewan for early cavern development. This involves mechanical, electrical, piping and instrumentation work. This work is[…]

A new cost-effective technology to treat mining wastewater and reduce sludge by up to 90% has been used for the first time at a commercial mine. The technology, called Virtual Curtain, was used to remove metal contaminants from wastewater at a Queensland mine and the equivalent of around 20 Olympic swimming pools of rainwater-quality water[…]

North West Geomatics has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hexagon, a leading global provider of design, measurement and visualisation technologies. North West provides high-quality aerial mapping and related spatial data services to engineering and mapping firms, environmental consulting organisations and government agencies. In addition to housing the single largest library of high-resolution imagery and LiDAR[…]

The University of Tasmania has secured a A$17.4 million research hub which will drive improvement and excellence across Australia’s mining sector. The funding includes a $4 million research grant from the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) Industrial Transformation Research Hub scheme, A$9.6 million in industry support, and the remainder from other government block funds. The University’s[…]