MM JanFeb 2012
When the dust settles
Ailbhe Goodbody examines various means of controlling dust in open-pit mining and the firms involved Full story...Strong, stable and straight
Ailbhe Goodbody spoke to five of the leading drill rig manufacturers to learn about the requirements of long-hole stoping operations and the products they offer Full story...Lightening the load
Haul trucks and LHDs go hand in hand at underground mining operations. Carly Lovejoy explores the range of products available and their main design features Full story...Paste picks up the pace
With the use of paste backfill becoming more popular at mining operations, Carly Lovejoy explores the methods used to produce and transport paste Full story...Hard rock rules
Carly Lovejoy & Ailbhe Goodbody attended Atlas Copco’s annual press lunch in December 2011, to catch up on the company’s achievements and to find out what it has in store this year Full story...
Reports
Investing in the future
Carly Lovejoy spoke to Luiz Mello, director of the Vale Technology Institute, about its new Brazilian research centres and the role they will play in the company’s future Full story...
Through thick and thin
In November 2011, Ailbhe Goodbody attended the International Mining Forum near Lublin, Poland, to learn about the latest advances in thin coal-seam mining Full story...Hard rock rules
Carly Lovejoy & Ailbhe Goodbody attended Atlas Copco’s annual press lunch in December 2011, to catch up on the company’s achievements and to find out what it has in store this year Full story...Panorama
Joy and Fletcher join forces
Joy Mining Machinery and JH Fletcher have signed an exclusive distribution and authorised service provider agreement Full story...
Honeywell gives triage support
Honeywell has released its new Safe Triage Pro technology system which is suitable for use at mine sites Full story...Immersive module for Cat dozers
Immersive Technologies has released a new version of its dozer operator-training technology for use with Advanced Equipment Simulators, including the PRO3. Full story...New wins for M&R
Murray & Roberts Construction has begun work on new contracts worth about US$185 million in South Africa Full story...Oyu Tolgoi picks PRO3
Oyu Tolgoi gold-copper mine in Mongolia has purchased Immersive Technologies’ new PRO3 simulator Full story...Malvern rolls out Mastersizer 3000
Malvern Instruments has launched the new Mastersizer 3000 laser diffraction particle-size analyser Full story...Mine Site acquires Nixon
Mine Site Technologies, part of MST Global Holdings, has acquired 100% of the share capital of Nixon Communications Full story...FLSmidth bags copper contracts
FLSmidth has been awarded contracts worth about US$85 million for equipment supplies to a copper producer in South America Full story...Bridon inaugurates Neptune facility
Bridon International has invested US$46.5 million in building a new UK facility Full story...Embry joins L-3 dealer network
L-3 Global Security & Engineering Solutions has signed an agreement with Embry Enterprises to distribute the L-3 ACCOLADE wireless mesh communications system Full story...Cat expands Chinese R&D base in Wuxi
Caterpillar plans to expand its multi-functional R&D centre in Wuxi, China, which opened in December 2009 Full story...Peabody owns Macarthur
Peabody Energy has completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares in Macarthur Coal Full story...New office for MST
Mine Site Technologies (MST) has opened a second office in Ontario Full story...Hagenbuch-HCM tie up
LeRoy Hagenbuch, chairman of Philippi-Hagenbuch, Hitachi Construction Machinery (HCM) and Wenco International Mining Systems have expanded their licence agreement Full story...ESCO ups truck body range
The number of trips that a haul-truck driver has to make is often determined by how efficiently the truck body ejects its load Full story...EKG-18 operational
A Uralmash crawler-mounted EKG-18 excavator has been put into pilot operation at Kuzbassrazrezugol Coal Co’s Krasnobrodsky open-pit mine Full story...Xylem is born
ITT Corp has announced the spin-out of three business divisions to form new standalone companies. Full story...M&R unveils innovative shaft sinking at Venetia
Murray & Roberts Cementation has been selected by De Beers to undertake the development of an underground operation at the Venetia diamond mine Full story...100th Xstrata IsaMill
Xstrata Technology has sold its 100th IsaMill to the mineral processing industry. Full story...Mongolian copper contract for FLSmidth
Mongolian coal-mining company Mongolyn Alt Group, has awarded FLSmidth a US$105 million contract to supply a greenfield copper concentrator Full story...Atlas Copco acquires GIA underground
Atlas Copco will acquire the underground business of GIA Industri from Vätterledens Verkstad. Full story...BELAZ seals giant truck deal with Mechel
Belarusian Autoworks (BELAZ) has signed a strategic agreement with Russian mining company Mechel Full story...Cat's eleventh plow heads to China
Caterpillar has signed a contract to deliver an automated longwall plow system to Chinese miner, Gasification Co of Lvliang Dongyi Group Full story...Finning Int’l bags Bucyrus dealership
Finning International has announced it will acquire from Caterpillar the distribution and support business formerly operated by Bucyrus Full story...Redpath adds Australian coal division
Redpath has announced the launch of a dedicated Australian coal-mining division Full story...M&C overhauls Konkola winders
Marthinusen & Coutts, a South African repairer of rotating electrical equipment, is close to completing a contract for Konnoco Zambia’s Konkola North copper project Full story...Rajant rolls out RRADS advanced diagnostic monitoring tool
Rajant has launched RRADS, an advanced network administration, monitoring and diagnostic tool Full story...Five minutes with…
Jean-Luc Audureau, director of underground works at VINCI Construction Grands Projets Full story...WS Tyler and Major Wire in global screening alliance
WS Tyler Canada (part of Haver & Boecker) and Major Wire Industries have reached an agreement to establish a global screening alliance Full story...Fordia updates Eider range
Fordia has added a new underground model to its Eider series of diamond drill rigs Full story...Mincom delivers Ellipse 8
Mincom has signed a contract with Allied Nevada Gold Corp to supply its Ellipse 8 Enterprise Asset Management and Enterprise Resource Planning solutions Full story...Mine of the Month
Continental shift
Anglo American’s history may be in South Africa, but its future is firmly set in South America Full story...Equipment
Keeping haulage continuous
Continuous haulage systems have not always presented a satisfactory operational experience for hard rock or coal miners. Yet, it offers considerable benefits that are not always realised. Allison Golsby reports Full story...Strong, stable and straight
Ailbhe Goodbody spoke to five of the leading drill rig manufacturers to learn about the requirements of long-hole stoping operations and the products they offer Full story...Lightening the load
Haul trucks and LHDs go hand in hand at underground mining operations. Carly Lovejoy explores the range of products available and their main design features Full story...Management in Action
When the dust settles
Ailbhe Goodbody examines various means of controlling dust in open-pit mining and the firms involved Full story...
Handling Ulan West
Australian specialist GW Engineers is to design and build a new coal-handling system for Xstrata Coal’s Ulan West mine Full story...Designed for utmost reliability
Dr Brian Moore, James Fuata, Stephen Cole, Dr Richard LaRoche, Dr Andrew Grima and Dr Peter Wypych look at maximising the reliability of bulk handling equipment Full story...Harnessing hydraulic transport
Pipeline transport of mineral slurries is a common practice at mine sites. Jay Norwood of Golder Associates explains how some sites have optimised the process to suit their needs Full story...Paste picks up the pace
With the use of paste backfill becoming more popular at mining operations, Carly Lovejoy explores the methods used to produce and transport paste Full story...Issue: MM JanFeb 2012
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