MM Nov 2009
Sandvik to close Burlington plant
The Burlington facility, which supplies LP loaders, smaller underground trucks and rubber-tyred soft rock vehicles, is expected to be fully decommissioned by the end of 2010, with the loss of all 114 jobs at the site Full story...
Reports
Foxed by NOx
In the first of a two-part investigative feature, David Porter unfolds the fiasco surrounding the US 2010 diesel emissions for on-highway class 8 trucks Full story...Panorama
Sandvik to close Burlington plant
The Burlington facility, which supplies LP loaders, smaller underground trucks and rubber-tyred soft rock vehicles, is expected to be fully decommissioned by the end of 2010, with the loss of all 114 jobs at the site Full story...Kopex sets its sights on Remag and Waratah
One of Poland’s key mining-equipment producers looks set to further expand its global horizons with the expected imminent purchase of state-owned roadheader manufacturer Remag, as well as finalising the acquisition of Australian shuttle-car producer Waratah Engineering, which offers the Waracar product Full story...Truck developments at Terex Mining
Since the delivery of its first MT6300AC fleet to Sino Iron, Terex Mining has been marketing the new 363t (400 short ton)-capacity machine globally Full story...Thermo Fisher rolls out Niton XL2 analyser
Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched a new range of its well-known Niton handheld XRF analyser range, which is widely used in the mining and exploration sector, with more than 2,000 already deployed Full story...Diemme presses for ZincOx Resources
Over the past five years, Italian filtration specialist Diemme has been working closely with ZincOx Resources, a zinc miner and specialist in secondary zinc extraction through ore recycling Full story...Caterpillar announces ODS to improve driver safety
Caterpillar has formally announced the introduction of its Integrated Object Detection System (ODS), designed to enhance mine-site safety Full story...Notes from Niagara
The Mining Magazine Congress on October 8-9 saw the great and the good of the mining equipment, component and operator worlds come together for two days of discussion and knowledge sharing Full story...The F Series
Carly Lovejoy reviews the official launch of Caterpillar’s 793F, 795F AC and 797F series trucks, and visited Freeport McMoRan’s Sierrita mine to see the 793F in action Full story...Equipment
Sound sampling
Accurate and representative sampling is vital in both the processing and bulk-handling parts of the mining industry Full story...Froth in focus
Paul Moore looks at the current camera-based systems available for froth analysis and how they can enhance productivity Full story...The ultimate drive
Carly Lovejoy looks at the use of different drives in apron feeders and large belt conveyors Full story...Management in Action
The harder they fall
Monitoring open-pit walls is crucial in all large surface mines and is achieved using a variety of methods, both surface and subsurface, reports Paul Moore Full story...Clever connections
Good communications networks can enhance the productivity, safety and performance of surface mines, reports Carly Lovejoy Full story...A deepening success story
Dumas Contracting is one of North America’s most successful full-service, underground mining, contracting and engineering companies Full story...Marketplace
Dollar dilemmas
The unsteady dollar has affected the trade of every metal recently, none more so than copper and gold. Full story...Site Search
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