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Room-and-pillar coal mining equipment
The first full fleet of Cat branded room-and-pillar coal mining equipment is being installed by Armstrong Coal in conjunction with the opening of its new underground mine at Lewis Creek in Kentucky....
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Mining solution offers more sensitive and precise light element analysis
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc has introduced the Thermo Scientific Ultra Performance Packages for improved light element analysis. To achieve a higher level of performance, the packages combine a...
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Eliminating unexpected cooling tower failures
Condition monitoring systems provide 30 per cent more cooling tower uptime for power stations.Medway Power Station in the UK is making significant reductions in downtime due to unexpected failures on...
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Subsidies: a platform for innovation
Femke Schaefer and G Bertels consider results from the Dutch Economic Subsidy Programme concerning innovation and energy.In recent years, Dutch subsidy policy has been targeted intensively at the theme...
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The Arctic Goliath
A mighty monster - Goliath - rules over the Aitik opencast mine in northern Sweden.To look out over the grey terraces of the immense Aitik opencast mine in the Swedish Arctic is a breathtaking...
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Actuators offer significant torque advancement
AUMA is extending its portfolio of modular electric actuators to include an SQ .2 part-turn range for butterfly and ball valve automation. Scheduled for launch in 2013, the actuators will replace the...
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Software meets modern mining demands
Maptek, a software provider to the mining industry, has released Vulcan 8.2 to a global license base of more than 6,000 users. The new tools, updates and features in Vulcan 8.2 provide the increased...
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Overcoming problems with hole deviation
A quartzite quarry in Virginia wanted to increase its production and had also been experiencing problems with hole deviation. It replaced its drilling equipment with a Tamrock Pantera rig equipped with...
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Larger steel drills straighter holes
A specialist, drilling contractor in New England in the US has recently switched to Sandvik’s new, larger Sandvik60 drill steel. This has performed very well with regard to their major drilling...
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Burner wear components for coal fired power plants
Robert Howard describes the negative impact of eroded and deformed burner nozzles and core air tubes.Coal-fired power plants now have the answer for burner system components failing due to heat...
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Taking the 'wonder' away
Developments in mine communications tend to be based on widespread computer communications in digital form and employ Wi-FiMine communications have come a long way since the only ways of finding out...
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What killed the canary?
Since the phasing out of canaries in the UK some 30 years ago portable and fixed gas monitoring instruments have taken over. Maurice Jones reportsThe miner’s safety lamp and caged canary are emblematic...
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Lasers picture it
Laser technology has revolutionised surveying in mines. Maurice Jones reportsThe advent of reliable lasers has revolutionised surveying practice both in terms of distance measurement and direction....
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Generating strategic pit and dump designs
Mine planning engineers can create mid-bench based designs, and generate phases and reserve reportsMaptek, the software provider to the mining industry, has released Vulcan 8.2 to a global license base...
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Belting along to efficiency
The improved reliability of conveyors allows their use over more uneven terrain including horizontal and vertical curves. Maurice Jones reportsThe choice of ore and waste transport method is one that...
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The tractor factor
The world's biggest tractor – the Tractomas - is now in operation at an Australian coal mineFor use in a coal mine in Australia, the French heavy-load and special vehicle manufacturer, Nicolas, has...
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Cranes take the strain
Mining Machinery Developments (MMD) has undertaken a multi-million pound factory expansion featuring new cranes from Street Crane Company.The cranes will speed the manufacture and assembly of MMD’s...
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Seeing red: protect valuable mining assets
Wear, corrosion and abrasion resistant materials are vital to the mining industry. Rubber products are key to the protection processRubber products are used to protect valuable mining assets, including...
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Conduit systems for hazardous areas
The Kopex-Ex range of electrical conduit systems for use within hazardous areas are designed to protect and connect critical power and data cabling in many different industries, including oil and gas,...
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Methane monitoring in mines protects lives and environment
Methane monitoring specialists Trolex has introduced Sentrum, a device delivering accurate and reliable methane recovery monitoring.The Sentrum system has already been installed in many mines around...
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