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Mill makes move to automation
A Canadian mining firm has recently completed a mill automation project using some of the most advanced technologies availableAnaconda Mining recently announced that it has completed its CA$1.025...
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Water: liquid assets
Rens Zwart explains how the mining industry is facing up to water management responsibilitiesThe 2015 Annual Review by ICMM, the Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry (CWiMi) suggested that water...
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Mine backfill: one size fits all?
Martijn-K Mannot-Russell & Zlatko Martic explore the relationship between backfill and productionIn the past, at many mining sites utilising backfill methods there may have been a tendency to focus...
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Original and best
The negative implications of using replicator spare parts on slurry pumpsReplicating spare parts for slurry pumps is a serious issue in the mining industry, for both solution providers and the mine...
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Gear oil revolution
The inside story on a specialist that has developed a smart calcium-sulphonate gear programmeAn innovative gear oil solution that uses calcium-sulphonate technologies has recently been launched. This...
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Banishing breakdowns
A new drive system is improving conveyor reliability at Norwegian mineEurope’s first Dodge controlled start transmission (CST) drive system, – part of ABB’s motors portfolio – is helping prevent...
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Hard rock mining advances
The Cat Rock Straight System is a fully mechanised longwall system designed for continuous mining of flat and tabular deposits and reefs of hard rock minerals.The system combines the use of a hard rock...
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Vibrating feeder
Superior Industries has launched of the new Freedom Vibrating Grizzly Feeder (VGF). Manufactured in widths to feed up 1,400 tons per hour (TPH), Superior engineers incorporated several key,...
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Heavy duty rotary position feedback
Contelec’s latest Vert-X 48E series non contacting magnetic encoder is aimed at precision angle measurement on agricultural, mining or construction equipment, and other applications where extreme...
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Longwall roof supports
CNX Coal Resources LP has placed an order for 285 Cat longwall roof supports destined for use in the Enlow Fork Mine in southwestern Pennsylvania, USA.The mine is one of three in the complex, which...
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The evolution of industrial brake technology
Steve Powell tracks the evolution of industrial brake technology over the past 45 years, and highlights some of the key technical and commercial changes which have occurredHalf a century ago, the...
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'Urban mining' of LEDs
LED bulbs last much longer and use less energy than fluorescent lights and are becoming a popular choice for holiday lighting, indoor lights and many other uses. Now mineral processing engineer Maria...
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New base-mounted, horizontal centrifugal pump
The Vertiflo Pump Company offers a rugged, dependable Model 1312 industrial, close-coupled, horizontal, end suction pump for service in general pumping, chemicals, wash systems, deionized water,...
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Bright ideas
LED lighting dramatically reduces costs in mining operations, explains Rizwan AhmadLED lighting has seen widespread adoption for retrofit applications within the mining industry for its long-life...
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Hydraulic direct drive powers mine conveyor
Conveyors are critical to mine production, and certainly to a mine that refines around 350 million metric tons of ore and pellets per year.One such mine was the first in Brazil to equip a belt conveyor...
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Hydraulic direct drives
Hydraulic direct drives are well adapted to the general conditions in mining and materials handling. Partly due to their enclosed motors, they easily withstand the industry’s dust, grit and widely...
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At the cutting edge
Jon Lawson provides a ‘bit’ of news from the drilling sector, spanning advances in software and hardware as well as new rigs making their debutAtlas Copco has launched a new piece of automation...
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Starts with a bang
High-energy bulk explosives deliver mining and milling improvements at Australian hard rock mineA new range of high-energy bulk explosives has been introduced to the Australian market.The solutions are...
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Keep on trucking
To increase productivity, Risa has selected a new dump truck to haul blasted rock in NorwayFrom the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, the Vikings to the Oil boom, Norway has a rich and prosperous history.In...
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Deep impact
Rremote telematics alerts customers of impending maintenance deadlinesResting on the coast of Eastern China is the ancient province of Zhejiang. Situated 60km from the provincial capital, Hangzhou and...
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