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Solid carbide drills for challenging applications
Featuring a novel design with three cutting edges, solid carbide drills in the new Tritan range from MAPAL have been developed specifically for use in the most challenging drilling applications, such...
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High-performance entry-level laser scanner introduced
Businesses can benefit significantly by offering 3D scanning presentations to customers. Laser scanning provides clients with clear and realistic visualisations which are easy to understand, enabling...
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Thermal imaging camera for industrial and fundamental R&D
Tailormade for research and development the FLIR T650sc combines high accuracy (+/- 1°C) and outstanding sensitivity to routinely deliver accurate measurement of even the smallest temperature...
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Blast without damnation
Maurice Jones looks at how 3D computer-aided design can be used to increase blast efficiencyComputer-aided blast design procedures, including drill patterns, are intended to remove much of the...
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Sustainable drainage for mine's rail yard
Solving surface drainage problems at an iron ore mine's integrated rail marshalling yardTonkolili mine represents one of the largest iron ore resources in the world contributing substantial economic...
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Mineshaft cover to help secure Daw Mill colliery site
Following an underground fire, Daw Mill colliery in the UK was closed in March 2013. Since then work has been underway to put the fire out and make the site safeDaw Mill colliery at Arley, near...
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Ultimate overview
Maurice Jones reports on the growth of non-contact geophysical techniquesAlthough the traditional prospector and drilling activities are the first images that may first come to mind when the subject of...
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AC drives registration service launched
Drive registration is a new, free service offered by ABB for its low-voltage AC drives. The service is available to anyone that owns or services a drive including end users, machine builders, OEMs,...
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Keeping a smooth operation
Reliable lubrication can have a direct impact on operational efficiency by lengthening machine life and decreasing maintenance costs. Maurice Jones reportsModern mining equipment lubrication has to...
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Management magic - the complex framework
Project complexity and narrow margins are just two scenarios that drive management within a standard framework monitored by management computer software. Maurice Jones reportsAll substantial businesses...
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More than a breath of fresh air
Mine ventilation design, including fan installations, is a major element in mines. Maurice Jones reports.Well designed mine ventilation will, of course, be adequate to pass necessary fresh airflow to...
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Management magic - the complex framework
Project complexity and narrow margins are just two scenarios that drive management within a standard framework monitored by management computer software. Maurice Jones reportsAll substantial businesses...
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Rock and a hard place
Hammer and boom combination available for stationary primary crushing stationsRock breakers are commonly used in primary crushing stations to break oversized boulders that are fed into the crusher and...
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Positive displacement pumps
Every day mining companies need reliable pumps for a wide range of diverse and challenging applicationsThe extraction and processing of minerals takes place every day on every continent. Positive...
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A concentration of effort
For maximum production in narrow workings the load-and-haul function requires the maximum space to be used. Maurice Jones reports.Despite a background trend for profitable extraction from low-grade,...
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Controlling gold’s ‘nasties’
As gold is perhaps the best known noble metal, it is a bit ironic that often its extraction from ore can cause pollution in the processes used. Maurice Jones reportsThese days concentrated gold is much...
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Heavy-duty position switches for tough conditions
The ES/EM 91 DL position switch was developed especially for heavy duty applications, for example in the mining and recycling industries. Here the ES/EM 91 DL has to function reliably and in the long...
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Keeping product and productivity flowing
Sand and aggregate operators know how critically important it is for every machine in a comminution circuit to pull its own weight. When one machine goes down, every machine goes down. And that can...
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Power play
Robust and reliable power transmission and motion control products are vital to the global mining industryAs the scale of applications within the mining industry increases, so the demands on the plant...
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The gearbox challenge
With increasing demand for mined minerals comes a requirement to increase output and improve efficiency and a large part of this challenge falls on the machinery and its ability to deliver reliable...
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