Month: April 2023
- Industry News 02_2023
New eBook by TOMRA – The Benefits of Data-driven Quality Control
New eBook highlights how mining operations can benefit from data-driven quality control with their connected TOMRA Mining sorters A new, free-to-download publication outlines the different ways today’s advanced digital sorting data services can help mining operations stay in control at all times, take quicker action when necessary, and build a…
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Raising of the Bardon Hill RopeCon® track to release backfilling volume
As part of Aggregate Industries UK quarry restoration strategy, the RopeCon® system of Doppelmayr Transport Technology GmbH, Wolfurt/Austria, transports overburden for emplacement within the existing quarry. The design allows to control the drop height and, thus, to keep the discharge point close to the emplaced material from the beginning. This…
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Sandvik partners with Rana Gruber for BEV fleet in Norway
Rana Gruber has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply a fleet of 19 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), including trucks, loaders and drills, for its iron ore operations in Storforshei in northern Norway (Figure 3). The agreement underpins Rana Gruber’s aim to operate the world’s first carbon-free iron ore mine…
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Sandvik unveils new compact and intelligent development drill
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has launched a highly-automated, compact, twin-boom drill for underground development and small-scale tunneling. Sandvik DD322i (Figure 1) is a versatile drill that can be utilized in mining or tunneling applications and provides a high level of performance, accuracy and reliability. It has a new carrier…
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STEAG ensures continuity at the top
At its meeting on 25th January 2023, the Supervisory Board of STEAG GmbH, Essen/Germany, appointed Ralf Schiele (Figure 1) as a member of the Management Board of STEAG GmbH for a further three years. Schiele has been a member of the STEAG management since October 2020 and is responsible for…
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The return of coal – new energy world
“It is irresponsible to talk about the end of hard coal without having reliable alternatives”. This is what Alexander Bethe, Chairman of the Board of the Coal Importers Association (VdKi), Berlin/Germany, said at the traditional New Year’s reception of his association in Hamburg. “Politics must be honest with itself. There…
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Federal Chancellor Scholz in Chile: “Don’t just take raw materials away”
Germany’s Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz travelled to Chile at the end of January 2023 accompanied by an economic policy delegation for an official visit (Figure 1). “In the global competition of the 21st century, it is not enough to simply transport raw materials away – without consideration for the environment,…
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Rediscovering carbon: Bauer Resources participates in Carbo-FORCE
Carbon is one of the most important building blocks of life. It serves as the basis of all natural materials and forms numerous bonds. When forests die, e. g., CO2 enters the atmosphere and is bound by plants or rivers somewhere else. As a result, carbon is simply everywhere. And there’s…
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BHS-Sonthofen announces leadership changes in the Recycling Technology division
The Recycling Technology division at BHS-Sonthofen GmbH, Sonthofen/Germany, is reporting a personnel change. Daniel Zeiler has taken over as the head of the division. Alfred Weber, who had successfully managed sales for the company’s Recycling Technology division since 2007, retired at the end of last year (Figure 1). BHS offers…
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DMT takes over the majority in the PfB Test Centre for Components
DMT GmbH & Co. KG, a TÜV NORD GROUP company based in Essen/Germany, has acquired a 51 % stake in Prüfzentrum für Bauelemente GmbH & Co. KG (PfB), based in Stephanskirchen near Rosenheim/Germany. The transaction took place on 1st December 2022. With the participation both companies deepen their cooperation of many years…
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