- Dec- 2017 -15 DecemberNews in Brief 06_2017
Sub-Saharan Africa raw materials study
After intensive topical research and collaborative revision, the mining industry network of EnergieAgentur.NRW (EA), Düsseldorf/Germany, and the German Mineral Resources Agency (DERA), Berlin/Germany, part of the Federal Institute for Geoscien-ces and Raw Materials (BGR), published a joint study on the raw materials situation and current developments in the raw material…
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BIOMOre – an alternative mining concept
On 28th September 2017, a press conference took place at the KGHM headquarters in Lubin/Poland to introduce the BIOMOre underground installation, where the novel in-situ bioleaching concept is being tested under realistic conditions. The event was hosted by Katarzyna Rogóż, BIOMOre coordinator, KGHM Polska Miedź, and Paulina Mołodyńska-Glapska, Project Manager…
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New international Standard to reduce mining accidents
When an incident does occur in a mine, it can be hard to understand precisely what is happened. Because many factors are at play, a wide range of accidents can occur. A key step in preventing these accidents is to classify them by type and by cause, and that is…
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bauma CONEXPO AFRICA: numerous industry leaders on board
The economic comeback of Subsahara and positive market opportunities in South Africa are reflected in the number of companies that have already signed up for the upcoming bauma CONEXPO AFRICA. The third international trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines and construction vehicles will be held at…
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70 years of pumps for coarse fluids – in one word: HMQ
On 21st November 1947, Wilhelm ABEL founded a mining engineering company in Düsseldorf/Germany, specializing in the manufacturing of pumps for the coal mining industry. Since then, ABEL GmbH became a 100 % subsidiary of Hillenbrand Inc. In its headquarters, located today in Büchen/Germany near Hamburg ABEL designs and manufactures a wide…
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Caterpillar to supply complete longwall system to coal india subsidiary
Caterpillar recently completed an agreement to supply a complete Cat® longwall system to Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), a subsidiary of India’s largest coal producer, Coal India Ltd. The system will be delivered to the Moonidih mine in early 2019. The longwall production goal of the Moonidih XV Seam project…
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Caterpillar develops Battery Electric Proof of Concept LHD
The Underground Mining group within Caterpillar Inc. is preparing to ship a proof of concept battery electric LHD to a mine site located in Canada. The initial build and validation testing of this R1300G test unit began in early 2017 at the Caterpillar Peoria Proving Grounds and will continue through…
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DMT begins Seismic Survey in the Netherlands
Das Essener Explorations- und Engineeringunternehmen DMT GmbH & Co. KG hat einen Auftrag des kanadischen Öl- und Gasproduzenten Vermilion Energy Inc. zur Durchführung einer seismischen Erkundung in den Niederlanden erhalten. Die Feldarbeiten haben nun begonnen. Der Auftrag über die 3D-Sprengseismik zur Erkundung des Untergrunds besteht aus zwei Teilen. Von August…
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Second RopeCon® for the Booysendal expansion project
Booysendal Platinum (Pty) Ltd. (Booysendal), a subsidiary of Northam Platinum Ltd. (Northam), a South African based platinum and chrome producer, is currently expanding mining capacity at its Booysendal mining concession. Key to the success of this expansion is the cost effective, reliable, safe and environmentally low impact transport of ore…
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Complete scraper replacement: “Only feasible with rational planning“
Replacing scrapers on a conveyor belt system is almost always a lengthy process for any company. In the case of the Hohenlimburger Kalkwerke in Germany, the whole process took almost two years. Ulrich Kolhagen is a mining engineer (Figure 1 ). After completing his studies, he started work in an…
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