- Dec- 2017 -15 DecemberIndustry News 06_2017
TAKRAF shiploader successfully commissioned in Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Amidst the numerous five-star all-inclusive resorts in Playa del Carmen in Mexico, TAKRAF USA – part of the global mining, bulk material handling and minerals processing equipment supplier, Tenova TAKRAF – has erected and successfully commissioned a 6,000 t/h rail mounted shiploader at an important limestone mine’s port facility (Figure…
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Tiefenbach receives contract for electro-hydraulic control units for world’s largest shield support
Tiefenbach Control Systems GmbH, Bochum/Germany, won the tender for the delivery of an electro-hydraulic control system for the world’s largest shield support. In this connection Tiefenbach is responsible for the development, the design and the delivery of the entire electro-hydraulic control system as well as for the safety-related auxiliary valves.…
Learn more - Oct- 2017 -26 OctoberIndustry News 05_2017
From the Niederrhein to Kazakhstan – Engineering Dobersek at the Mining World Central Asia
ENGINEERING DOBERSEK, a family-owned company, has taken part in “Mining World Central Asia 2017”: international trade fair for mining, metallurgy, technology and equipment. The three-day international trade fair took place in Almaty, the largest city of Kazakhstan. “Mining World Central Asia” is the industry’s leading trade fair of Central Asia…
Learn more - 26 October
bauma CONEXPO AFRICA: numerous industry leaders on board
The economic comeback of Sub-Sahara 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…
Learn more - 18 OctoberNews in Brief 05_2017
Delivery of the last shearer loader to RAG Aktiengesellschaft by Eickhoff Bergbautechnik GmbH, Bochum on 13th July 2017
Under the slogan “Thanks to German Coal for 153 Years of Solidarity”, Eickhoff Bergbautechnik GmbH, Bochum/Germany, delivered an SL 750 shearer loader to RAG Aktiengesellschaft on 13th July 2017 (Figure 1). The Bochum-based manufacturer’s high-power machines have been used in German mines since the beginning of last century, when underground…
Learn more - 18 OctoberNews in Brief 05_2017
New construction of an InterCityHotel in Saarbrücken can start
The RAG site on Hafenstraße in Saarbrücken/Germany, where the group’s administration building was located from 1978, was officially sold off to Altin Immobiliengruppe on 17th August 2017 (Figure 1). The demolition of the former administration building was a prerequisite, to allow the construction of a new four-star hotel on the…
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STEAG sells its regional power grid in the Saarland
STEAG GmbH is selling its regional power grid in the Saarland to Creos Deutschland Holding GmbH with retroactive effect from 1st January 2017 as part of portfolio optimisation measures. The sale contract was signed on 31st July 2017. The sale of the Saarland power grid is part of the “STEAG…
Learn more - 18 October
Major contract for Deilmann-Haniel in Belarus
On 7th July 2017, Deilmann-Haniel GmbH, Dortmund/Germany, entered into a contract with the Belarusian company Slavkaliy to build a new potash mine. The mine is planned to produce 2 mt/a of potassium salt and will be built in the Belarusian potash district, approximately 200 km south of the capital city…
Learn more - 18 OctoberNews in Brief 05_2017
Mining and Water Forum: Christian Melchers from THGA has joined the new board of expert trustees
What happens when miners leave and water comes in? What do you have to watch out for to ensure nature and the environment are not affected negatively? The independent “Mining and Water Forum” trust foundation, which has started up in Essen/Germany (Figure 1), is dedicated to answering questions like these concerning…
Learn more - 18 OctoberNews in Brief 05_2017
Flexible and international: New Master’s programme in “Mineral Resource and Process Engineering” at THGA
Mining mineral raw materials is the biggest “mass movement” in the world. Every year, more than 30 bn t of rock, earth, ore and energy feedstocks are extracted worldwide. They form the basis of modern life. The raw materials industry offers a wealth of career prospects as a result. Georg…
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