- Oct- 2017 -17 October
E.ON
Wulf Bernotat, former Chairperson of the Board at E.ON SE, based in Essen/Germany, passed away on 27th August 2017 at the age of 68 after a long illness. He was Chairperson of the Board at E.ON from May 2003 to 2010 and succeeded Ulrich Hartman and Wilhelm Simson in that…
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RAG
Markus Masuth was appointed Chairperson of the Executive Board at RAG Montan Immobilien GmbH, a subsidiary of RAG Aktiengesellschaft based in Essen/Germany, on 1st October 2017. He succeeds Prof. Hans-Peter Noll, who has assumed the same position at the Zollverein foundation. Following a career in several RAG mines, from 2008…
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Bauer Resources wins contract for large-scale soil remediation in the “Schwarze Pumpe” industrial area
The Schwarze Pumpe industrial area in the city of Spremberg in Brandenburg covers a total of 720 ha and includes the former industrial site Spreewitz in the neighboring Free State of Saxony. Today, around 80 companies with some 4,250 employees are located in the area where lignite has been refined…
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B2Gold selects Caterpillar and Barloworld for 7 MW Solar power installation at Otjikoto Mine in Namibia
In August 2017 Caterpillar announced that B2Gold Corp., one of the fastest-growing gold producers in the world, has selected the company and Cat® dealer Barloworld to supply 7 MW of solar power at the Otjikoto Mine in the Republic of Namibia (Figure 1). The full system, including Cat photovoltaic (PV)…
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Advanced scalable technology for the new Cat® MD6310 rotary blasthole drill improves drilling efficiency and productivity
Building on the solid legacy of the MD6420C, the new Cat® MD6310 blasthole drill offers substantial technology, efficiency and productivity improvements (Figure 1). A key advantage of the machine, Cat electronics deliver advanced troubleshooting for efficient drill operation and scalable automation. The building blocks include drill assist, semi-autonomous and remote…
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Caterpillar to supply face conveyor for 400 m longwall face in Russia
The largest Russian coal producer, Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK), recently placed an order with the regional Cat® dealer, Vostochnaya Technica LLC (VT), for a complete armored face conveyor system to equip the company’s second 400 m longwall face (Figure 1). The longwall will operate in the mine named after…
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Light work for heavy conveyor belts
At Katowice 2017, the international trade fair for mining, the power industry and metallurgy which took place from 29th August to 1st September 2017 in Katowice/Poland, Flexco Europe GmbH, Rosenfeld/Germany, showcased solutions that allow conveyor system operators to improve their processes while greatly simplifying maintenance and repair work. Among them…
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Metso delivered the 500th Lokotrack sold to Germany for Andres Erdarbeiten GmbH at Steinexpo
Metso Corp., Helsinki/Finland, reached another significant milestone in Lokotrack sales by delivering the 500th unit sold to Germany at Steinexpo, the biggest quarry exhibition in Europe. The LT120 jaw plant was received by Andres Erdarbeiten GmbH, a family-owned crushing, screening and recycling contractor (Figure 1). Globally, Metso has sold over…
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Uncompromising secondary crushing
The Büdingen-Rinderbügen quarry in Wetteraukreis/Germany, has been supplying the basalt that is characteristic of the Vogelsberg landscape since 1963. The basalt is currently quarried and reduced to gravel, chippings and fine flint, as well as crushed sand, by Vogelsberger Basaltwerk GmbH & Co. KG (VBW), part of the Dressler Verwaltungsgesellschaft…
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Schulte Strathaus now offering integral solutions for conveyor belts
“We want to be known as providers of integral solutions for conveying systems, not just as a scraper manufacturer”, says André Hanke (Figure 1), General Manager of the Starclean division of F. E. Schulte Strathaus GmbH & Co. KG (Fess Group), Werl/Germany. He is responsible for all conveyor system products and…
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