- Oct- 2017 -17 October
DBE
Ursula Heinen-Esser was appointed Commercial Director at the Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Bau und Betrieb von Endlagern für Abfallstoffe mbH (German Association for the Construction and Operation of Permanent Storage Sites for Waste Pro-ducts – DBE), based in Peine/Germany, on 7th August 2017. She holds that position in addition to her activity…
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DEA
DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG in Hamburg/Germany has announced that Maria Moraeus Hanssen has been appointed as their new Chairperson of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Her appointment is expected to come into force in January 2018, when Maria Moraeus Hanssen will succeed Thomas Rappuhn. He will step down…
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DMT
At its annual meeting on 16th May 2017 the German association for refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pumps (Zentralverband Kälte Klima Wärmepumpen – ZVKKW), elected Meinolf Gringel as Vice-President. Gringel is a publicly appointed and sworn expert for technical refrigeration systems and manages the Testing Body for Refrigerating, Heating & Air…
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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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