Industry News 04_2021

The so-called Terra Invader systems can penetrate up to 8000 m into the earth in order to tap oil, gas or geothermal resources (Figure 1). The latter are becoming more and more important in times of increasingly scarce fossil resources. This is down to their high availability: there are huge amounts of geothermal energy around the world. The market leader for ...

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has released a new engine option for its largest truck, Toro™ TH663i (Figure 1). This fuel efficient 16 l Stage V engine from Volvo Penta is powerful and reliable, delivering 585 kW output. The engine and the truck have been designed to work together seamlessly, for strong performance in underground mines. The Toro™ TH663i truck’s ...

Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions’ jaw crushers are now delivered with everything for plug-and-play installation (Figure 1). Quarry and mine owners will find it easy to install and run primary crushing applications in minimum time while ensuring maximum efficiency. Quarries and mines need a crushing solution that is not only tough, durable and reliable, it should be easy to get up ...

Maximizing the sustainable recovery of minerals has become a critical success factor, at a time when the efficient recovery from less rich ores, aging or secondary deposits is one of the mining industry’s key challenges. TAKRAF Group, Leipzig/Germany, with its well-known DELKOR brand for liquid/solid separation and beneficiation equipment, has developed new generation BQR flotation cells with the proprietary MAXGen ...

The year 2020, a year defined by the coronavirus pandemic, has been very successful for RAG-Stiftung, Essen/Germany, despite the resulting challenges. The Board of Management of the foundation communicated this on 9th June 2021 as part of the Annual Press Conference at the Zollverein World Heritage Site (Figure 1). At the end of 2020, the assets of RAG-Stiftung exceeded the ...

The energy company STEAG GmbH, Essen/Germany, has published its yearly Global Compact report. STEAG has been a member of the German UN Global Compact network since 2011. The ten Global Compact principles constitute a voluntary commitment by companies to adopt sustainable business practices and fully assume social responsibility. “Only by exercising social responsibility and acting in a sustainable, resource-conserving way ...

The energy company STEAG GmbH, Essen/Germany, the energy technology company Siemens Energy, Munich/Germany, the grid operator Creos Deutschland GmbH, Homburg-Saar/Germany, the Saarbahn public transport company, Saarbrücken/Germany, and the SHS steel companies (Stahl-Holding-Saar with its companies Dillinger and Saarstahl), Dillingen/Germany, developed a joint project idea aimed at establishing a cross-border and prospectively green hydrogen economy. Together, the project partners submitted an ...