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TESCAN Announces new UniTOM HR

TESCAN Announces UniTOM HR―The First Dynamic Micro-CT System to Deliver Sub-micron 3D Imaging for Static Studies and High Temporal Resolution for 4D Time-resolved Studies UniTOM HR is a single solution that provides insight to a sample’s internal structure as well as its behavior under environmental conditions over time Brno, Czech Republic, August 19, 2021―TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING a.s. announces the release ...

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TECHNOLOGY ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH TO ACHIEVE A CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Climate change, environmental pollution, resource scarcity, global population growth: these are the defining issues of the 21st century. Approaching them by transitioning to a circular economy is one of the central challenges of our time. TOMRA, a global leader in sensor-based technologies with more than 50 years’ experience in diverse sectors such as the Food, Recycling and Mining industries, has ...

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The Wirtgen Group Is Headlining Its Presence at Minexpo 2021 with a North American Premiere and a Product Preview

As a trusted partner of the mining industry, the Wirtgen Group offers mature and practical technologies for the mining and processing of raw materials. At Minexpo in Las Vegas (booth no. 8109, central hall), the Wirtgen Group will be presenting its field-tested 220 SM(i) 60-ton class surface miner for the first time on the North American continent (Figure 1). Wirtgen ...

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The new BAUER eBG 33 – The drilling rig for an electrical future

Schrobenhausen, Germany – What started as an idea is now reality: At this year’s in-house exhibition with the slogan “BAU ERLEBEN,” BAUER Maschinen GmbH is presenting the new eBG – the first electric drilling rig manufactured by Bauer (Figure 1). The equipment relies on electrical power instead of a diesel engine, so it does not require any fossil fuels, and ...

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Testing phase: Bauer Spezialtiefbau constructs cut-off wall elements in geothermally active ground for the first time as part of gold mine expansion

One of the largest gold deposits in the world is located on the volcanic island of Niolam, the main island in the Lihir archipelago of Papua New Guinea. The mine was discovered in 1982 and the sought-after precious metal has been extracted in open-cast mines for nearly 25 years – now reaching a depth of up to roughly 300 m ...

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Red Dog Mine Alaska: Ground improvement in permafrost

Red Dog Mine, one of the world’s largest zinc mines, is located in the north-west of Alaska, around 170 km north of the Arctic Circle and nearly 1,000 km to the north-west of Anchorage. The mine has been operating since the late 1980s with around 10 % of the world’s zinc extracted here in open-cast mining. Its location in the Arctic ...

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Firing production economically

For an economical and sustainable operation, the Austrian plant Retznei of Lafarge Zementwerke GmbH relies on alternative fuels and raw materials to ignite the new calciner (Figure 1). In order to transport, store and dose the kiln-ready material efficiently, the manufacturer awarded BEUMER Group, Beckum/Germany to develop an individual single-source solution. The core of this system solution is a U-shape ...

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New Doppelmayr material ropeway takes up operation in Colombia

Zijin-Continental Gold Sucursal Colombia is developing the Buriti-cá gold mine (Figure 1) in the northwest of Columbia, approximately 72 km from the city of Medellin. The area where the mine is located is mountainous and therefore logistically challenging. The reusable residues of the gold extraction process are used in an underground backfill, which is why they must be taken from ...

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Everything depends on correct positioning

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 ...

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Sandvik introduces a 16 l Stage V engine for its largest truck Toro™ TH663i

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 ...

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