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Further Eickhoff shearers for the Balkan region
The steady success story of the growing population of high performance shearer loaders of Eickhoff Bergbautechnik GmbH, Bochum/Germany, in Bosnia is backed by two new orders from the region. The path into a new generation of high performance mining with top-of-the-line equipment was already paved some years back when the…
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Eickhoff’s CM2H-30 performing well at Exxaro Coal Central’s Dorstfontein–West colliery
South Africa’s coal industry is the largest in Africa and boasts with the continent’s largest recoverable coal reserve and coal production base. South Africa mined about 260 mt of coal in 2014 which makes it part of the global top ten coal producers. Approximately 75 % of the South African coal…
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Size of a pony, power like a clydesdale – new Eickhoff CM cuts at New Clydesdale, SA
The Australian listed coal mining company Universal Coal plc (UC) started its underground production at the New Clydesdale Colliery (NCC) in September 2016. NCC is located about 30 km south of Emalahleni in the Witbank coal area of South Africa’s Mpumalanga province. The South African focused coal mining company acquired…
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Aided by Cat Longwall Equipment, Two Russian Mines Surpass National Monthly Coal Production Record
Two Russian longwall mines operated by the Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK) recently surpassed the national monthly coal production record. The Kotinskaya Mine produced 1,050,452 tonnes of raw coal in August to set the all-time record, and Taldinskaya-Zapadnaya Mine No. 1 produced 1,020,109 tonnes of raw coal to exceed the national…
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BEUMER Group Pipe Conveyor ensures dust-free transportation of ore concentrates in the Callao port in Peru
Transportadora Callao S.A., the logistics operator of a special cargo terminal in the port of Callao/Peru, relies on a BEUMER Group pipe conveyor for the transportation of zinc, copper and lead concentrates of different mining companies from the warehouse to the terminal (Figure 1). With its ability to navigate curves…
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Caterpillar Develops New High Torque Drive System for Longwall Armored Face Conveyors
The new Cat® HTD4100 High Torque Drive System (Figure 1) for longwall armored face conveyors enables a higher level of automation for enhanced speed and torque control and real-time monitoring, and its modular design simplifies installation and maintenance. The innovative system offers fast response and precise control to reduce conveyor…
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Clean Air in Australian Highway Construction and Tunnelling
Projects which shall improve the infrastructure are generally connected with densely populated countries. An exception is the project “WestConnex” in Australia. The population and the economy of the Australian state New South Wales with its capital Sydney combat an insufficient infrastructure since years. The congestion of harbours and streets by…
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A new, cost-efficient compact hybrid system for solar-diesel microgrids targets the mining industry
Danvest Energy A/S, Hellerup/Denmark, and Pon Power AS, Oslo/Norway, a Caterpillar company, are launching a second-to-none, low-load compact series for solar-diesel hybrid power plants (Figure 1). This compact series offers power producers a complete, cost-effective solution that automatically integrates photovoltaic systems with diesel power. The compact series includes Danvest’s unique,…
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High-tech from the Niederrhein in Kazakhstan – Engineering Dobersek at Mining World Central Asia
Engineering DOBERSEK GmbH, a leading expert for planning, construction and commissioning of turnkey plants and plant components from Moenchengladbach/Germany, presented its wide range of services at the Mining World Central Asia from 14th to 16th September 2016 at the Atakent Expo Exhibition Center in Almaty/Kazakhstan (Figure 1). Among other exhibit…
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KOMATSU strengthens presence in Germany
Komatsu is one of the leading construction equipment manufacturers globally with its head office in Tokyo/Japan and employs around 47,000 employees in 140 companies worldwide. In Germany, the company is active in both the construction equipment sector and in the mining business. Komatsu Hanomag was founded in 1835 as the…
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