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Keeping belt conveyors perfectly clean
Operators of conveyor systems in coal mines, underground mines, steel mills and wood-processing mills need to keep their belts as clean as possible. That’s because carryback can be a significant cost factor. The best results are usually achieved with a combination of precleaners and secondary cleaners. Flexco Europe GmbH offers…
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BBMV / CrossRail C510 achieves “Product Innovation Award – civil engineering“ for the use of the GTA Uphill Excavator
For the excavation of escalator shafts between London underground stations and CrossRail stations, the joint venture BBMV (Balfour Beatty, Beton + Monierbau, Morgan Sindall, Vinci) has used the “Uphill Excavator”, designed and constructed by GTA Maschinensysteme GmbH. With this new invention, inclined shafts could be excavated at a slope of…
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Australia: Surface Mining takes over from Conventional Coal Mining
The New Acland Mine (NAC), located adjacent to the township of Acland (Queensland), is part of the Australian based New Hope Group. Since opening of the mine, coal and interburden have been extracted by means of bulldozers fitted with ripper teeth and assisted by wheel loaders. However, a sharp drop…
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New Hydraulic Shaft Drill Rig dh SDH4
Shaft sinking companies are showing an increasing interest in the use of shaft drill rigs equipped with high performance hydraulic rock drills. Therefore Deilmann-Haniel Mining Systems GmbH (dhms) has developed all-hydraulic shaft drill rigs with three or four drill booms now. The rigs are available in flameproof or non-flameproof version.…
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Nothing gets out here anymore!
The new two-piece STARCLEAN® SEAL transfer point seal of the F. E.. Schulte Strathaus GmbH & Co. KG eliminates material and dust emissions in belt conveyor transfer points and reduces maintenance and operation costs. At first, the material guiding primary seal keeps the bulk material inside the chute. The secondary…
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Roadheaders for roadway development at a new coal mine in Turkey
In early 2015 Deilmann-Haniel Mining Systems GmbH (dhms) delivered one first roadheader dh R60t for roadway development at a new hard coal mine in Turkey. Two more roadheaders dh R75t followed in April and July 2015. All three machines have been ordered by Hema Energji Inc., an affiliate of Hattat…
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Closer to the action – BEUMER technology in the Andaman Sea
Vale Malaysia Minerals Sdn Bhd (VMM), a subsidiary of Brazilian mining group Vale SA headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, has awarded the BEUMER Group, Beckum/Germany, an order to supply 16 overland conveyors. For the specialist intralogistics company, this is the largest order in the conveying and loading systems product segment…
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The Most Advanced Shaft-Hoisting System
Yitai Group recently awarded SIEMAG TECBERG with an order in the double-digit million euro range to install four shaft hoisting machines at the company’s new coal mine in Inner Mongolia, known as the Hongqinghe project. The project marks a new cooperation between SIEMAG TECBERG and Yitai Group as a worldwide…
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Abel delievers Pumps to South America
ABEL expands its South America business and focusses on its original core competence Mining. Just before Christmas holidays in 2014 two big cone valve solid handling pumps of the SH series left the headquarters. The destination is a gold and silver mine in the heart of Peru on 4800 meter…
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New MICHELIN XDR250 50/80 R57 for 250-for 250-Tonne Dump Trucks
Open-pit mine operators are always on the lookout for ways to increase the productivity of their operations: With its new MICHELIN XDR250 tyres for rigid dump trucks with payload capacities of up to 250 tonnes, Michelin is fulfilling this demand. This latest addition to its range permits an increase of…
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