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Bucyrus and Hensley sign distribution agreement

South Milwaukee, WI, USA,  September 30, 2008 -
Bucyrus International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BUCY) and Hensley Industries, Inc. announced today that they have entered into a Supply and Distribution Agreement for Brazil.  Under the terms of the agreement Bucyrus will install Hensley’s line of hammerless ground engaging tools on its electric rope shovels and walking draglines sold [...]

New RIEGL laser scanner

RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems, the manufacturer of laser scanners for terrestrial, airborne, mobile and industrial applications, has launched its new V-line of scanners with significantly improved performance data. The company reports:

Highest ranging accuracy and reliability based upon echo digitisation and - for the first time worldwide - online full-waveform analysis
Excellent multiple target capability - unlimited [...]

Pressing success

FLSmidth Minerals reports that it is enjoying great success around the world with its Shriver­ filter press line. In the month up to September 10, it had received orders totaling over $6.3 million in Asia, North and South America for a total of 12 Shriver filter presses. These presses have been in production since 1901, [...]

Successful Bucyrus 816C Un-A-Hauler

The 816C Un-A-Hauler­ is a member of the Bucyrus family of high-capacity, extremely reliable battery-powered coal and mineral haulers built to ensure optimum productivity. Superior payload capacity, advanced manoeuvrability and improved cycle time efficiency are just some of the unique performance features of the 816C that are making customers take notice. These features, along with [...]

Hundreds of ITT mining products help users To extract and process minerals efficiently

Three thousand meters (1.86 miles) above sea level, the world’s largest open pit copper mine in Chuquicamata, Chile, produces nearly a million tons of ore each year. More than 3,770 meters (2.34 miles) beneath Savuka, Africa, the deepest underground mine produces more than 70,000 ounces of precious gold.
These and every mine in between share the [...]

Shearpellertm pumps froth to help customers make solid profits

Shearpellertm pumps froth to help customers make solid profits

Exclusive impeller design, featured at MINExpo, is setting new trends in froth pumping.
Mineral processing operations that use a froth floatation process to extract the valuable mineral from the ore can now use the Shearpeller, showcased for the first time at MINExpo, to dramatically improve productivity and lower [...]

ITT Goulds Introduces Vertical Rubber-Lined Sump Pump That Outperforms Competitors At Lower Costs

In an industry first, the parts are interchangeable with Goulds SRL horizontal pumps.
Operators of nickel, iron, copper and other metal mines can pump tough slurries with dramatically lower maintenance and operating costs using the new Model VRS introduced today at MINExpo by ITT Goulds Pumps.
The Goulds VRS vertical rubber-lined cantilever sump pump sets new standards [...]

Inspectorate acquires Process Research Associates (PRA) Group; Vancouver, Canada.

Inspectorate is delighted to announce the acquisition of the Process Research Associates (PRA) Group of companies in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
PRA offers metallurgical testing whilst the group’s analytical arm; International Plasma Laboratories (IPL), provides geochemical analysis. The group has 80 employees across these two divisions and moved into a new 30,000 sq ft facility in 2005.
Metallurgical [...]

CyPlus to Install Innovative “Solid-to-Liquid System” for Packaging and Handling at Syngenta in Great Britain

Syngenta Ltd. of Huddersfield, UK, has purchased the innovative packaging and handling system “Solid-to-Liquid System” (SLS) for producing its active substances used in crop protection products. “Working closely with the employees of our customer Syngenta, we first defined the quality requirements for sodium cyanide and its packaging and handling. This had to be done so [...]

Latest News from the Liebherr Group - New 800 ton Mining Excavator

New 800-ton Mining Excavator

At the MINExpo 2008 in Las Vegas, Liebherr announced the R 9800 Mining Excava-tor. Rated at 800 tons of service weight the R 9800 provides a nominal bucket capacity of 38 to 42 m³ at a material density of 1,8 t/m³. This new flagship of Liebherr mining excavators’ range is targeting [...]

GE Transportation Celebrates 45 Years of Electric Drive Systems Leadership in Mining Trucks

Las Vegas, Nev., Sept. 21, 2008
GE Transportation, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) and global technology innovator in the mining industry, celebrates its proud 45-year heritage as a leader in electric drive systems powering giant mining trucks in markets worldwide. GE’s mining business showcases its product portfolio for Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV) at MINExpo [...]

3 miners’ bodies recovered in rescue attempt of 16 trapped illegal miners

Hopes are fading for rescuers trying to find survivors among 16 illegal small miners trapped inside a gold mine in Benquet Province in the Philippines.
Author: Dorothy Kosich
Posted: Thursday , 25 Sep 2008
RENO, NV -
Hopes are fading for any survivors during the fifth day of rescue operations for 16 miners trapped inside a former Benguet [...]