VT650 makes longwall coal face moves simpler and less costly

Bucyrus says it has improved nonproductive longwall move time with the introduction of a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) to its Vers-A-Trac® 650 model. Approximately 50 of these successful roof support carriers have been shipped since the product’s introduction in 2004. The Vers-A-Trac 650AC, featuring the Bucyrus HiPAC10 control system, represents the latest generation of heavy roof [...]

Barrick Gold Combine PED & RFID Tracking for Productivity & Safety

Barrick Gold has installed PED, Digital Communications and Tracking at their two mines in Nevada, Meikle and Rodeo.
As Anton Meyer, Senior Control Engineer at Barrick Goldstrike Mines, explained at his presentation at the MINExpo Educational Sessions, Barrick had developed a project to raise the mine’s emergency preparedness, as well as utilize the features of the [...]

Metso delivers automation system for a new power plant in Bandirma, Turkey

Metso Automation was awarded a contract for the delivery of a metsoDNA CR automation system to the new combined cycle power plant (CCPP) in Bandirma, Turkey.
The 920 MW power plant will be built for the Turkish company EnerjiSA Enerji Üretim A.S., a joint venture between the Turkish Holding Sabanci and the Austrian Verbund. Operational status [...]

OPEN PIT EQUIPMENT: Common Siemens platform promises productivity

Related Items Articles Suppliers (Equipment/Services) ATLANTA, Georgia ? SIEMENS has added draglines to its common drive design for mobile open pit mining equipment. By providing a single drive platform for draglines, trucks and shovels, the company

IIMS appoints new Managing Director

July 30, 2008
IIMS has appointed a new Managing Director whose operational and strategic experience in mining supply will ensure the company secures itself as the best in class one-stop mining supply service in Australia.
Rod Cox has been involved in automotive, industrial and mining supply for over 20 years. His career in supply chain and distribution [...]

Quimsacocha Gold Mine Development

The property consists of four mining concessions covering an aggregate area of approximately 12,967 ha and is located in southern Ecuador, 30 km SW of the city of Cuenca at an elevation of 3,600 m.
The project is accessible via a partly paved road from Cuenca, the third largest city in Ecuador, and [...]

MTI Group releases Solo BlastBag for air-decking and plugging

MTi Group, a manufacturer and distributor of drill and blast consumables to the global mining sector, announces the release of their NEW Solo BlastBag™ borehole plugs. They have transformed not only their look but also the gas bag market by developing the first ever singlehand deployable, 2-speed BlastBag. The fully patented, revolutionary 2-speed aerosol latch [...]

Siemens VAI Expands Local Business in Russia – Need for Modernization in the Iron and Steel Industry Calls for Local Competence and Value Adding

Siemens VAI is reorganizing its Russian business. “The share of Russian value added to our projects in the iron and steel industry will more than treble in the next two years”, Werner Auer, CFO of international plant builder Siemens VAI, announced to the press in Yekaterinburg on Thursday. “By acquiring other companies, establishing joint ventures [...]

Metso to supply iron ore induration machine to JSW Steel Ltd in India

Metso Minerals will supply an iron ore induration machine to JSW Steel Ltd., India.

Metso strengthens its engineering capabilities in India

Metso strengthens its engineering capabilities in India by entering into a joint venture between Metso Power and EPT Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd. Metso will own 51% of the new company, called Metso Power India Private Limited, which will start its operations in July 2008 in Chennai. The new company will support Metso’s growth strategy by [...]

Webcast announced for Major Drilling Group International Inc.’s fourth quarter and year-end results for fiscal 2008

Fourth Quarter & Year-End Results - Web cast/Conference Call
Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2008, Time:  9:00 a.m. (EDT)
HALIFAX, June 3 /CNW/ - Francis McGuire, President & Chief Executive Officer, and Denis Larocque, Chief Financial Officer, invite you to participate in a web cast/conference call on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 9:00am
EDT to discuss Major Drilling Group [...]

ABB wins $74-million power order in India

2008-06-03 - Power solutions to maximize system efficiency of JSW plant in Maharashtra