Asset Pros Draw Line on Excavator Repairs

The majority of fleet managers are willing to spend up to half of a full-sized crawler excavator’s original purchase price on repairs and parts before turning that machine out, reveals Construction Equipment’s Reader Advisor Board….more Construction Equipment

Bucyrus Receives Order for New 8750 Dragline

Bucyrus announced the signing of a new machine contract with BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance, Australia for a supply of a new 8750 walking dragline.

Gekko Engineers Morila Makeover

Randgold’s Morila Gold Mine are updating and upgrading their InLine Leach Reactor from an ILR1000CA to an ILR2000BA.  This ILR has produced gold since May 2001 at rates varying between 200 oz/day and 2000 oz/day, depending on feed grade.  It treats gravity gold recovered from three Knelson XD48 concentrators and is a critical component in [...]

New roof bolting plant to strengthen successful Minova operation in China

Minova has continued to raise the pace of its business development in China and it is now set for further growth with the establishment of a roof bolt production plant in Tai’an.  Since its formation in late 2005, Ruichy Minova has experienced increasing demand for its products from the Chinese mining authorities as they continue their drive [...]

Fleet Pros Spend 44 Percent on Wheel Loader Repairs

Reader advisors recoup about 27 percent of their initial investment when selling used loaders
February 1, 2008
By Larry Stewart, Executive Editor
Median repair parts and labor costs for wheel loaders are 44 percent of the machine’s original cost, but 24 percent of 250- to 575-horsepower loaders require more than their original purchase price in parts.
The median residual [...]

Bucher Hydraulics strengthens its position in the USA

Bucher Hydraulics is acquiring Command Controls Corp., a US company based in Elgin, Illinois. Command Controls is specialised in manufacturing cartridge valves for hydraulic system solutions. In 2007, the company generated approximately CHF 13 million in sales with 91 employees. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
Bucher Hydraulics holds a very strong [...]

Screw Dust Collector available from Eximo

the filter bags, the number of doors and any fire dampers in mind.The Eximo Screw Dust Collector is designed for the mining, manufacturing, packaging, machining, cutting, automotive, building materials, chemicals, electronics and paint

Bucyrus Room & Pillar Equipment Inaugurated In India

Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) jointly owned by the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Government of India has chosen Bucyrus room & pillar equipment for its GDK11a underground mine.

Caterpillar convinced long term demand for metals and minerals will grow

MineWeb.com (November 19, 2008) - The chief executive of Caterpillar Inc says he is convinced that the long-term demand for minerals will grow.

Finning Announces Strong Third Quarter Results

Highlights from Continuing Operations
· Record third quarter revenues of $1.5 billion
· Diluted earnings per share of $0.37, up 6% from the third quarter of 2007
· New equipment order backlog grows to a new record level of $2.0 billion
· Strong balance sheet with committed bank lines and no term debt maturities until Dec 2011. Debt to
total [...]

New Mine Development added to SupplyMine - Cerro Negro

The high-grade gold and silver project is located in the Santa Cruz province of Argentina.An October 2008 positive pre-feasibility study reported that probable reserves were estimated at 7.2 million tones at 6.4 g/t gold and 75 g/t silver for 1.5 million ounces of gold and 17.3 million ounces of silver.
The plan is to mine the [...]

Metso supplies automation to Rautaruukki’s Raahe plant in Finland

Metso Automation press release on November 13, 2008, 2:00 p.m. local time
Metso has signed an agreement with Rautaruukki to supply extensive automation systems to its Raahe steel plant. As agreed with the customer, the value of the order will not be disclosed. The order are included in Metso Automation’s Q4 orders received. The automation in [...]