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Wireless sensors, now available from Conlab

Conlab has announced the release of its ZigSense line of wireless sensors utilising ZigBee mesh network technology as its core communications channel.

Worsley Alumina gets good results measuring slurry flow to maximise throughput

CiDRA Minerals Processing, together with KROHNE Australia have successfully completed a trial at BHP Billiton’s Worsley alumina refinery, one of the biggest and efficient alumina refineries in the world. Worsley’s engineering team chose CiDRA’s SONARtrac® flow monitoring system to measure bauxite slurry flow and entrained air in a classifier feed line. The accuracy and repeatability of the system has enabled [...]

Major Drilling Reports First Quarter Results and Declares Dividend

Major Drilling Reports First Quarter Results and Declares Dividend
MONCTON, NB, Sept. 8 /CNW/ - Major Drilling Group International Inc. (TSX: MDI) today reported results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2010 ended July 31, 2009.
Highlights

In millions of Canadian dollars [...]

New PAT-7200 water proof pH/mV/conductivity/TDS/Salt/Temp pen tester from Pacific Sensor Technologies

of the most common parameter measured and tested in a variety of industries ranging from water and wastewater treatment, mining and mineral processing, environmental monitoring, chemical production, agriculture research and chemical production,

Taseko’s Gibraltar Mine installs Wenco Fleet Management

June 2008 – Vancouver, BC. Taseko’s Gibraltar Copper Mine has installed Wenco’s Fleet Management System. Wenco’s fleet management system is a key component to Taseko’s major expansion and modernization plan.
Wenco will install 23 units of their onboard Axon computer hardware and software for the entire truck, shovel, loader, drill and crusher equipment fleets, and three [...]

WESTPORT, CT, June 20, 2008 — Terex Corporation (NYSE: TEX) today announced that it will host an Investment Analyst Meeting on September 4, 2008, at the Terex Corporation headquarters in Westport, Connecticut.  The event is scheduled toLatest issue of International Mining Project News available (June 20): It’s been another busy fortnight for the iron ore [...]

Trelleborg Harbour Marine helps moor vessels safely at LNG terminals

Safety is the priority at LNG terminals, which are growing in number inline with an increased demand for the fuel. Like many fuels, LNG is potentially hazardous and to help reduce the possibility of an incident during berthing or when a vessel is alongside a jetty, integrated mooring systems are becoming standard specification. These incorporate [...]

Busy time for iron ore, gold, nickel and energy

Latest issue of International Mining Project News available (June 20): It’s been another busy fortnight for the iron ore players in the wake of newly negotiated price hikes across the globe, while there has also been more nickel activity than in previous weeks despite the stainless steel additive failing to claw back recent price losses. [...]

Carlson Software And Rajant Corporation Announce Partnership To Deliver Mining And Construction Solutions

MALVERN, PA, June 10, 2008 – Rajant Corporation, a leading provider of portable, reliable, and adaptable wireless networking solutions, announced today that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Carlson Software to provide world-class productivity solutions primarily for the mining and construction industries.
The partnership combines best-of-breed products from Carlson’s comprehensive suite of civil, surveying, [...]

Austar Coal Mine Enhance Emergency Preparedness with PED and RFID Tracking

Austar Coal Mine, owned by the Chinese Yancoal group operates a top coal caving longwall coal mine near Cessnock, NSW, Australia. Austar has expanded the initial fleet of ICCL cap lamps by 136 units, bringing the total to 238 cap lamps.

The ICCL’s come equipped with RFID Tag and PED pager as the [...]

Komatsu America Corp. Announces New 960E-1 Mining Truck

960E-1 Provides High Reliability and the Right Match for Mining
Rolling Meadows, IL, May 27, 2008 - Komatsu America Corp. is pleased to announce the introduction of the 960E-1 (960E) AC electric drive haul truck. The largest of Komatsu’s full line of mining trucks, the new model carries a 360 ton (327 tonnes) payload and weighs [...]

Teck Cominco smelter in B.C. spills lead, acid into Columbia River

Washington state is monitoring a lead and acid spill into the Columbia River from the massive Teck Cominco lead and zinc smelter just across the border in Trail, B.C. A leak in a lead refinery pipe triggered an …