12.08.2021 (496 Clicks)
Webuild begins excavating Tunnel for Ship Canal Water Quality Project in Seattle, Washington
Webuild Group’s U.S. subsidiary, Lane, began excavating with the “MudHoney” tunnel-boring machine (TBM) the 2.7-mile (4.2-kilometre) storage tunnel for the Ship Canal Water Quality Project, an environmental sustainability project designed to prevent untreated stormwater and sewage from flowing into major bodies of water in Seattle, Washington.
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10.08.2021 (394 Clicks)
Epiroc completes Acquisition of South Korean Hydraulic Breaker Manufacturer
Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has completed the acquisition of DandA Heavy Industries, a South Korean manufacturer of hydraulic breakers.
DandA Heavy Industries, based in Seoul, South Korea, manufactures and sells hydraulic breakers for customers in construction, demolition, rock excavation, quarrying and infrastructure. The company, which has a production facility outside Seoul, has about 60 employees and had revenues in 2020 of about MSEK 210.
The transaction is not subject to a disclosure obligation pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
DandA Heavy Industries will keep its brand and channels, and continue to be based in South Korea.
Epiroc announced on April 27, 2021, that it had agreed to acquire DandA Heavy Industries.
Source: Epiroc
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10.08.2021 (510 Clicks)
Metso Outotec awarded a Major Contract for Supplying Dewatering, Flotation and Automation Technology to Nornickel in Russia
Metso Outotec has signed an agreement to deliver industry-leading dewatering, flotation and automation equipment for the Nornickel Talnakh processing plant expansion project in Norilsk, Russia. The order value, which is not disclosed, has been booked in Minerals’ Q2 and Q3 2021 orders received.
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10.08.2021 (370 Clicks)
Climate Change widespread, rapid, and intensifying according to IPCC
Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report. Many of the changes observed in the climate are unprecedented in thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of years, and some of the changes already set in motion – such as continued sea level rise – are irreversible over hundreds to thousands of years.
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10.08.2021 (406 Clicks)
Fugro answers Geo-data Needs in Remote coastal Locations with new uncrewed Capability
Fugro RAMMS, the world’s smallest and lightest ‘deepwater’ airborne lidar bathymetry (ALB) system, can now be deployed from vessels of opportunity using a Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 uncrewed aerial system (UAS).
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10.08.2021 (438 Clicks)
Australian Bulk Handling Expo BULK 2021 postponed to 2022
Following the Covid-19 events, BULK 2022 will now take place from 16 – 18 February 2022 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
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09.08.2021 (389 Clicks)
Eldorado Gold announces the Sale of Tocantinzinho to G Mining Ventures
Eldorado Gold Corporation announces today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with G Mining Ventures Corp. to divest its Tocantinzinho Project located in Brazil.
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09.08.2021 (476 Clicks)
Strabag: Contract for large-scale A8 Enz Valley crossing Motorway Project
The STRABAG Group has been awarded a new large-scale contract in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg. Germany’s federal motorway company, Autobahn GmbH des Bundes, has awarded to STRABAG the contract for the six-lane expansion of the A8 motorway in the Enz Valley near Pforzheim. The contract for the complex infrastructure project on the main corridor between Karlsruhe and Stuttgart is worth more than € 100 million.
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06.08.2021 (430 Clicks)
Further Progress in Multi Tracks Segment: Thyssenkrupp to sell Infrastructure business to FMC Beteiligungs KG
- Next milestone reached in the focusing of Thyssenkrupp’s portfolio
- Infrastructure business will profit from willingness of new owner to invest in digitization and development of existing and new markets
- Closing expected in second half of 2021 calendar year
- Dr. Volkmar Dinstuhl, CEO Multi Tracks: “With the successful sale of the Infrastructure business we are taking the next step in sharpening the portfolio of Multi Tracks and making a further contribution to the transformation of Thyssenkrupp.”
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06.08.2021 (414 Clicks)
TAC 2020-One Toronto Aims for In-person Attendance
With the opening day of TAC 2020-One Toronto less than 11 weeks away, the Organizing Committee is gearing up to welcome the tunnelling industry to the Hilton Toronto on October 19. We’re optimistic that the planned in-person conference can proceed and that Canada’s extensive Covid-19 vaccine uptake will help counter the Delta variant challenges we currently face.
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06.04.2023
Realistic large-scale Tests on self-healing Fresh-concrete Composite Seal with swelling Nonwoven in Tunnel Construction
To avoid damage to polymeric geomembranes for tunnels in conventional construction method, an innovative fresh-concrete composite seal (FCC seal) was developed and tested in realistic large-scale tr...
#BPA GmbH Waterproofing Systems #Tunnelling #polymeric geosynthetic barrier (GBR-P) #nonwoven geotextile (GTX-NW)
06.04.2023
Prospects for visual Inspection of Tunnels using flying Drones
Tunnel inspection is essential for ensuring the safety and integrity of these vital transportation corridors. Traditional methods, such as manual visual inspections or ground-based sensors, can be t...
#Flyability SA #Tunnelling #subsoil survey and investigation #maintenance work #drones
06.04.2023
Extracting Raw Materials from abandoned mine-waste Heaps in the Free State of Saxony – the ReMiningPlus Project for the Environment-friendly Recovery of Recyclates from a Tailings Facility
The BMBF-funded project ‘r³ – Strategic metals and minerals – innovative technologies for resource efficiency’ involved the preparation of an official register, or cadas...
#G.E.O.S. Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH #Mining #processing #abandoned mining #surface mining, quarrying
04.06.2023 - 08.06.2023
ICOE 2023 6th International Conference in Ocean Engineering
06.06.2023 - 08.06.2023
FLOOD & COAST 2023
06.06.2023 - 09.06.2023
74. BHT - Freiberger Universitätsforum
07.06.2023 - 09.06.2023
17 DECGE Danube – European Conference on Geotechnical Engineering

World’s longest Railway Tunnel Project – supported by innovative Conveyor Digitalisation and reliable Engineering
17. October 2022 (1206 Clicks)
The consortium BTC Brennero Tunnel Construction and the Hosch Group jointly delivered on a world-class tunnelling project by combining excellent engineering with the innovative remote monitoring system Hoschiris Discover.
#Brennero Tunnel Construction (BTC) #HOSCH-Foerdertechnik Recklinghausen GmbH #Tunnelling #Traffic tunnels #Conveyor technology #Digitalisation
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RAG-Technikchronik - Buch 5: Technikentwicklung in der Grubensicherheit - Band II
01. November 2020 (5086 Clicks)
Das Buch 5 der Reihe „Dokumentation der technischen Entwicklung bei der RAG“ stellt die Entwicklungen der vergangenen fünf Jahrzehnte aus dem Bereich Grubensicherheit dar. Der zweite Band behandelt die Staubbekämpfung und die technischen Maßnahmen im Arbeitsschutz.
#RAG Aktiengesellschaft #Mining #underground mining #abandoned mining #de-dusting technology #ventilation, dust extraction
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11.05.2023 (256 Clicks)
Roland Hecken to become new COO at HBT GmbH
Since May 2, 2023, Roland Hecken has joined the management of HBT GmbH as Tec...
#HBT GmbH #Hauhinco Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG #EXPROTEC GmbH #Mining #underground mining #Machinery for Mining and Construction
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10.05.2023 (235 Clicks)
EU-funded MaDiTraCe project: technical solutions for transparent ESG-standards for critical raw material supply chains
In January 2023 MaDiTraCe, a research and innovation project funded by the Ho...
#DMT GmbH & Co. KG #Mining #surface mining, quarrying #underground mining
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15.05.2023 (184 Clicks)
LKAB - Historic permit application decisive for the green transition in the north
LKAB today submitted an historic environmental permit application that is nec...
#LKAB #Vattenfall AB #Mining #surface mining, quarrying
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17.05.2023 (148 Clicks)
Epiroc to purchase key assets in Australian mining equipment manufacturer Schramm
Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and ...
#Epiroc Group #Mining #surface mining, quarrying #underground mining #drill bits #drilling tools
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