08.02.2022 (268 Clicks)
Guildhall Restoration in UK unlocks Carbon Savings
A River Water Source Heat Pump has been installed at York Guildhall, as part of the refurbishment and redevelopment work. This will significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the historic building at the heart of the city.
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07.02.2022 (336 Clicks)
Sales of Zinc with a low Climate Footprint launched
Boliden has started sales of zinc with a low climate footprint. The new product emits less than 1 tonne of carbon dioxide emissions per tonne of zinc, compared with the industry average of 2.5 tonnes. Low carbon zinc will stand for 18 percent of Boliden's total zinc production.Â
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04.02.2022 (262 Clicks)
BHP Spence Copper Operation in Chile begins its Journey to Autonomy
BHP Spence copper operation in northern Chile inaugurated its first autonomous drill, a milestone that marks the start of implementing different autonomy projects that seek to contribute to safer, more competitive, and sustainable operations.
A total of 5 autonomous drills will gradually be put into operation. In the future, the idea is that 100% of the drill pool will be autonomous. It is expected that Spence will make a decision on introducing an autonomous on truck fleet during the 2022 calendar year.
"The first autonomous drill in Spence is the spearhead of a broader program that we are implementing in BHP's main operations in Chile. We are not just working on drills, but also on autonomous trucks. We're very happy to complete this first milestone, which will allow us to make further progress in the Autonomy Program at both Spence as well as Escondida," explained Pedro Hidalgo, Head of Autonomy at Minerals Americas.
The active participation by Spence workers during the development of this project, which has already been under way for close to two years, was fundamental.
In this regard, Pampa Norte Asset President Cristián Sandoval acknowledged "the importance of having developed this process together with workers, both through the involvement of our union as well as in early talks with workers and showed through in the recruitment and selection processes which were run for the new roles that the project required."
Spence opened 16 new positions for the roles of Autonomous Drill Controllers and Autonomous Drill Yard Operators for this project. The workers selected received specialized training, a total of close to 200 hours of theoretical and practical training.
The equipment used is the Pit Viper 351 model, operated remotely from the Spence Control Room located about 2 km from the mine pit. Its implementation reduces people's exposure to operational health and safety hazards and the equipment's availability is expected to increase by 1.7%, while its use will do so by 14.1%.
Source: BHP
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04.02.2022 (243 Clicks)
South Flank Iron Ore Mine in Australia – autonomous Haulage rolls out
Less than a year after first ore was produced at South Flank, BHP has now approved moving the US$3.6 billion mine to autonomous haulage.
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03.02.2022 (274 Clicks)
Fugro targets reduced Carbon Footprint in Canada with Remote Technologies
Fugro is building a remote operations centre (ROC) in the company’s St. John’s office, located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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03.02.2022 (437 Clicks)
Thyssenkrupp Mining Technologies and Magotteaux extend strategic Partnership for Metal Matrix Composite (MMC) Technology
- Pioneering design for mining wear parts
- Cost-efficient wear parts for mining & aggregates equipment worldwide
- Optimized lifetime of wear parts
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02.02.2022 (261 Clicks)
Keeping a close Eye on Everything thanks to Digitalization
With the onset of the era of Industry 4.0, digitalization is rapidly gaining momentum in the industry with intelligent networking of machines and lines. This digital transformation is enabling companies to open up new ways to control and organize the entire value chain. The long-established company Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich has developed a range of digital solutions for Lifecycle Services and Process Analytics to boost efficiency and streamline production processes.
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01.02.2022 (245 Clicks)
Hexagon, Rossing deploy Mine Safety System ahead of Schedule
Hexagon’s Mining division announced completion of a significant safety installation with Rossing Uranium Mine in Namibia. Primary mining vehicles at the mine are now equipped with HxGN MineProtect Operator Alertness System Heavy Vehicle (OAS-HV), a full two months ahead of schedule.
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01.02.2022 (332 Clicks)
Balfour Beatty appoints Infrastructure Investments Chief Executive Officer
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, announces the appointment of Gavin Russell as CEO of its Infrastructure Investments business.
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01.02.2022 (334 Clicks)
ABB long-term Service Agreement supports Grinding Reliability for Atalaya Mining in Spain
- ABB technology has helped Atalaya Mining to optimize SAG mill availability and performance at Project Riotinto, AndalucÃa
- Digital solution ABB Ability Predictive Maintenance for grinding is part of the service for the ABB gearless mill drive (GMD) on site
- ABB is following a long-term service agreement (LTSA) with Atalaya Mining, supported by a dedicated lifecycle manager to ensure optimized operations and continuous maintenance improvements
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23.12.2022
On the autogenous Healing of Cracks in waterproof Concrete Structures – Experiences in the Field and Conclusions drawn
Structural planning engineers usually refer to EN 1992-3 when designing watertight concrete (WU concrete) structures such as basements, tunnels and water tanks. This standard can be interpreted...
#A.S.T. Bochum GmbH #Geotechnics #Tunnelling #sealing sheets, geomembranes #sealing #sealing technique
23.12.2022
The Emscher Restoration Project: a real Success Story for Germany’s most populous State
For nearly a hundred years the Emscher served as an open wastewater channel that helped to kick-start the development of the Ruhr basin as a centre of industry in North Rhine-Westphalia. The river h...
#Tunnelling #Supply tunnels #special civil engineering #hydraulic engineering
23.12.2022
Practical Examples of Concrete Logistics in Shaft Sinking – a real Challenge for Transport and Handling Operations
Like steel, concrete is a vital material for shaft construction work and is needed in practically every undertaking of this kind. This paper examines the special aspects associated with the use of c...
#REDPATH DEILMANN GmbH #RAG Aktiengesellschaft #K+S AG #Slavkaliy GmbH #Mining #underground mining
06.02.2023 -
Indaba 2023
07.02.2023 - 09.02.2023
UCT 2023 - 28th Annual Underground Construction Technology
20.02.2023 - 23.02.2023
GEOAFRICA 2023
26.02.2023 - 01.03.2023
MINEXCHANGE 2023

World’s longest Railway Tunnel Project – supported by innovative Conveyor Digitalisation and reliable Engineering
17. October 2022 (601 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 (2773 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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12.01.2023 (307 Clicks)
Europe’s largest Deposit of Rare Earth Metals is located in the Kiruna Area
LKAB has identified significant deposits of rare earth elements in the Kiruna...
#LKAB #Mining #Energy #underground mining
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07.01.2023 (194 Clicks)
Masan High-Tech Materials integrates global R&D activities under leadership of H.C. Starck Tungsten Powders
H.C. Starck Tungsten Powders is bringing together the research and developmen...
#H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH #Mining
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24.01.2023 (192 Clicks)
K + S appointed Dr. Carin-Martina Tröltzsch to the Board of Executive Directors
The Supervisory Board of K+S Aktiengesellschaft has appointed Dr. Carin-Marti...
#K+S AG #Mining #underground mining
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07.01.2023 (175 Clicks)
Implenia wins large and complex tunnelling project in Norway – E03 Boknafjord tunnel
- Joint Venture of Implenia and Stangeland Maskin selected to plan and ...
#Implenia Construction GmbH #Tunnelling #Traffic tunnels
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