01.11.2019 (987 Clicks)
TLT-Turbo On-site Test Lab advances Ventilation Product Quality
Global ventilation fans and systems manufacturer, TLT-Turbo GmbH, has spent the past five years investing in and equipping its on-site test lab. The test lab now provides streamlined processes for research, advancing product quality and expanded capabilities for material testing. With a focus on particle impact wear testing, the test lab is driving innovation forward at TLT-Turbo as the results help improve product reliability, quality and performance in their final operating environment.
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31.10.2019 (912 Clicks)
Rema Tip Top at the Dubai Mining Show 2019: "In the Region, for the Region!"
Dubai Mining Show on 5 and 6 November | Surface, corrosion and heavy wear protection| Innovative and preventive monitoring, maintenance and repair solutions for conveying systems
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30.10.2019 (872 Clicks)
Milestone reached at major Albvorland Tunnel Project – Implenia celebrates Breakthrough in southern Tube by the WANDA Tunnel Boring Machine
Implenia has been commissioned by Deutsche Bahn to build the 8-kilometre Albvorland Tunnel, a key section of the new 60-kilometre-long railway line between Stuttgart and Ulm. Today’s breakthrough in the southern tube by tunnel boring machine (TBM) WANDA marked the successful end of Implenia’s drilling work on the Albvorland Tunnel’s two tubes. TBM Sybille already made the breakthrough in the northern tube in August 2019.
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30.10.2019 (971 Clicks)
QRC welcomes extra Land Release for Gas Exploration
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed the State Government’s announcement today that an additional 30,000 square kilometres of land in the Surat, Bowen and Galilee basins would be released for gas exploration.
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28.10.2019 (992 Clicks)
Glencore one of seven Mining, Metals Companies to partner on responsible Sourcing with World Economic Forum
The Mining and Metals Blockchain Initiative will pool resources and cost, increase speed-to-market and improve industry-wide trust that cannot be achieved by acting individually. It aims to be a neutral enabler for the industry, addressing the lack of standardization and improving efficiency.
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28.10.2019 (886 Clicks)
Boliden invests in electric Trolley in Aitik and Kevitsa
Boliden has decided to invest SEK 300 m with the aim of expanding electrified transportation in Aitik and implementing the corresponding technology in Kevitsa. Investments will be made mainly during 2020-2021.
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25.10.2019 (870 Clicks)
Salini Impregilo and Astaldi in Mobilinx Consortium awarded Construction Contract for Hurontario Light Rail Transit Project in Canada
Salini Impregilo and Astaldi, together with Canadian partners as members of the Mobilinx consortium, have been awarded a €917-million (about CAN$1.3-billion) civil construction contract by Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx for the Hurontario LRT (HuLRT). The complete Mobilinx team, which also consists of John Laing, Hitachi, Amico, Bot and Transdev, will design, build, finance, operate and maintain the HuLRT for a 30-year term.
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25.10.2019 (679 Clicks)
ABB commissioned gearless Mill Drives at Panama's newest Mine
First ore extraction is one month ahead of schedule at large open pit copper mine, Mina de Cobre, owned by First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
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22.10.2019 (864 Clicks)
Normet’s new Minimec introduces a comprehensive Concrete Spraying Experience in a compact Package
Normet Minimec enables safe and efficient concrete spraying operation even in the most confined places.
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21.10.2019 (769 Clicks)
Skanska builds Foundation for Submarine Manufacturing Facility in Connecticut, USA
Skanska has, as part of a joint venture with Trevcon II, signed a contract with AECOM to perform drilled shaft and bulkhead work for Electric Boat’s new South Yard Assembly Building in Groton, Connecticut, USA. Skanska’s share of the contract is worth USD 89 M, about SEK 840 M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter of 2019.
The joint venture will install more than 500 drilled shafts to support the new 18,600 square meter South Yard Assembly Building, which will eventually employ 1,400 shipbuilders who will construct submarines for the U.S. Navy. The joint venture will also be responsible for the furnishing, as well as marine work including demolition, dredging, and blasting.
Construction is ongoing and will continue through summer 2020.
Skanska is one of the leading construction and development companies in USA, specializing in building construction, civil infrastructure and developing commercial properties in select U.S. markets. Skanska USA had sales of SEK 67 billion and about 9,000 employees in its operations in 2018.
Source: Skanska
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23.12.2022
Doing well, doing good
The Pula Group has embraced a dynamic model for corporate citizenship that provides a conceptual framework for crafting a strategy for a company “to do well, while doing good”. The model...
#The Pula Group #Mining #environment protection
23.12.2022
Sustainability in Construction – Closing the Loop for Geosynthetics
Geosynthetics have been used in various geotechnical applications for several decades now. Solutions with geosynthetics contribute to the conservation of granular materials and to a reduction.
...23.12.2022
The Konrad Nuclear Waste Repository – Renovation and Reconstruction Work in the North Compartment of Shaft Konrad 1
The BGE (Federal Service Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal) is a Peine-based organisation that has been entrusted with the task of converting the former Konrad iron ore mine to serve as a final...
#Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH (BGE) #Mining #abandoned mining #repository mining #shaft sinking #Conveyor technology
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 (606 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 3: Technikentwicklung in der Vorleistung
27. September 2018 (2838 Clicks)
Das Buch 3 der Reihe „Dokumentation der technischen Entwicklung bei der RAG“ stellt die Evolution der Vorleistung in den vergangenen 50 Jahren dar. Da sie den Zugang zur Lagerstätte schafft, ist sie die Grundvoraussetzung zur Gewinnung des Rohstoffs Kohle und bildet die Grundlage für den langfristig sicheren und leistungsfähigen Betrieb eines Bergwerks.
#RAG Aktiengesellschaft #Mining #underground mining #abandoned mining
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12.01.2023 (325 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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24.01.2023 (214 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 (206 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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07.01.2023 (183 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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