10.11.2019 (866 Clicks)
Fugro awarded large geotechnical Investigation to support Hong Kong International Airport Expansion
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has awarded Fugro another significant land site investigation contract as part of the HKD 141.5 billion three-runway system (3RS) project for the expansion of Hong Kong International Airport.
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08.11.2019 (879 Clicks)
IFC and Partners support major hydro-electric Plant in Nepal
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and a consortium of other lenders today finalized a $453 million debt financing package that will support the construction of a landmark hydroelectric plant in central Nepal. The plant will increase Nepal's electricity supply by one-third from today’s levels and provide clean, reliable power to up to 9 million people, part of a larger effort by IFC to create markets and fight poverty in the country.
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07.11.2019 (950 Clicks)
Flatiron secures Contract for Critical Infrastructure Project in Washington
Construction on I-405, Renton to Bellevue Widening and Express Toll Lanes expected to begin in 2020
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07.11.2019 (1014 Clicks)
Appointment of new CEO of Endomines AB
Endomines announces that it has appointed Greg Smith as Chief Executive Officer of the company. Greg has, on a consultancy basis, been leading Endomines’ operations in the US and Finland since June 5th 2019, when Endomines communicated that it was evaluating the appointment of Greg as CEO of Endomines. Greg Smith will assume the position of CEO as soon as he has been granted a Swedish work permit (Sw. ICT-tillstånd), which is expected to be granted in February 2020, by the latest.
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07.11.2019 (878 Clicks)
Brenner Base Tunnel: Salini Impregilo completes 70% of Southern Lot Tunnelling
Salini Impregilo and partners Strabag, Consorzio Integra and Collini Lavori have done 70% of the excavation work on the southernmost lot of the Brenner Base Tunnel project.
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05.11.2019 (770 Clicks)
Turquoise Hill announces Completion of Shaft 2 of Oyu Tolgoi Mine in Mongolia
Turquoise Hill Resources announces that Shaft 2 construction is complete and has entered into the final stages of commissioning.
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04.11.2019 (1031 Clicks)
Ed Santamaria starts as President and CEO of Normet
Ed Santamaria, whose nomination as President & CEO of Normet was published on June 3rd, will start in his role today, November 4th. The interim CEO Aaro Cantell will return to his role as chairman of the board. Ed will be based in Normet’s Espoo office.
“I am excited to have Ed starting with us. I am sure with his experience he is up to speed quickly. His customer and industry knowledge combined with proven track record of operational experience are great assets to build the future of Normet”, says Aaro Cantell, Chairman of Normet Group.
Ed brings in wealth of experience from mining industry. He was previously President, Parts & Services Division at Sandvik Mining & Rock Technology. He has spent in total 13 years in different management roles within Sandvik. Prior to Sandvik he spent 20 years with SDS corporation, a designer and manufacturer of drilling equipment. He is an Australian citizen with an MBA degree. He is married and has two children.
“I am looking forward to the journey leading Normet – an entrepreneurial and agile company with a proud history and world leading products supported by a team of great people spread across the globe. Driving Normet towards future success and meeting company’s inspiring ambitions is my goal”, says Ed Santamaria
About Normet
Normet is an innovative, fast growing technology company. We are underground experts driven by continuous improvement and care for environment. We offer complete technical solutions increasing our customers’ profitability through improved safety, cost savings and shortened process cycle. Normet has a broad offering for underground mining and tunnelling: equipment, construction chemicals, rock reinforcement products and services. Normet currently employs over 1300 business professionals and the net sales in 2018 was over 300 million Euro. Normet is a Finnish company operating globally with over 50 locations in 30 countries.
Source: Normet
Ed_Santamaria, President, CEO, Normet, Mining, Tunneling, Equipment, Chemicals, Construction, Reinforcement







01.11.2019 (919 Clicks)
Metals & Mining Industry M&A deals in September 2019 total $1.9bn globally
Total metals & mining industry M&A deals in September 2019 worth $1.9bn were announced globally, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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01.11.2019 (875 Clicks)
Steel Piles from SSAB help Port of Gdańsk to jump up on the Podium
A new combi wall at the Port of Gdańsk, Poland, begun in February 2019, will result in a new wharf by 2020 that will be 1,220 m (4,000 ft) long. The most important part of the wharf, the steel piles, came from SSAB.
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01.11.2019 (780 Clicks)
Wealth Minerals negotiates Land Access to Valsequillo Silver Project, Mexico
Wealth Minerals Ltd. reports it has successfully negotiated surface access rights to the Valsequillo Silver project (“Valsequillo” or the “Property”) located in southern Chihuahua state, Mexico. The Company has the option to acquire a 100% interest in the Property covering 2,840 hectares. The Property is located approximately 40 km southeast of the city of Hidalgo Del Parral within the Altiplano Polymetallic Belt of north-central Mexico. The Company can acquire a 100% interest in the Property by making payments to the underlying arm’s length vendors of the Property in the aggregate amount of USD $6.0 million over a 90-month (7.5 years) period (see news release dated October 15, 2015).
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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
20.10.2022
‘Focus on Technology’ or ‘Wonders of modern Technology’
The bauma trade fair will soon open its doors, about six months late – at a time of major changes and challenges. To coincide with the 33rd World’s Leading Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines, Construction Vehicles and Construction Equipment, the focus of this issue is on technology – an interesting special topic for all of us in the areas in which we work, not just for trade-fair visitors and exhibitors....
#Energy #Geotechnics #Tunnelling #Mining
20.10.2022
Sugar Cane sweetens the CO2 Balance of Segment Gaskets
Innovative profiles from Sealable Solutions GmbH for sealing between lining segments in mechanically excavated tunnels are more sustainable and improve the CO2 balance. Other relevant product properties are not negatively affected by the avoidance of fossil raw materials....
#SEALABLE Solutions GmbH #Tunnelling #Traffic tunnels #sealing #sealing technique #pressurised water sealing
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 1: Technikentwicklung und Forschung der RAG
27. December 2019 (2849 Clicks)
Das Buch 1 "Technikentwicklung und Forschung der RAG" behandelt zusammenfassend die Ergebnisse der Bücher 2 bis 6 und ergänzt um das Thema Lagerstätte aus dem Buch 7. Das Thema „Forschung und Entwicklung“ wird genauso behandelt, wie der Streckenausbau, die Entwicklung der Technikbereiche, die Bergwerksautomatisierung und die Unternehmensdigitalisierung.
#RAG Aktiengesellschaft #Mining #Digitalisation
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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 (207 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 (184 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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