30.01.2020 (746 Clicks)
Hexagon and University of Arizona introduce Mining 4.E Curriculum
Hexagon's Mining division and the University of Arizona announced the launch of Mining 4.E, an online course designed to broaden the understanding of modern mining and its associated technologies.
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28.01.2020 (792 Clicks)
Costain appoints Rail Sector Director
Costain, the smart infrastructure solutions company, has appointed Simon Ellison as rail sector director.
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28.01.2020 (678 Clicks)
Vale informs on the Sul Inferior Dam
Vale informed that it activated the Level 2 of the Emergency Action Plan for Mining Dams (PAEBM) of the Sul Inferior Dam, of the Gongo Soco Mine, in Barão of Cocais (MG). Due to the heavy rains in the region, there was erosion in the inner part of the structure's reservoir, which nonetheless remains stable.
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28.01.2020 (734 Clicks)
Endomines signs LoI with Transatlantic Mining to purchase US Grant Mine and Mill and Kearsarge Gold Project
Endomines AB announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent with Transatlantic Mining Corp., to purchase the US Grant Mine and Mill in conjunction with the Lease Assignment of the Kearsarge Gold Project in the Virginia City Mining District in Montana, USA.
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27.01.2020 (851 Clicks)
Golden Beaver Award for Jack Brockway: Major Recognition for Herrenknecht U.S. Manager
Jack Brockway, President of Herrenknecht Tunnelling Systems USA, received the prestigious Golden Beaver Award 2020 in Los Angeles on Friday, January 17, 2020. The association of leading representatives of the U.S. construction industry honored Jack Brockway's achievements in outstanding projects and technological advances in mechanized tunnelling with the Service & Supply Award.
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24.01.2020 (773 Clicks)
World-first public Database of Mine Tailings Dams aims to prevent deadly Disasters
Environmental organisation GRID-Arendal with support from the UN Environment Program has launched the world’s first publicly accessible global database of mine tailings storage facilities.
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23.01.2020 (742 Clicks)
Sika invests in Supply Chain in Colombia
Sika has invested in the production of concrete admixtures, acrylic liquid applied membranes, and mortars in Barranquilla, the fourth-largest city in Colombia, and has relocated and expanded the activities of an existing factory to the new state-of-the-art plant. The factory supplies the attractive Caribbean market and the northern part of Colombia and enables further growth.
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22.01.2020 (672 Clicks)
Cimic Group´s UGL secures Contracts in Mining Sector
Cimic Group company UGL has secured contracts to provide maintenance, shutdown and project services for its clients in the mining sector.
These new contracts will generate a combined revenue to UGL of approximately $180 million and be executed over a three-year period, providing mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and access services for maintenance, shutdowns and sustaining capital projects.
The contracts will deliver:
- A three-year contract to provide multi-discipline services for Alcoa across the Wagerup and Pinjarra sites in Western Australia
- Maintenance, shutdown and project services across multiple sites and with multiple clients in the Bowen Basin in Queensland
Cimic Group Chief Executive Officer Michael Wright said: “These contract awards demonstrate UGL’s position as a market leader in the Australian mining industry for the delivery of maintenance and mechanical, electrical and instrumentation access services.”
UGL Managing Director Jason Spears said: “We are excited to be leveraging our 30 years of experience in the mining industry to support key organisations in the resources sector. Our strong working partnerships with leading mining organisations support UGL’s reputation for solid performance and safe delivery of maintenance and shutdown services.”
Source: Hochtief AG
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22.01.2020 (781 Clicks)
Turquoise Hill appoints new Director
Turquoise Hill Resources announced the appointment of George Burns to the Company’s Board of Directors as an independent director.
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21.01.2020 (884 Clicks)
Orica launches Underground Blast Design Software to boost Productivity and reduce Costs
Orica, the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems, announced the release of its new blast design and modelling software for underground mining applications, ShotPlus Underground.
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23.12.2022
GeoResources Journal 4-2022
Special Topic: Focus on Responsibility
We are pleased to present to you the current edition of the English Journal GeoResources....
#Hermann Paus Maschinenfabrik GmbH #SMT Scharf GmbH #SIEMAG TECBERG GmbH #Mining #Tunnelling #Geotechnics
20.10.2022
Hybrid Grouting – an innovative Technology
Standard grouting equipment is limited to cement-based or organic grouting. Recent developments in grouting technology allow cement-based or organic grouting on a single mobile grouting platform....
#Häny AG #Hochtief AG #Tunnelling #Mining #Geotechnics #injection technology
18.07.2022
Lo Ruiz Tunnel – a strategic Plan for the Development of Santiago de Chile
A tunnel project is planned in the context of the urban development operation for the capital and biggest city in Chile, Santiago de Chile. The article gives an insight into the traffic and the geol...
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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 (597 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 (2687 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 (295 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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30.12.2022 (191 Clicks)
Webuild and CSC: "Lilia" TBM ready for mechanical excavation in the Brenner Base Tunnel
The TBM named "Lilia" is ready to start mechanically excavating one...
#Webuild S.p.A. #Implenia Construction GmbH #Galleria di Base del Brennero - Brenner Basistunnel BBT SE #Herrenknecht AG #Tunnelling #Traffic tunnels
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07.01.2023 (184 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 (164 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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