20.02.2020 (646 Clicks)
Orica announces Acquisition of leading Peruvian Explosives Manufacturer Exsa
Orica announced that it is to acquire Exsa, Peru’s leading manufacturer and distributor of industrial explosives.
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18.02.2020 (837 Clicks)
Cimic Group’s UGL secures Contracts in Oil and Gas Maintenance Sector
Cimic Group company UGL has secured contracts to provide maintenance, turnarounds and project services for its clients in the oil and gas sector.
These contracts will generate a combined revenue to UGL of approximately $450 million and be executed over a multiple-year period.
The contracts will be active from December 2019 and will deliver:
- Extension of maintenance and turnaround services at the Chevron operated Gorgon and Wheatstone facilities in Western Australia, where UGL is delivering mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and access services for maintenance, plant turnaround and brownfield execution services, supporting ongoing employment for a highly skilled local workforce of up to 1,000, and new upskilling and apprenticeship opportunities.
- Extension of integrated services for structural, mechanical, piping, electrical and instrumentation for existing oil and gas sector clients in Western Australia and Victoria.
Cimic Group Chief Executive Officer Juan Santamaria said: “These contracts exemplify the strength of UGL’s solid client relationships and its position as a market leader in the delivery of maintenance and mechanical, electrical and instrumentation services to the oil and gas industry.”
UGL Managing Director Jason Spears said: “We are proud of our close working partnerships with leaders in the oil and gas sector in Australia. These contracts reflect UGL’s reputation for strong performance and safe delivery of maintenance and shutdown services.”
Source: Hochtief AG
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18.02.2020 (674 Clicks)
Battery-grade Lithium Hydroxide produced in Keliber’s continuous Pilot
Keliber Oy announced the results of the lithium hydroxide pilot which is the last part of a three-phase continuous piloting program. High purity lithium hydroxide was produced in the pilot based on Keliber’s own ore and demonstrates the functionality of Keliber’s production process.
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18.02.2020 (670 Clicks)
Brenner Base Tunnel: Italian Infrastructure Minister De Micheli visits Salini Impregilo Site at sustainable Mobility Project in Europe
The Brenner Base Tunnel, an iconic project of sustainable mobility in Europe, received Italian Infrastructures and Transport Minister Paola De Micheli at the southernmost part of the construction site where Salini Impregilo is working on the Isarco River lot with Strabag, Consorzio Integra and Collini Lavori.
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17.02.2020 (684 Clicks)
Mining Know-how for Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Upgraded chain conveyors guarantee maximum operational safety and sustainable water protection.
The maintenance and optimisation of the chain conveyors of the sludge dewatering system of the Arnsberg-Wildshausen sewage treatment plant by the companies Halbach & Braun Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. and Eickhoff Antriebstechnik GmbH will significantly increase operational safety and sustainable water protection.
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17.02.2020 (722 Clicks)
Anglo American Platinum announces that Chris Griffith is to step down as CEO
The Board of Anglo American Platinum Limited today announces that Chris Griffith has informed the Board of his intention to step down as Chief Executive Officer and as an executive director of the Company after more than seven years. This follows his decision to pursue other career opportunities. Mr Griffith will step down at the Company’s AGM on 16 April 2020 and his successor, who is expected to be an internal candidate from within the Anglo American group, will be announced in the near future.
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14.02.2020 (1432 Clicks)
Strabag building in Uganda: Road Upgrade
- Widening and asphalting of a 66 km road in northern Uganda
- Project co-financed by the European Development Fund
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13.02.2020 (1148 Clicks)
Rope up at Oyu Tolgoi Mine Shaft 2 in Mongolia completed ahead of Schedule
Oyu Tolgoi is a large copper and gold deposit in the southern Gobi Desert of Mongolia. The mining complex is operated by Oyu Tolgoi LLC. Copper ore is mined both open pit and underground in the medium term.
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13.02.2020 (690 Clicks)
Epiroc and ASI Mining agree with Australia’s Roy Hill to automate its Mining Haul Truck Fleet
Epiroc AB, a leading productivity partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has signed a contract with Roy Hill to deliver a fully automated haul truck solution for its iron ore mining operation in Western Australia.
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13.02.2020 (744 Clicks)
Vale informs about Production and Sales in 2019
Vale ended 2019, the most challenging year of its history, with the steady commitment to resume and stabilize production, while implementing the highest safety standards across its operations. The company's endurance and operational flexibility have prevailed and the roadmap for de-risking its operations is being followed. Vale remains committed to becoming one of the safest and most reliable mining companies in the world.
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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
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
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
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 1: Technikentwicklung und Forschung der RAG
27. December 2019 (2783 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 (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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