19.05.2020 (678 Clicks)
QRC farewells New Hope’s Shane Stephan
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has thanked Shane Stephan for his distinguished leadership as Chief Executive Officer & subsequently Managing Director of the New Hope Group after 11 years with the company.
QRC Chief Executive Ian Macfarlane said New Hope Group announced Shane would retire from the company at the end of August.
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16.05.2020 (654 Clicks)
QRC welcomes more Land for Gas Exploration
The Queensland Resources Council, the peak organisation for the State’s coal, metal and petroleum producers, explorers and suppliers, has welcomed the release of more than 6,700 square kilometres of land in the Surat and Bowen basins between Blackwater and Goondiwindi for gas exploration including domestic-only gas.
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15.05.2020 (876 Clicks)
Call-for-Papers of the US Conference for Underground Construction RETC 2021 has started
The 2021 RETC abstract submission site is now available. You can help contribute to a dynamic technical program next June by sharing innovative solutions and outcomes to interesting or unique challenges.
Topics for Consideration
The committee will consider all abstracts covering any/all aspects of the tunneling/underground construction industry including, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Contract Practices
- Design
- Design/Build Projects
- Difficult Ground
- Drill and Blast
- Environment, Health and Safety
- Future Projects
- Geotechnical Considerations
- Ground Control, Face Support and Monitoring
- Ground Support and Final Lining
- Grouting and Ground Modification
- Hard Rock TBMs
- Impacts of COVID-19 on the Tunneling Industry
- Insurance
- International Projects
- Large Span Tunnels and Caverns
- Microtunneling and Trenchless Tunneling
- New and Innovative Technologies
- Pressure Face TBM Case Histories
- Pressure Face TBM Technology
- Project Planning
- Risk Management
- SEM/NATM
- Shafts and Mining
- Tunnel Rehabilitation
- Tunneling for Sustainability
Key Dates:
- June 30, 2020 | Abstract submissions due
- Sept. 30, 2020 | Notification of acceptance
- Dec. 1, 2020 | Final manuscripts are due (mandatory)
RETC 2021
Manuscripts are mandatory for inclusion in the proceedings volume and must be received on time. If you cannot commit to completing a manuscript on time, please do not submit an abstract for consideration.
The Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference (RETC) is the premier international forum for the exchange and dissemination of developments and advances in underground construction. RETC provides innovative solutions to the unique challenges associated with the tunneling industry.
More information about the conference: here
Source: Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc.
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15.05.2020 (700 Clicks)
Olive Downs Coking Coal Project in Australia receives Federal Environmental Approval
Pembroke Resources has received approvals from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (“EPBC”) Act for its Olive Downs Coking Coal Project (“Olive Downs”) in Central Queensland.
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14.05.2020 (790 Clicks)
Costain to take important Role in Shaping UK Industry’s Journey to net Zero by 2050
UK Research and Innovation recently announced funding for the first phases of the Deployment and Roadmap programme for industrial decarbonisation strategies, run on behalf of the UK government.
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14.05.2020 (673 Clicks)
Senex delivers more Power for Queenslanders
Senex Energy has signed a new gas supply agreement with 2.55 petajoules (PJ) of natural gas flowing from the company’s Atlas operations to CleanCo the new publicly owned generator of low-emissions electricity.
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14.05.2020 (772 Clicks)
SMT Scharf AG: Business in Q1/2020 burdened significantly by Coronavirus
- Consolidated revenue down to EUR 10.7 million due to coronavirus pandemic
- Operating result (EBIT) decreases to EUR -2.1 million
- High order book position of EUR 29.4 million reflects delayed order processing
- Subdued outlook in the mining equipment market owing to Covid-19 effects
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13.05.2020 (720 Clicks)
SEMAFO: Cash Flow from Operating Activities - Transaction Update
SEMAFO Inc. (TSX, OMX: SMF) announced results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020.
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13.05.2020 (676 Clicks)
BAUER AG starts off the Financial Year with a slight Drop in Sales and increased Order Backlog
The BAUER Group closes the first quarter with a decline in EBIT but very high order backlog. The total Group revenues decreased by 5.0% from EUR 410.9 million to EUR 390.2 million, compared to the same period of the previous year. Sales revenues also dropped by 2.3%, from EUR 341.9 million to EUR 334.0 million. EBIT fell from EUR 10.5 million in the previous year to EUR 6.3 million. Earnings after taxfor the Group were EUR -5.0 million, compared to EUR -5.1 million in the previous year.
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13.05.2020 (786 Clicks)
Anglo American supports global Fight against gender-based Violence through their WeCare Lives and Livelihoods response to COVID-19
Anglo American is providing extensive support to its employees and host communities through its global WeCare lives and livelihoods programme response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the WeCare programme, Anglo American today announces its contribution towards accelerating the fight against gender-based violence, given the significant increases in cases of gender-based violence in many countries during lockdown.
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23.12.2022
Corrosion Protection of Micropiles
Micropiles often provide a favourable solution for deep foundation problems especially when significant constraints such as confined construction sites or vibration limitations have been identified....
#FRIEDR. ISCHEBECK GMBH #Geotechnics #grouting #grouting works
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.
...20.10.2022
How an IIoT Solution for Mining Machines can be successfully introduced into a Quarry Operation
Many mining companies still do not know whether they are ready to implement IIot projects for mobile mining machines – and things often stay this way until they try out digitalisation for themselves in an in-house pilot project. Sometimes it is enough simply to go for it and learn from the experience. But what is actually possible and how can ‘digital transformation’ be applied in-house? The conditions and measures needed for such a successful digital transformation are outlined below from the perspective of a tech company that supplies hardware and software solutions and also supports clients through the introduction and implementation process....
#talpasolutions GmbH #Mining #underground mining #Machinery for Mining and Construction #Digitalisation services #Big Data analytics
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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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