19.05.2020 (701 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 (687 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 (925 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 (724 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 (819 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 (712 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 (798 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 (752 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 (696 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 (822 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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11.07.2023
Focus on Raw Materials Security and Supply Chains - now is the Time for Creativity, Courage and Energy
Technical expertise and creative ideas have now become essential for raw materials security and efficient supply chains. So read on and be inspired.
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06.04.2023
Driving the Stuttgart Airport Tunnel – efficient Use of Resources using Tunnel Anchors made of high-strength Steel
For the Stuttgart Airport Tunnel of Deutsche Bahn AG, anchors made of high-strength steel were used instead of conventional anchors of rebar steel. This contributed to efficient use of resources, to...
06.04.2023
Postal Logistics Hub as a Coal Mine Restructuring Project – Ukrainian-German Ideas for the Post-mining Era
The world’s energy industry is going through a period of noticeable reductions in the production and use of hard coal. These reduction rates vary from fairly radical in the EU to very flexible...
02.10.2023 - 04.10.2023
AFTES International Congress 2023
04.10.2023 - 05.10.2023
ESG Africa Conference 2023
08.10.2023 - 13.10.2023
International Snow Science Workshop ISSW 2023
09.10.2023 - 14.10.2023
15th ISRM Congress 2023

World’s longest Railway Tunnel Project – supported by innovative Conveyor Digitalisation and reliable Engineering
17. October 2022 (1706 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.


RAG-Technikchronik - Buch 1: Technikentwicklung und Forschung der RAG
27. December 2019 (10625 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.


02.10.2023 (187 Clicks)
Lucara Diamond: Management Changes
Lucara Diamond Corp. announces today that Zara Boldt has tendered her resigna...


19.09.2023 (132 Clicks)
Cimic´s CPB Contractors selected as preferred bidder for Victoria’s Suburban Rail Loop East
Cimic Group’s CPB Contractors has been selected by the Victorian Govern...

06.09.2023 (123 Clicks)
Harmony - Loss-of-life incident at Kusasalethu mine
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited regrets to announce that two employees tr...


14.09.2023 (109 Clicks)
Robbins Single Shield TBM - Breakthrough at Railway Tunnel in Turkey
In June 2023, a resilient 8.0 m diameter Robbins Single Shield TBM completed ...
