13.08.2020 (609 Clicks)
Cimic's UGL secures Maintenance Contracts in the Mining Sector
UGL, a Cimic Group company, has secured several construction and maintenance contracts in the mining sector with a combined value of more than $200 million.
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13.08.2020 (654 Clicks)
Martin Place Metro Station in Sydney Update
Major excavation is nearing completion at Martin Place in Sydney to deliver the new underground metro station and the integrated station development above it.
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13.08.2020 (664 Clicks)
Resources Sector has Plan to dig Queensland out of Covid-19 Unemployment Hole
A Queensland resources industry plan for the Covid-19 recovery will assist keeping Queenslanders in work and get more back into employment, with confirmation today the State’s jobless rate was now the nation’s highest at 8.8%.
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11.08.2020 (658 Clicks)
Fugro’s ROV Survey and Monitoring Services help install World’s longest Subsea Interconnector
Fugro has completed a contract for Nexans to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) survey and monitoring support services to lay the North Sea Link cable through a mountain and along a lakebed in Norway. National Grid NSN Link Ltd and Statnett SF are building an electricity interconnector between Kvilldal in Norway and Blyth in the UK which, on completion, will be the longest subsea interconnector in the world. Fugro’s innovative survey and monitoring solutions supported the installation of two cables through the mountain between Hylsfjorden and Lake Suldalsvatnet, and along the lakebed at a depth of 210 m.
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06.08.2020 (680 Clicks)
Metso Outotec to supply primary Crushing Stations for a Mining Company in Russia
Metso Outotec will deliver two primary crushing stations for a mine located in the Russian Far East. The EUR 23 million order, which has been booked in former Metso Minerals’ Q2 2020 orders received, will be delivered by Metso Outotec Corporation (formed when Metso Corporation and Outotec Oyj completed the combination of Metso’s Minerals business and Outotec on June 30, 2020). The commissioning of the equipment is expected to take place in 2023.
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05.08.2020 (684 Clicks)
RWE to strengthen its European Renewables Business with Acquisition of 2.7 GW Project Pipeline
RWE wants to acquire the European onshore wind and solar development platform from Nordex SE with a total pipeline of 2.7 Gigawatt (GW) in France, Spain, Sweden and Poland. The developer has a strong focus in France, with an overall pipeline of 1.9 GW in various project phases. 15% of the whole pipeline is close to final investment decisions (FID) or in advanced development stages; 230 megawatt have secured Contracts for Difference (CfDs) or similar feed-in tariffs. The purchase price will be around €400 million.
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04.08.2020 (790 Clicks)
Road Construction: Free Software for the Design of Base Course Thicknesses using Geogrids
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Geosynthetics manufacturer Naue offers an update of its free software SecuCalc. The programme provides a simple online calculation of base course thicknesses on a PC or mobile devices after one-time registration without additional software installation.
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04.08.2020 (701 Clicks)
First piece of Work undertaken on Network Rail Design Services Framework
Mott MacDonald is undertaking its first piece of work for the new Network Rail Design Services Framework. The project is supporting the development of a new system to support degraded mode working on the railway during signalling system failures. The DMWS project is part of Network Rail’s Research & Development Portfolio – it’s £245M investment programme over CP6 to drive improvements to the safety, performance and efficiency of Britain’s railway infrastructure.
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04.08.2020 (622 Clicks)
Webuild and Fincantieri deliver the Keys to Genoa’s new Bridge
Fifteen months after construction began on Genoa’s new bridge, Webuild and Fincantieri deliver the keys to the completed structure to Marco Bucci, the city’s mayor and the project’s extraordinary commissioner. Work on the fixtures on the top part of the bridge is complete, the static load test certification has been issued, and the final inspection ahead of the opening of the bridge to traffic has been conducted. With the signing of the final documents to formalise the transfer of the bridge from the commissioner to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and, subsequently, the concession operator that will take charge of the bridge and open it.
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04.08.2020 (625 Clicks)
Webuild celebrates TBM Breakthrough on Metro Line L14-GC04 for Grand Paris Express in France
Webuild and its local partner celebrated the breakthrough of their tunnel-boring machine (TBM) near the end of its underground journey of 4.05 km to help extend Line 14 South in southern Paris for Europe’s most ambitious sustainable mobility project: the Grand Paris Express.
The TBM, named Koumba, broke through the wall to arrive at the Europe shaft to the applause of scores of attendees, including representatives of Webuild, Nouvelles Générations d’Entrepreneurs (NGE), Webuild’s partner on the project, and the client, Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP).
Since it began work a little more than a year ago at Puits de Morangis, the 850-tonne TBM has excavated up to 20Â m below Orly Airport as well as set a record by doing 671.47Â m in only 31 days.
Line 14 South will improve connections and travel times between the airport and the city centre by linking the airport to Line 18 of the existing metro network and a new line to be called Line 15.
Webuild is working on another part of Grand Paris Express: Line 16 to the north of the city centre.
The Grand Paris Express is extending the French capital’s metro and light rail network by 200 km and 68 stations to improve connections between the centre and the periphery. It is designed to improve the local economy, promote sustainable mobility and reduce vehicle traffic and air pollution as Paris pursues its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050.
With a combined track record of more than 13,637Â km of rail and metro lines over the span of 114 years, Webuild is a major contributor to the development of urban and extra-urban mobility, supporting efforts to reduce traffic and pollution by offering safe, efficient and environmentally friendly public transport services.
Line 14 South is one of a number of projects that highlight Webuild’s presence in this sector. The Group is involved in the construction of metro lines in cities like Milan and Riyadh, and light rail transits in Perth and near Toronto.
Webuild’s strategy to contribute to client’s efforts to develop sustainably has led to the Group earnings higher ratings for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) solutions by as MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) ESG Research, Vigeo Eiris (Moody’s Group) and others.
Source: Webuild
Webuild, France, Tunnelling, TBM, Breakthrough, Grand Paris Express, Metro, Koumba, Line 14







23.12.2022
Pula Group’s Graphite Project positions Tanzania in the World’s Clean Energy Transition
Tanzania hosts world-class graphite deposits and the Pula Group leads with a profitable and socially responsible model for exploration.
...#The Pula Group #Mining #Energy
23.12.2022
Practical Examples of Concrete Logistics in Shaft Sinking – a real Challenge for Transport and Handling Operations
Like steel, concrete is a vital material for shaft construction work and is needed in practically every undertaking of this kind. This paper examines the special aspects associated with the use of c...
#REDPATH DEILMANN GmbH #RAG Aktiengesellschaft #K+S AG #Slavkaliy GmbH #Mining #underground mining
20.10.2022
SMT Scharf – more than Monorails
SMT Scharf GmbH is best known for its monorail systems. But its portfolio of products goes well beyond this. The following article looks at the company’s widely diversified product line and the position it has established on the global market....
#Mining #Tunnelling #Energy #Machinery for Mining and Construction #monorail hanging railways #battery-electric vehicles
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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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Liederbuch für Berg- und Hüttenleute - das Original - modern überarbeitet!
11. May 2017 (1168 Clicks)
Das Liederbuch für Berg- und Hüttenleute des Berg- und Hüttenmännischen Vereins ist wieder lieferbar. Die neue, 15. Auflage ist inhaltlich umfassend und modern überarbeitet. Im Auftritt bleibt es klassisch und ist hochwertig sowie langlebig verarbeitet. Dies ist die einzige authentische Neuauflage des originalen Liederbuchs für Berg- und Hüttenleute des Berg- und Hüttenmännischen Vereins. Für zu Hause, den Knappenchor und die Kneipe.
#Tunnelling #Mining
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12.01.2023 (296 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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