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15.09.2020 (857 Clicks)

Milan’s new M4 Metro Line: first TBM completed Tunnel Excavations

Milan’s new M4 Metro Line: tunnel excavations completed as TBM reaches Solari Station. Phase two: focus on opening first section of line built by Webuild

15.09.2020 (650 Clicks)

Station Locations confirmed for Western Sydney's New Metro

The exact station locations for the new Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport project have been confirmed.

15.09.2020 (664 Clicks)

Canberra answers QRC Calls to hit the Gas for Covid Recovery

The Queensland Resources Council has welcomed today’s announcement by the Morrison Government of a multi-pronged plan to develop more Queensland gas for market as part of a Covid-19 recovery.

15.09.2020 (636 Clicks)

Strabag bolsters Market Position in Czech Railway Construction with new Order

• Upgrade of 9.6 km section from Dětmarovice to the Polish border
• Consortium with Czech partner OHL ŽS a.s (Strabag’s share: 66.5 %)
• Project schedule: 29 months

14.09.2020 (616 Clicks)

Resource Exploration Funding Boost would pay COVID-19 Recovery Dividend for Queensland

The Queensland Resources Council is urging the State Government to commit extra funding from its $3 billion COVID-19 stimulus package to a collaborative program to boost exploration for new resource discoveries.

10.09.2020 (1326 Clicks)

GHH Mining Machines: A step up Down Under

The specialist for civil engineering and mining machinery GHH has set its sights on the Australian continent. An experienced partner is supporting the German manufacturer.

With its loaders, dump trucks and utility vehicles for rock logistics above and below ground, GHH has long been represented on many continents. Now the manufacturer, which is part of the Schmidt Kranz Group, is making the leap to the red continent. 'We want to shorten the distance to our customers in Australia,' says Global Sales Manager Ken Stapylton. 'Contact before, during and after the purchase is important to us - after all, we are happy to supply tailor-made solutions'.

10.09.2020 (869 Clicks)

The World Tunnel Congress 2020 has now moved to a digital platform!

True to its commitment to innovation while embracing the “new norm”, the World Tunnel Congress 2020 will now be held fully digital, paving the way for tunnelling academicians and industry players alike to be a part of the world’s greatest meeting of tunnellers, regardless of where they are.

Short for ITA-AITES World Tunnel Congress 2020, WTC2020 was initially due to be held in September at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC). Recent circumstances set off by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to many cancellations of major events around the world and drove the need to move the World Tunnel Congress 2020 (WTC2020) into a digital platform as a result of global border control, restrictions on mass gathering and the requirement for physical distancing.

10.09.2020 (693 Clicks)

Orica’s FRAGTrack™ wins international Good Design Award

Orica’s innovative fragmentation measurement technology FRAGTrack™ has been awarded a Good Design accolade in the engineering category, for outstanding design and innovation.

Dating back to 1958, the annual Good Design Awards recognise and celebrate products or services that have shown excellence in design innovation and impact.

FRAGTrack™, Orica’s automated fragmentation measurement device, accurately and reliably measures rock size and fragmentation following the blasting stage in mining and quarrying. For these sites, optimal fragmentation can greatly reduce energy consumption, improve equipment productivity, and increase production rates – and removes the need for manual sampling to keep team members safe.

08.09.2020 (723 Clicks)

Clearer Boundary for Urban Transformation in Kiruna

LKAB has established a clearer boundary for properties that will be affected up to 2035, by which time main level 1365 will have been mined out.

'This means that we can give those who are affected a more accurate forecast. Among other things, the new boundary entails that some 20 buildings will remain in place,' says Stefan Hämäläinen, LKAB's manager for urban transformation.

The boundary that was set in 2004 for the area that will be affected by future mining has now been redrawn based on new data and knowledge concerning LKAB's ground displacements. An important difference is that the theoretical boundary no longer passes through the properties in question, but is now drawn between clear neighbourhood structures inside and outside of the affected zone. The forecast for urban transformation in the longer term is based on a number of factors which are as yet not known; among others, the extent of the mineralizations and future mining plans.

'It is always problematic to draw such theoretical forecast lines for the effects of mining at great depth that will take place decades into the future. However, based on updated data and new knowledge, we have clarified the boundary and done our best to enable LKAB to give property owners a more accurate indication,' says Michael Palo, Senior Vice President Business Area Iron Ore.

Revision of the boundary means that about 20 properties, both private and municipal, for example, the sports centre and the former Thulegården, are now outside the affected zone. These properties will not be affected by LKAB's mining before 2035. At the same time, about another 20 properties near Luossavaara that were previously not affected now fall within the affected zone. Most of these are owned by LKAB. The buildings that will remain will stand in an attractive park setting, not beside an industrial-site fence.

'Naturally, our ambition is that mining should not have a greater impact on the community than is necessary,' says Stefan Hämäläinen, continuing,

'But we have to make it clear that urban transformation does not cease in 2035. It may in future be necessary to increase the rate of transformation as we gain new knowledge of the the extent of the orebody at greater depth. We realize that this entails a degree of uncertainty, but our most important contribution to an attractive Kiruna is to develop the future mining and minerals industry. The best guarantee for a sustainable society is to create jobs and secure welfare for future generations.'

About LKAB

LKAB is an international high-tech mining and minerals group that mines and upgrades the unique iron ore of northern Sweden for the global steel market. Sustainability is core to our business and our ambition is to be one of the industry’s most innovative, resource-efficientand responsible companies. The group had sales of about SEK 31 billion in 2019 and employs about 4,300 people in 12 countries. Other group business include industrial minerals, drilling systems, rail transport, rockwork services and property management.

Source: LKAB

                     

07.09.2020 (783 Clicks)

Orica welcomes Sanjeev Gandhi to its Executive Committee

Orica recently welcomed Sanjeev Gandhi to its Executive Committee, and he will lead the APA region as Group Executive & President, Australia Pacific & Asia.