05.11.2020 (1797 Clicks)
Malaysian Tunnellers beat the Odds again
On 11 October 2020, the last of the tunnel ring making up the 13.5 km-stretch of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) twin bored tunnels was finally completed. Part of a 52 km alignment known as the Putrajaya line, it is the second extension to the first Kajang line, and also Malaysia’s first metro network meant to connect satellite towns to its capital city, Kuala Lumpur (KL).
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05.11.2020 (605 Clicks)
Anglo American Platinum closes ACP Phase B resulting in temporary build in work-in-progress Inventory
Anglo American plc notes the announcement by Anglo American Platinum Limited released today to the Johannesburg stock exchange. The text of the announcement is copied below:
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05.11.2020 (696 Clicks)
Traveling together: Hatch and LTK join together to form top Rail and Transit Solutions Provider
Hatch welcomes LTK – a transportation engineering consulting firm that specializes in transit, transit vehicles, and transit systems - into its global network as part of Hatch’s global Infrastructure team. This new partnership will provide a solid foundation to position Hatch as a top transportation solutions provider in North America and around the globe.
LTK brings to the integration a strong focus on passenger rail while providing highly specialized technical and management expertise to meet our clients' toughest vehicle and systems engineering challenges, with a major footprint in the US as well as Canada, Australia, and China. Hatch brings its global multi-disciplinary staff with broad design and construction expertise in rail, transit, and port infrastructure, from freight and passenger rail to corridors and terminals as well as tunnels, bridges, and signaling systems. By joining forces, together we are a premier service provider for our clients and communities in the transportation business.
“LTK’s focus on rail and rail systems combined with Hatch’s integrated, multi-disciplinary transportation expertise will provide our clients with comprehensive options across the entire supply chain and lifecycle of their operations,” commented Hatch’s Chairman and CEO John Bianchini. “The integration of Hatch and LTK allows us to broaden our US capabilities and to deliver transformational solutions to clients globally.”
“By joining forces with Hatch, we can achieve LTK’s long-term goals and together become a dominant provider of global transit solutions,” remarked LTK’s CEO Dominic DiBrito. “Our clients know that we’ll be serving them with the same great team while offering expanded services and resources to solve more of their toughest challenges.”
Source: Hatch
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04.11.2020 (657 Clicks)
Haver & Boecker Niagara appoints Australian National Sales Manager
Haver & Boecker Niagara announces the appointment of Duncan Hooper as its national sales manager in Australia. Hooper will help grow Haver & Boecker Niagara’s presence in Australia, working one-on-one with new and existing customers to provide the equipment and services they need to maximize the profitability of their aggregates and mining operations.
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03.11.2020 (539 Clicks)
Webinar Series on environmentally friendly Mining – Experts share their Knowledge
Mining experts from TU Bergakademie Freiberg will be offering trilingual online seminars on responsible raw material mining and recultivation over the next two months. Interpreting is available in Russian, Ukrainian and German.
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03.11.2020 (670 Clicks)
Metso Outotec divests its Operations in Vereeniging, South Africa
Consultations evaluating the closure or other alternatives related to former Metso operations in Vereeniging, South Africa, have been concluded. The consultations, initiated by Metso in March 2020, have resulted in the decision to divest the fabrication, machining and assembly operations and close or rearrange the rest of the operations.
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03.11.2020 (664 Clicks)
Normet launches a completely new Equipment Offering with Stage V engines and new Cabin for Underground Operations
Normet has launched its new L-size equipment offering with Stage V emission class engines on 3rd of November 2020. Stage V engine technology reduces the diesel particles significantly providing cleaner working environment for the people underground.
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03.11.2020 (755 Clicks)
Strabag to upgrade an approx. 55 km long Railway Line in Hungary
- Single-track line between Püspökladány and Biharkeresztes to be electrified, bottlenecks removed and stations renovated
- € 132 million contract awarded to SR 2019 consortium (Strabag’s share: 45.34 %)
- Electrification of the line should again enable an average speed of 100 km/h
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29.10.2020 (703 Clicks)
Fugro’s QuickVision and InclinoCam Solutions support Monopile Installation for first Wind Turbines in US federal Waters
Fugro has used their integrated augmented-reality solutions to support Jan De Nul Group’s offshore installation of two monopiles for the first two offshore wind turbine foundations in US federal waters.
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29.10.2020 (737 Clicks)
Major welcomes new authorized Dealer: Aggregate Machinery Specialist
Major appoints Aggregate Machinery Specialist as its newest aggregate and mining screen media authorized dealer.
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11.07.2023
Dare to recycle more!
Increased recycling of critical metals such as tungsten can make raw material supplies more secure and sustainable worldwide. To achieve this, closed value cycles should be established. Achieving th...
11.07.2023
Storage Reservoir for a Hydroelectric Power Plant in the Alps - Rock Processing under the toughest Conditions
During a comprehensive refurbishment and modernization project the hydroelectric power plant of the Sellrein-Silz power plant expands with a reservoir. The plant technology of rock processing repres...
11.07.2023
EU-funded MaDiTraCe Project to promote transparent ESG-standards for Critical Raw Material (CRM) Supply Chains
In 2023 MaDiTraCe, a research and innovation project funded by the Horizon Europe programme, started with the goal of developing digital and geo-based approaches to ensure sustainable and transparen...
21.09.2023 - 27.09.2023
XIV IAEG Congress 2023 - Chengdu, China
24.09.2023 - 26.09.2023
TAC 2023 Conference
26.09.2023 - 28.09.2023
POWTECH 2023
27.09.2023 - 28.09.2023 17:00
HTU-EU-2023 - Hydrogen Technology Expo Europe

World’s longest Railway Tunnel Project – supported by innovative Conveyor Digitalisation and reliable Engineering
17. October 2022 (1648 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 (10087 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.


31.08.2023 (141 Clicks)
Australia: 400 mine jobs in limbo due to Queensland Government decision on QCoal’s Glenden
The State Government’s decision to pass legislation forcing mining comp...


28.08.2023 (121 Clicks)
Expro acqires offshore services provider PRT Offshore
Expro (NYSE: XPRO), a leading provider of energy services, today announced it...


01.09.2023 (117 Clicks)
Metso’s headquarters moves to Matinkylä, Espoo
Metso moves its headquarters to Matinkylä, Espoo, in September 2023, and...


30.08.2023 (115 Clicks)
Elebbre uses latest auction tech to remarket mine and construction equipment in Chile
Global engineering, procurement and construction giant Bechtel chooses Latin ...
