08.12.2020 (687 Clicks)
Cimic’s UGL awarded more than $112m in Utilities Contractors
Cimic Group’s UGL has been awarded several contracts in the utilities sector, with a combined value of more than $112 million.
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08.12.2020 (640 Clicks)
Anglo American Platinum safely completes the ACP Phase a Rebuild
Anglo American Platinum has safely and successfully completed the rebuild of the Anglo Converter Plant (ACP) Phase A unit, with first converter matte ready to dispatch to the Base Metals Refinery for the next stage of processing. The ACP Phase A is now in ramp-up and on track to be operating at full capacity by the end of the year.
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07.12.2020 (712 Clicks)
Endomines’ CEO changes
Endomines announces the resignation of Greg Smith as CEO effective immediately. Greg has been instrumental in the acquisition of mining assets in the US and the Board wants to thank him for growing the company’s mine asset portfolio in Idaho/Montana.
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07.12.2020 (661 Clicks)
IWiM Launches International Women in Resources Mentoring Programme 2021 with the Support of Rio Tinto, Newmont Corporation, New Gold, SRK Consulting and Centerra Gold
International Women in Mining (“IWiM”), a leading global women’s organisation focused on pursuing gender equality in the mining sector, announce the launch of the 2021 International Women in Resources Mentoring Programme (IWRMP), in collaboration with Metisphere. IWRMP is an annual cross-company initiative established to actively empower women in the mining sector by providing mentees with opportunities to accelerate their all-round professional growth.
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04.12.2020 (768 Clicks)
A Day to Honor Saint Barbara - Patron of Gunners, Miners, and Others who work with Explosives
December fourth is the feast day of Saint Barbara. There is a vivid legend about this saint. Apparently, Saint Barbara was a maiden of great beauty whose father locked her in a tower to remove her from many ardent suitors who were not to his liking. He also wanted keep her from indulging in a habit of constantly helping the poor.
In Germany there is a great tradition in St. Barbara's Day.
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04.12.2020 (638 Clicks)
Webuild starts work ahead of Time on Verona-Padua High-Speed Railway
The Webuild Group has begun ahead of schedule the work for the construction of the Verona-Bivio di Vicenza section of the high-speed/high-capacity railway between Verona and Padua. The work, which Webuild is leading with a 83% stake in the IRICAV DUE consortium with Hitachi Rail STS at 17%, on the section is worth approximately €2.5 billion and belongs to a wider project for Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (Gruppo FS Italiane) worth more than €2.7 billion.
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03.12.2020 (708 Clicks)
Balfour Beatty Group announces Executive Committee Update
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, officially welcomes a number of changes to its Group Executive Committee this week.
Mark Bullock, Chief Executive Officer for Rail & Utilities, is now Chief Executive Officer, UK Construction Services. Having joined the company in 2012 as Managing Director of Balfour Beatty’s UK Rail business, Mark has significantly increased employee engagement, financial performance and customer satisfaction. Mark replaces Dean Banks as Chief Executive Officer, UK Construction Services, who leaves to take on a new role in Australia, after a short handover period.
Matthew Steele, previously Managing Director of Gas & Water, has taken on the role of Managing Director of Rail & Utilities, whilst also continuing his leadership of Balfour Beatty’s Gas & Water business where he has driven improved commercial arrangements and delivery programmes for key contracts and customers.
In the US, Leon Blondin, Chief Executive of US Buildings is promoted to Chief Executive Officer, US Operations, having transformed US buildings into one of Balfour Beatty’s highest performing business units. Assuming leadership of US Buildings, US Civils and US functional Shared Services, Leon will provide overall leadership and co-ordination in the US.
These changes will help support the successful execution of thousands of schemes delivered by Balfour Beatty across the UK and US, which will support communities, create infrastructure, and enable economic growth.
Source: Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty, United Kingdom, personalities, Executive Committee, Update, Mark Bullock, Matthew Sttle, Dean Banks, Leon Blonding, CEO, Rail, Services,







03.12.2020 (754 Clicks)
Haver & Boecker Niagara finds Eccentric Vibrating Screens paired with Polyurethane Media offers Production-boosting Advantages
Haver & Boecker Niagara highlights the advantages of pairing eccentric screening technology with polyurethane screen media. The combination of the eccentric machines like Haver & Boecker Niagara’s Niagara F-Class and Niagara N-Class with polyurethane media such as Ty-Max and Ty-Deck leads to more uptime, fewer screening problems and higher screening efficiency.
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02.12.2020 (622 Clicks)
EIA Report of the Päiväneva Mining Areas and Concentrator Site submitted to the coordinating Authority on Schedule
Keliber has prepared the Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) report for the expansion of its lithium mining operations in Central Ostrobothnia and submitted it on schedule to the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment of South Ostrobothnia ('ELY Center') for official review on November 24, 2020 as part of the assessment.
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01.12.2020 (1209 Clicks)
Skanska builds Highway in Norway
Skanska has signed a contact with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration on building a motorway between Bærum and Hole municipality in Eastern Norway. The contract is worth about NOK 3 billion, about SEK 2.9 billion, will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the fourth quarter 2020.
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06.04.2023
GeoResources Journal 1-2023
Special Topic: Focus on nature and climate
GeoResources Journal 1-2023 is dedicated to the main topic areas of mining, tunnelling, geotechnics and energy, as well as the special topic: Focus on nature and climate....
#Herrenknecht AG #CFT GmbH - Compact Filter Technic #DMT GmbH & Co. KG #J. D. Theile GmbH & Co. KG #F. Willich GmbH + Co. KG #Tunnelling
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.
...04.06.2023 - 08.06.2023
ICOE 2023 6th International Conference in Ocean Engineering
06.06.2023 - 09.06.2023
74. BHT - Freiberger Universitätsforum
07.06.2023 - 09.06.2023
17 DECGE Danube – European Conference on Geotechnical Engineering
11.06.2023 - 14.06.2023
European Metallurgical Conference 2023 - EMC 23

World’s longest Railway Tunnel Project – supported by innovative Conveyor Digitalisation and reliable Engineering
17. October 2022 (1197 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 6: Management- und Bildungssysteme für technische Prozesse
02. April 2019 (5009 Clicks)
Das Buch 6 der Reihe „Dokumentation der technischen Entwicklung bei der RAG“ stellt die Entwicklung der Management- und Bildungssysteme für technische Prozesse, also z.B. zur Effizienzsteigerung, zum Arbeits-, Gesundheits- und Umweltschutz sowie zur Ausbildung und beruflichen Fortbildung, bei der RAG dar.
#RAG Aktiengesellschaft #Mining #underground mining #abandoned mining
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11.05.2023 (249 Clicks)
Roland Hecken to become new COO at HBT GmbH
Since May 2, 2023, Roland Hecken has joined the management of HBT GmbH as Tec...
#HBT GmbH #Hauhinco Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG #EXPROTEC GmbH #Mining #underground mining #Machinery for Mining and Construction
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10.05.2023 (232 Clicks)
EU-funded MaDiTraCe project: technical solutions for transparent ESG-standards for critical raw material supply chains
In January 2023 MaDiTraCe, a research and innovation project funded by the Ho...
#DMT GmbH & Co. KG #Mining #surface mining, quarrying #underground mining
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15.05.2023 (177 Clicks)
LKAB - Historic permit application decisive for the green transition in the north
LKAB today submitted an historic environmental permit application that is nec...
#LKAB #Vattenfall AB #Mining #surface mining, quarrying
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03.05.2023 (150 Clicks)
Sika Successfully Closes MBCC Acquisition - Strengthens Position as Sustainability Champion in the Global Construction Industry
Sika has completed the acquisition of MBCC Group after having received all ne...
#Sika AG #MBCC Group #Tunnelling
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