Water management is a key factor in determining mine profitability, and it is something many mine owners struggle to control. Poorly designed process water management systems negatively impact production, and shutdowns can cost millions of dollars. While the costs of…
How in-line valves can make maintenance faster, easier and safer.
EASTON, Pennsylvania – Victaulic, the world’s leading manufacturer of mechanical pipe joining systems, introduces Style 177N QuickVic® Installation-Ready™ coupling. The flexible coupling’s was specifically designed to withstand…
As surface resources are gradually depleted, mines must reach increasingly greater depths. With depth comes the challenge of pressure. The deeper the shaft, the greater the head pressure, and conversely, the greater the pressure required to…
Hydrotransport, in which a highly abrasive mixture of bitumen, sand, rocks and water is transported through a pipeline to the extraction plant, is one of the primary transport methods in the oil sands.