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SMELTER: Wajax infrared monitoring improves safety of molten metal ladles
TORONTO – The challenge came from one of the world’s leading integrated steel and mining companies that uses gigantic industrial ladles to transport hundreds of tons of molten steel each day within its facility. Due to the extreme heat of…
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DRONES: Microdrones has full line of drones for mining
GERMANY – Microdrones UAVs are taking the global mining industry by storm. Less expensive than the helicopters traditionally used by the industry to gain an aerial perspective, drones are providing mining companies with mapping abilities that provide better results and…
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PUMPS: How to avoid damage when a pump is stored
GEORGIA – Planning to put your pump into storage? Make sure you know the proper procedures — and follow them — in order to avoid long-term damage. GIW Industries helps its customers tackle some of the most complex pumping challenges…
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EXCAVATOR: Hitachi’s new EX3600-7 offers more efficiency, reliability, durability
ILLINOIS – Hitachi unveiled the EX3600-7 mining excavator, which delivers increased efficiency, reliability and durability for customers in North and South America. The new model is the fourth machine in Hitachi’s new EX-7 Series lineup, following the recent launch of…
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VEHICLES: MacLean puts down roots in Nevada gold region
NEVADA – MacLean Engineering, headquartered in Collingwood, Ont., is significantly investing in growth in the United States, with the appointment of Dan Millette as U.S. sales manager and his relocation to Elko. This initial, keystone step in the company’s growth…
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LOADER: Komatsu America introduces new WA9000-8 wheel loader
ILLINOIS – Komatsu America has introduced the WA900-8. The 116,400-kg wheel loader is equipped with an EPA Tier 4 Final certified emission regulations compliant engine. The machine is purpose-built to load about 65- to 135-tonne haul trucks with a bucket…
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FLOTATION: Eriez explains innovative two-stage StackCell
DELTA, B.C. – Eric Wasmund, global managing director of Eriez’ Flotation Division, is presenting a paper about the innovative StackCell two-stage flotation cell as part of the technical program at Copper 2019. Copper 2019 is part of the Conference of…
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ORE SORTER: Tomra’s advanced technology can make green mining profitable
GERMANY – Tomra’s advanced sensor-based sorting technologies offer mining operations the dual benefits of energy efficiency and the ability to recover valuable ore even from sub-economic deposits or dumps. This has become increasingly relevant as the mining industry – a…
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ANNIVERSARY: RPMGlobal celebrates 50 years
BRISBANE, Australia – RPMGlobal has reached a significant milestone as the organization celebrates 50 years of delivering premier consulting and advisory services to the global mining industry. During this time, RPMGlobal has earned a strong reputation as the go-to technology…
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CONVEYORS: Launch of Aura IQ to revolutionize conveyor monitoring
BRISBANE, Australia – With conveyors underpinning efficiency, and ultimately profitability in bulk handling operations around the globe, maintenance has traditionally been a real problem. Conventional methods of advanced conveyor failure detection is often unreliable, subjective, time consuming and labour intensive,…
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SCREENER-CRUSHER: Clay miner chooses ALLU attachment
TENNESSEE – ALLU Transformer of East Brunswick, N.J.,. has placed one of its M 3-20 material processing attachments at a montmorillonite clay mine. The miner purchased the mine duty M Series screener-crusher attachment from ALLU to use with its Hitachi…
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PUMPING: GIW asks – do you know what Murphian particles are?
GEORGIA – There is a tiny particle that can cause big problems for any slurry pumping operation. GIW Industries shares how to adjust transport velocity to avoid the issue. The answer to avoiding the issue comes from Reab Berry, former…
