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TECHNOLOGY: Hard-Line and Murray Engineering announce partnership
A heavyweight technology partnership between Murray Engineering, part of the major Byrnecut mining services group, and leading Canadian-based heavy-machine control and automation specialist Hard-Line, has been formally launched, with Murray now providing comprehensive support for Hard-Line products in Australasia, Africa…
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AWARDS: Breaker Technology awarded Silver in science & technology competition
Thornbury, Ontario, – Breaker Technology Inc. (BTI) received the second-class prize in China Gold Association’s 2017 Science and Technology award for its contribution to improving underground productivity and safety, through its latest version of the Breaker Intel System at Shandong…
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EXPLOSIVES: Reduce overall costs and increase productivity with DigiShot Plus 4G
SALT LAKE CITY – Dyno Nobel recently launched DigiShot Plus 4G electronic initiation system, the newest and most sophisticated addition to the Dyno Nobel electronic line. This system, developed by Dyno Nobel’s joint venture partner DetNet®, is designed to help…
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LITHIUM: Getting more value from brine – tech improvements reduce costs and increase recoveries for lithium
Bryan Schreiner, Jack Zhang and Lucinda Wood. The following is an excerpt from an article on the Saskatchewan Research Council’s (SRC) blog, From the Lab to the Loading Dock. Read the full version at www.SRC.sk.ca/blog. Lithium, the lightest metal on…
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BREAKERS: Epiroc IPS system takes hydraulic breaker performance to new level
Epiroc introduces another first in hydraulic breaker technology. Many of the company’s heavy hydraulic breaker attachments now feature the patented Intelligent Protection System (IPS). Seamlessly combining Epiroc’s AutoControl and StartSelect functions, the fully automated system provides simpler, more efficient, and…
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GRADERS: New Cat® 24 Motor Grader improves performance, lowers costs and advances safe operation
Building on the strong heritage of the M Series Motor Graders, the new Cat® 24 Motor Grader delivers high performance construction and maintenance of mine roads to improve mining truck efficiency. The 24 Motor Grader is equipped with a 7.3-m…
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DRILLING: Boart Longyear adds new rigs to meet the demand of expanding exploration budgets
SALT LAKE CITY — Boart Longyear announces it is adding new exploration drill rigs to its Drilling Services fleet around the world to meet the demand of expanding exploration budgets. Latin America In Chile, a brand new LF™160 top-drive coring…
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SUPPLIERS: AMC Consultants launches new brand at the PDAC 2018 Convention
Melbourne – AMC Consultants (AMC) chose this year’s PDAC Convention to launch its new brand and website. Guided by a fresh focus—mine smarter—the move signals a new chapter for this veteran of mining that sees a bright future for the…
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ANNIVERSARY: Family-owned Canadian Success Story Watson Gloves Celebrates 100 Year Anniversary
VANCOUVER – In April, 1918, John Watson and Wayne Stanley started a business selling hand crafted gloves to Vancouver’s dock workers. 100 years later, Watson Gloves has grown from a two-person storefront in Vancouver to become one of Canada’s largest…
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BUSINESS: Ritchie Bros. marks the official introduction of Marketplace-E, a new way to buy and sell equipment
VANCOUVER – After a soft launch in late 2017, Marketplace-E is being introduced by Ritchie Bros. as its latest buying and selling solution. Complementing the company’s onsite unreserved auctions and online-only auctions through IronPlanet, Marketplace-E offers sellers increased control over price, location, and timing,…
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COMMUNICATIONS: Ericsson and Ambra Solutions deliver Deepest LTE network in Canadian mine
Ericsson and Ambra Solutions have worked together to deliver the Canada’s deepest underground LTE network for the Agnico Eagle mining site, LaRonde in Abitibi, Quebec. Located three kilometers below the surface, the LTE network will provide data and voice mobility…
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LUBRICANTS: Petro-Canada receives product innovation award for Duron
Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc. (PCLI) is pleased to announce that it is the recipient of the Frost & Sullivan’s 2018 New Product Innovation Award for its DURONTM next generation product line. Benchmarked against ten key criteria including reliability, quality and customer service experience, DURON next…
