Steel has, over the years, been incorrectly utilised in areas of high wear, assuming that its strength is the solution to preventing wear in Read more
Multinational companies mining occupied West Bank
Heidelberg Cement and Cemex, building materials companies from Germany and Mexico respectively are involved in the operation of quarries in the occupied West Bank. Read more
Has availability, productivity ever been as important?
From equipment inspection and optimisation programmes, through supply and fitting of wears and spares, right up to comprehensive cost per tonne maintenance partnership packages, Read more
New data reporting system for conveyor belt weighing
?Knowledge is power. If you don?t know what your production rate by-product is, or know how to optimise production modes to achieve the best Read more
Taxpayers could foot clean-up bill from mine closures, warns scientist
Phil Mulvey, CEO of Environmental Earth Sciences, told a mining seminar in Perth in March that more than 100 mining leases have yet to Read more
Solving wind milling problems on belt-driven ACHE fan systems
If your solution to stopping a back-spinning air-cooled heat exchanger (ACHE) fan is to apply your hand to the belt as a brake, think Read more
Sand and gravel producer assists Hills M2 motorway
The collaboration between Leighton Contractors and one of New South Wales? largest suppliers of quarried, recycled and landscape products is worth in excess of Read more
Fully-Integrated Mining Management System
With the launch of the new Cat MineStar System, Caterpillar is looking to build upon its existing mining technologies and to add new capabilities Read more
MACH1040 Gigabit Ethernet switches
The switches can be connected to form sub-networks, which in turn can be linked up to each other. Thanks to their fanless design, ability Read more
Komatsu?s new hybrid excavator
With an operating weight of 20 tonnes, the Komatsu HB205 uses an electric motor to drive the machine?s swing function and to recover energy Read more