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This Month in Coal Mining
Russian coal mining company Mechel is testing a new coal terminal, Port Posiet, in Russia’s Primorye region. A $128 million port upgrade will enable the company to significantly enhance Asia-Pacific exports;...
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Process Solutions
Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies South Africa will provide a containerized water treatment plant—built into six 40-ft (12.2-m) shipping containers—to the Kansanshi copper mine near Solwezi in...
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Mining Equipment Gallery
Caterpillar says its new D10T2 dozer builds on the proven D10T with refinements to its power train, automated controls and structures. The result: high productivity, reliable operation with...
Case Construction Equipment’s new 1221F loader is the newest and largest model in the company’s F Series wheel loader line. Designed with an 11.9-liter, Tier 4 Interim-certified engine that delivers up to...
Minemax Planner, according to the vendor, takes advantage of the latest advances in computing hardware and modern pit optimization algorithms. The all-new software solution is described as a fast,...
Doran Manufacturing has unveiled a new tire pressure sensor specifically designed for off-the-road (OTR) tire applications. The sensor includes a patent-pending seal design with a built-in filter to...
Wear‐Con SHC800 cast wear panels are cast from a proprietary blended alloy with a hardness of 55 to 58 HRc. They feature abrasion, erosion and corrosion resistance; and are easy to install and...
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CSR Watch
It was the eye of a slow-forming, powerful storm in one of West Africa’s most weathered places. In spring 2012, Bumbuna, a hamlet in a war-ravaged Sierra Leone notorious for its “blood diamonds,”...
India is no easy place to be a woman. Despite comprising a workforce majority in the teeming nation of 1.2 billion with equal rights under a 1949 constitution, India’s women are almost universally...
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Suppliers Report
Hexagon recently acquired Aibotix, the Kassel, Germany-based maker of Aibot X6 V2 multicopters. The company said its multirotor X6 and X6 long-flight UAVs can be used for visual inspection, aerial...
Wenco International Mining Systems has been selected to supply a fleet management system for the Roy Hill iron ore project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The Roy Hill project has a...
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Mining Markets
During March, copper prices dropped to $6,667 per metric ton (mt, $3.01/lb) from $7,149/mt ($3.18/lb). That amounted to a 6.7% decline for the month, and several times during March the price dropped below...
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Mining Operations & Strategies
When three of the industry’s largest gold producers announce reserves reductions, production cuts and billions in net losses at the end of a fiscal quarter, it’s bound to set off alarm...
Industrial material handling equipment such as wheel loaders and forklifts are typically intended for short life cycles due to the severe environments in which they must work. Metal smelters, for...
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From the Editor
Whether one supports Northern Dynasty’s proposed Pebble project in Alaska or not, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent decisions regarding this project can be best described as a travesty. Acting on perception and pre-conceived notions, the agency has taken actions that defy due process. Left unchecked, the precedent could...
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Exploration News
Yorbeau Resources reported in late January that Gold Fields Sudbury Exploration Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gold Fields Ltd., has initiated the 2014 exploration program at Yorbeau’s Rouyn...
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