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Aureus showcasing low-profile underground mining tyres at AIMEX

Aureus International is putting the spotlight on its low profile, reinforced Eternity underground mining tyres on Stand H1188 during AIMEX at Sydney Olympic Park, September 6-9. The tyres are designed to reduce equipment height without reducing the load carried. “They have been designed by American engineers and offer great operational benefits,” the General Manager of Aureus International Gautam Roy said. “In underground mines, one of the challenges that equipment-design engineers face is the increasing need to reduce the height of the equipment without compromising the expected capabilities and safety standards.
International Mining | September 6, 2011 | 12:02 am

Sandvik Mining sets a new strategic direction to strengthen market leadership

Sandvik says “the purpose of the new strategy is to achieve worldclass performance in value creation through higher growth and profitability and thereby make Sandvik an even more attractive company for customers, employees and shareholders. The new strategy is focused on increasing profitability, strengthening position in attractive markets and segments and a more active portfolio management.
International Mining | September 5, 2011 | 1:08 am

J.H. Fletcher scalers offer great versatility for all underground mines

J. H. Fletcher & Co. has been building diesel powered scaling machines using inverted articulating booms with a Caterpillar 320 crawler undercarriage base for the last 11 years. The current model covers mining heights up to 5.2 m but the concept can easily be applied to heights above 9 m using a larger Caterpillar undercarriage. The crawler undercarriage provides both a stable and nimble platform for the scaling operation.
International Mining | September 5, 2011 | 12:23 am

GIW minerals slurry pump provides continuous service for 52 years

A GIW Industries’ LSA model pump installed at the Noranda Alumina Plant in Gramercy, Louisiana, USA, has operated continuously with only routine maintenance for 52 years. Installed at the plant startup in 1959, the LSA pump operates on the plant’s press floor turnback area, handling bauxite mud slurry at a specific gravity of 1.25 and temperature of 125oF.
International Mining | September 2, 2011 | 12:44 am

FLSmidth poised to expand extensively in the African minerals arena

FLSmidth is poised to expand extensively into the minerals arena, a key corporate strategy that is only likely to be challenged by the skills shortage. So says Peter Lohrmann, newly appointed MD of FLSmidth South Africa, who took over management of the company following the retirement of the company’s former MD Dave Reid.
International Mining | September 1, 2011 | 12:28 am

Sedgman wins order for Daunia coal mine CHPP

Sedgman has been awarded a A$123 million Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP) design and construct contract at Queensland’s Daunia mine. The contract is the second, and larger, contract Sedgman has been awarded for CHPP work at the mine, located in the Bowen Basin.
International Mining | September 1, 2011 | 12:02 am