Hitachi Construction Machinery, Immersive Technologies extend partnership

Mining equipment simulator supplier Immersive Technologies has announced a consolidated long-term agreement for five years with Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.  The exclusive partnership agreement, which combines technical license and partnership agreements that have been in place since 2007, enables the companies to collaborate in the development of simulator equipment solutions to meet mining industry demand and requirements.  “With 20 years…

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BEUMER Group acquires FAM Group

BEUMER Group has announced the acquisition of the FAM Group, a supplier of conveyor systems and loading technology. FAM is headquartered in Magdeburg, Germany, and is an internationally operating, medium-sized group with 750 employees.  FAM plans, designs and manufactures turnkey plants and systems for mining, extracting, loading and storing minerals, raw materials and goods. In addition to expanding BEUMER’s portfolio,…

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Sandvik QA452 offers an enhanced triple-deck doublescreen solution

Sandvik Mobile Crushers and Screens has revealed its new QA452 – the latest evolution of the Sandvik QA Series products and three-deck Doublescreen technology.  With a host of new innovations, Sandvik has engineered the first-of-its-kind, three-deck tracked mobile plant with independent screen angle adjustment and hydraulic screen separation, patent pending. It features two triple deck inline screen boxes with equal…

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Fletcher acquires Cannon

West Virginia-headquartered equipment producer J.H. Fletcher has signed an agreement to acquire the Cannon Mining division from Trident Maritime Systems Heavy Equipment Group. The transaction, confirmed June 10, will boost Fletcher’s capabilities to support its expanding domestic and international customer base. No financial details have been released. The Cannon equipment portfolio will remain intact and operate under the new name…

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BME’s new AXXIS Silver aims at small mines and quarries

Ensuring that smaller mines and quarries can leverage the latest generation of its renowned AXXIS digital initiation system, Omnia company BME has recently launched AXXIS Silver. According to Tinus Brits, BME’s global product manager – AXXIS, the AXXIS Silver offering is a powerful but slimmed-down version of the cutting-edge AXXIS Titanium product.  “AXXIS Silver embodies the key technological advancements of…

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Metso Outotec grows O-Series wear parts range

Metso Outotec is expanding its O-Series wear parts offering from working wears to protective wears. The new offering is commercially available now.  “We are excited to announce that through the expansion of the offering, the customer can get a complete set of wear parts in a competitive price range from the O-Series offering,” said Olli Heinonen, director, Mid-Market Crusher Wears,…

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RPMGlobal releases new XPAC function: gas drainage scheduling

RPMGlobal has introduced the newest functionality to its XPAC Underground Coal Solution (UGCS) suite: gas drainage scheduling. The addition, developed with the input of some of Australia’s largest underground coal operators, allows users to directly include factors that influence drainage times – like gas content and permeability – into the in-situ model. “When users design a series of longwall panels,…

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Gekko sees success with OnLine Gold Analyser

Global mineral processing solution company Gekko Systems has announced a triumphant trial of the OnLine Gold Analyser (OLGA) on a flotation feed stream, representing a significant milestone in the ability to read gold grades in real-time. The fully self-contained OLGA module technology was developed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), an Australian government agency responsible for scientific…

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CASPEO unveils online learning courses for mining

More than 35 years after introducing its flagship process simulator USIM PAC, CASPEO has launched a new e-learning platform of process engineering courses specifically designed for the mining industry and mineral processing engineering professionals. The platform has been created to boost the knowledge of mining workers’ data analysis techniques and to meet mining companies’ needed challenges and skills by training…

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