Metso Outotec launches hybrid Crossover feeder

Metso Outotec launched the Crossover feeder, which is a hybrid feeding solution suitable for a wide range of greenfield and brownfield applications. Thanks to its innovative modular belt-over-apron design, the new Metso Outotec Crossover feeder delivers unmatched levels of availability and reliability for bulk material transportation at lower overall costs.

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Cat updates 966, 966 XE, 972 and 972 XE Wheel Loaders

Bringing a host of standard technologies to the 7- to 9-tonne (8- to 10-ton) wheel loader line, the updated Caterpillar 966 and 972 wheel loader series boost operator efficiency. The 966 and 972 models deliver consistently high bucket fill factors to increase productivity by up to 10%. Their next generation design extends fluid and filter change intervals to lower maintenance costs up…

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MSHA Reports 32nd Fatality of the Year

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Nov. 17, a customer truck driver at East Coast Mines Ltd., Suffolk, N.Y., was electrocuted after the tarping mechanism on the trailer contacted a high-voltage overhead power line. While exiting the cab of the truck, the victim contacted the energized truck and received a nonfatal electrical shock.  When he tried…

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Cosalá back in full action

Americas Gold and Silver, which said last month that operations had recommenced at its Cosalá operations in Sinaloa, Mexico, has now achieved nameplate production levels at its mill. The miner had held the mine on idle in large part due to a 19-month illegal blockade. It said in November all of its workers have been recalled. The now-fully producing mill…

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Alabama Mining Association Presents Safety Awards

The Alabama Mining Association (AMA) announced the winners of the inaugural AMA Safety and Sustainability Awards. Winners were announced on Nov. 16 at the association’s first annual Safety and Sustainability Awards Dinner at The Club in Birmingham, Ala. The winners were announced by members of the same panel of high-profile, independent judges that graded the award applications: Samuel Pierce, Mine Safety and…

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