Highlights at HILLHEAD 2024

Issue 07-08/2020 Thoughtful

Safety and ergonomics play a major role

T‌he operation of large machines is often associated with an increased risk potential. This also applies to crushing and screening plants, where large lumps of rock are processed into small grain...

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Issue 05/2011

Safety first

Dear Readers As is generally known, gold has a very high non-material and material value. The extraction of this precious metal is relatively costly, particularly as the deposits are often not very...

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Issue 05/2011

Safety first in mining

Renaissance of heap leaching for valuable metals

1 Introduction Heap leaching is the term used for hydrometallurgical extraction processes in which crushed and ground ore is heaped up and then sprayed with an aqueous chemical solution in order to...

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Issue 10/2012

Safety in explosion-risk areas – using ATEX equipment

Potentially explosive atmospheres can be caused by combustible dusts or combustible gases. On the action of an ignition source, this atmosphere can ignite, resulting in an explosion. Ignition sources...

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Issue 11/2013

Safety, mobility and versatility at building sites

One year ago Michelin introduced a new tyre for articulated dumpers at building sites and in quarries: the MICHELIN XADN + (Fig.) of the required size 29.5 R 25. Now the French manufacturer is...

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Issue 09/2017

Sale of Sandvik Process Systems to FAM AB

Sandvik has signed an agreement to divest Sandvik Process Systems to FAM AB, owned by the three largest Wallenberg foundations, at a price of 5.0 billion SEK. Sandvik Process Systems delivers advanced...

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Issue 12/2016

Salt for clear roads – whatever the weather

Irish Salt Mining and Exploration’s Carrickfergus mine plays a vital part in keeping the UK’s road network open during winter, with Terex Trucks surefooted articulated dump trucks hauling extracted salt. In 2015, total world production of salt reached 273 million t according to market research company Statista...

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Samarco Mineração S.A. breaks monthly world record in iron ore pellet production with its Metso Pelletizing Plant

Samarco Mineração S.A. has set a monthly production record during August 2023 of 824 829 tonnes of high-grade pellets in a single pelletizing line with its 816 m2 Metso Pelletizing Plant Indurating...

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Issue 12/2024

Sami Takaluoma appointed President and CEO of Metso Corporation

Sami Takaluoma (born 1973, M.Sc. (Eng.)) has been appointed as Metso’s new President and CEO. He assumed his duties on November 1, 2024. Metso’s previous President and CEO, Pekka Vauramo, will...

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Issue 12/2013

Samoter 2014: The focus is on internationalization and innovation

The international market for construction machinery and equipment was scrutinized in detail during the last meeting of the CECE (Committee for the European Construction Equipment) in Brussels....

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