Highlights at SOLIDS 2024

Issue 12/2012

Opportunities

Overview of the mining industry in Mexico

1 Introduction Mexico is the world leading silver producer and is among the TOP 15 countries for 20 other minerals, such as gold, copper, zinc, lead, manganese, molybdenum and iron ore. The country...

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Issue 12/2012

Customised system from Telestack for London Mining Company

Telestack has recently installed a custom design mobile truck unloading, stockpiling, reclaiming and barge ­loading facility in Sierra Leone (Fig. 1). Installation commenced towards the end of 2011...

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Issue 12/2012

Keep screening – even under most aggressive conditions

Inelas Poliuretanos, S.L. is a Spanish company that has been manufacturing polyurethane elastomers since 1966. It is specialized in optimizing and solving problems that commonly arise in certain...

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Issue 12/2012

BEUMER is to deliver belt conveyors to Brazilian mining group

Vale Malaysia Minerals Sdn Bhd (VMM), a subsidiary of Brazilian mining group Vale SA headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, has awarded the BEUMER Group an order to supply 16 overland conveyors. For the...

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Issue 11/2012

FQM is investing in trolley dump trucks from Hitachi

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (FQM) is investing in a new trolley assist system for Hitachi dump trucks at the Kansanshi copper and gold mine, near Solwezi in ­Zambia. The massive project includes the...

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Highest standards for safety, productivity and efficiency

Leading quarrying companies are placing increasing emphasis on the highest possible standards for safe, efficient and productive operations. When these three aims were combined as the primary criteria...

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Issue 11/2012

Powerscreen launches Warrior 1400X

Powerscreen launches the new Warrior 1400X screen (Fig.), which offers improved performance, lower operating costs, and easier serviceability in comparison to the previous model Warrior 1400. The...

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Issue 11/2012

New dust collection technology for abrasive dust applications

Donaldson releases a new dust collector range with innovative PowerCore® technology. The PowerCore® VH series for abrasive dust applications complements the existing PowerCore® CP series, which is...

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Issue 11/2012

Cyclone mills – ideally suited for temperature-sensitive samples

For the grinding of solids the use of a cyclone can be beneficial, depending on the material properties. The rotation of the mill’s rotor or a connected vacuum cleaner produces a rotating air flow...

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Issue 11/2012

Metso to acquire iron ore pelletizing technology

Metso’s Mining and Construction segment is purchasing technology and know-how from Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Jacobs) for their Straight Grate Iron Ore Pelletizing technology. In addition, key...

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