Martin Engineering has introduced a new family of heavy-duty conveyor belt cleaner designs, engineered so the blade cartridge can be pulled away from the belt for safe access and replaced by a...
The inaugural conference and exhibition on safety in the materials handling industry – SafeCon, held in October 2014 in Johannesburg/South Africa, was hailed as a ground-breaking success. Simon...
When a South African zinc mine experienced a premature detonation in one of its blastholes, BME was soon on site to investigate the incident and apply a safe strategy to proceed. According to BME...
Safety and efficiency are among the current trends in the construction machinery industry. At this year’s bauma from April 11 to 17 in Munich, the international technology corporation Continental...
Safety first in mining and tunneling. The T-RX100J radio remote control model from German machine manufacturer GHH is light, comparativly inexpensive and also works with other OEM equipment. It can be...
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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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...
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...
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...
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...
