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Issue 01-02/2023 “Perspectives of the Underground”

The Geokompetenzzentrum Freiberg e.V. (GKZ)’s raw materials dialogue Saxony-Anhalt celebrates a promising kick-off

Perspectives of the Underground” was the motto of the kickoff of the GKZ’s new series of events, Raw Materials Dialog Saxony-Anhalt, which started in Magdeburg, where the IFF Fraunhofer Institute...

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Issue 01-02/2023 Increased production

Commissioning of duty cycle crane with dragline at french aggregates producer

The Denjean Group is a family-owned company and a major player in southwestern France in the fields of transport, logistics and the production of aggregates such as gravel and sand. The Group is now...

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Issue 01-02/2023 Powerful rock drill

New Dino™ DC420Ri boosts productivity 

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is launching a new, even more productive and sustainable top hammer drill rig, designed especially for drilling and blasting contractors. The redesigned Dino™ DC420Ri...

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Normet starts a new era in underground scaling

Normet announced the launch of the Scamec LC Thor, marking the start of a new era of underground scaling operations. Replacing its globally successful predecessor, the Scamec 2000, the completely new...

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Issue 12/2022 steinexpo 2023

Outstanding response from exhibitors

By now, almost 200 exhibitors with about 290 represented brands have firmly booked their participation in steinexpo 2023, which will take place from 23 to 26 August 2023 at the very special exhibition...

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Liebherr crawler excavators with numerous application possibilities

Liebherr over-50-tonne crawler excavators continue to establish themselves in the French market. They are used with great success for demolition work or in quarries, among other things, especially in...

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Use of AXXIS Silver™ at sub-zero temperatures

In Lesotho, explosives and blasting specialist BME recently achieved the first blast outside of South Africa with its new AXXIS Silver™ electronic initiation system. The mine of a client in the...

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Issue 11/2022 Ideal for quarrying solid rock

Liebherr R 980 SME excavator

Through its local distributor, SOMTP Brittany, Liebherr delivered its first R 980 SME with bottom dump shovel in France in 2021. This is the largest member of the range developed and manufactured by...

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Issue 07-08/2022 Local empowerment in Ghana

Drilling rig supply includes comprehensive packages for spare parts, service and training

Competition is healthy but forming exclusive relationships with equipment manufacturers can deliver tangible business benefits. Rapidly growing mining services provider Rocksure International in...

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Safely resolving reactive ground when blasting

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...

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