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Issue 06/2020 Winning dream team

Dumper truck supports smooth extraction chain in a quarry

N‌atural, eco-friendly, sustainable – that’s the company slogan of Hauri Mineralstoffwerke. For many years, the family business has got a trustful collaboration with Kiesel. The now long-serving...

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News of the week

steinexpo takes place from 14 to 17 April 2021

After the German Federal Government and the Minister Presidents of the federal states banned such large-scale events in mid-April 2020 with reference to the infection dynamics of such events at least...

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Geovariances released new version of Isatis.neo

Last year, Geovariances launched Isatis.neo Mining Edition, the geostatistics software that boosts performances and enables confident resource estimation and comprehensive geostatistical studies....

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Issue 04-05/2020 Simply overcoming obstacles

Use of drones for project planning

In the mining industry, modern technologies require systems capable of transporting bulk materials efficiently from the quarry to their destination, through rough terrain and ­populated areas. BEUMER...

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Sandvik introduces Stage V compliant underground loaders

After extensive development work and thorough field testing, Sandvik prepares to launch its first Stage V compliant underground loaders for hard rock mining applications. Achieved with more than 10 00...

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Upgraded DinoTM DC410Ri – strong, reliable drill rig with full radio remote control

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology presents two years’ worth of upgrades on the remote-controlled DinoTM DC400Ri surface top hammer drill rig for urban areas and other applications calling for...

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Issue 12/2019 Efficient

Potash plant with high performance

E‌quipment efficiency and reliability are crucial at the K+S KALI GmbH Zielitz potash plant, one of Germany’s largest and most modern potash mining operations. With an annual crude salt production of...

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Issue 11/2019 Usage local raw ­materials

FAME Regional Concluding ­Conference for Saxony

T‌he FAME (FAME = Flexible And Mobile Economic processing technologies) project, a supra-national research undertaking, set itself the task of developing economically ­viable, flexible and mobile...

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Issue 11/2019 13th Saxon Raw Material Day

Saxon regional planning and structural change in the brown-coal regions

T‌he 13th Saxon Raw Materials Day took place on 18 June  2019 – again at full house – in the familiar setting of the Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski in Dresden. Its focus was on the topics of the...

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Issue 11/2019 Salt extraction in transition

Mechanical cutting with Sandvik continuous miners

A‌fter 120 years of drill-and-blast extraction, one of Western Europe’s largest salt mines transitioned to continuous mining. The shift to a quieter method under urban areas has extended mine life by...

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