Indonesian miner PT Freeport approached Sandvik and Elastotec for a rubber-backed ceramic lagging with better performance than the miner had previously used at its Grasberg copper/gold mine in Papua.
The
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NSW mine turning to plastic rollers
A major gold mine in NSW’s central west is turning to plastic rollers in response to high steel roller failure rates.
At the mine, conveyor roller failure generally occurred due to advanced wearing of
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Bulk bag filler triples capacity
A bulk bag filler from Flexicon has upped capacity at a Dutch plant handling hydrated alumina.
Based at Hattem in The Netherlands, one of the world’s major producers of hydrated alumina (AL[OH]3) is
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7 design solutions for less dusty transfers
ABHR spoke to Dennis Pomfret, one of three partners behind engineering business Chute Technologies, which is combining advanced analysis, DEM modelling, and manufacturing to minimise dust and spillage
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Flinders mulls dust management spin-off
In conversation with ABHR, Andrew Pellizzari, general manager of Flinders Logistics is optimistic about the company’s prospects, as it adds equipment and infrastructure and works out how to capitalise
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Bulk bag filler speeds packaging at US rice mill
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the total 2012 U.S. rice harvest was estimated at 8.9 million tonnes. The vast majority of this crop comes from six states – Arkansas, California,
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Celebrating the industry’s finest at the 10th annual Awards
Do you know of someone or something in our industry that deserves recognition? Why not nominate them for a Bulkie?
Nominations are open until October 2 for the Australian Bulk Handling Awards.
Hosted by
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Clever conveyor belt change method wins BHP gong
Chris Ryde, a senior maintenance planner at BHP Billiton’s Area C iron ore mine, was recently recognised at the company’s in-house Oscars for his development of a safer and faster way of changing belts
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What to do with an old conveyor belt
Remote mine sites often puzzle over what to do with many tonnes of waste rubber from old conveyor belts and tyres. Recycling company Tyrecycle says it can offer a solution.
Tyrecycle chief executive Jim
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World’s largest cone crushers for Zambian copper mine
First Quantum Minerals (FQML) has spent over $15m on two giant cone crushers from Metso for its Sentinel copper mine in Zambia. They will be fully operational in August 2015.
Metso says that being larger,
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