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Plant management – When an inspector calls
Plant management – When an inspector calls Controls around construction plant and machinery are getting stricter, but implementing the right plant management processes can help construction site...
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Peak Screening from Sandvik for full productivity potential
Peak Screening from Sandvik for full productivity potential Peak Screening is a complete package offer and performance concept designed to ensure every square meter of a customer’s screening is produc...
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Sandvik Guide Adapter delivers reduced hole deviation
Sandvik Guide Adapter delivers reduced hole deviation Sandvik Rock Tools are now launching an entirely new product for their bench drilling Top Hammer customers: the Guide Adapter. It enables customer...
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Metso starts full-scale testing of VPX filter for tailings dewatering in Brazil
Metso starts full-scale testing of VPX™ filter for tailings dewatering in Brazil In 2019, Metso launched Tailings Management Solutions (TMS), its response to the global challenge of managing mi...
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Metso launches the Nordberg HP900 cone crusher for increased performance
Metso launches the Nordberg HP900 cone crusher for increased performance Metso is introducing the new Nordberg® HP900 Series cone crusher for the aggregate and mining markets. With more than 10,000 HP...
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Terex TA400s Trucks brave -45 in Russian mine
Terex TA400s Trucks brave -45 in Russian mine Four Terex Trucks TA400 articulated haulers have clocked up around 48,000 hours in a remote coal mine in Siberia, Russia, where they are braving extreme c...
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Haver and Boecker Niagara introduces PROcheck to improve screening performance
Haver and Boecker Niagara introduces PROcheck to improve screening performance Haver & Boecker Niagara’s new mineral processing brand, introduces PROcheck, a service program dedicated to keeping c...
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Caterpillar hauls 2 billion tonnes with their autonomous truck technology
Caterpillar hauls 2 billion tonnes with their autonomous truck technology Caterpillar is again hitting a significant milestone in autonomous haulage—achieving 2 billion tonnes (2.2 billion short tons)...
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MPQC introduction to Site Safety Awareness e-learning module is now live
MPQC introduction to Site Safety Awareness e-learning module is now live The current Covid-19 pandemic has thrown us all into a period of uncertainty but the team at MP Skills have been following the...
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MB Crusher helping companies to develop new business opportunities
MB Crusher helping companies to develop new business opportunities With the Call4Solutions Service, MB Crusher helps companies develop new business opportunities. After listening to companies all over...
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Metso expands revolutionary Megaliner to include discharge systems
Metso expands revolutionary Megaliner to include discharge systems Megaliner™ for discharge systems is a unique solution that simplifies and speeds up grinding mill relines by up to 50%, as wel...
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Worldsensing and IBRAM step up to promote Brazilian mining safety
Worldsensing and IBRAM step up to promote Brazilian mining safety Worldsensing has joined the Brazilian Mining Association (Instituto Brasileiro de Mineração or IBRAM in Portuguese) to strengthen its...
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Campbell Contracts in Northern Ireland doubles material wet processing with CDE
Campbell Contracts in Northern Ireland doubles material wet processing with CDE Campbell Contracts Ltd, a family-owned and managed business headquartered in Tempo, a small village on the outskirts of...
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Haver and Boecker Niagara F-Class Portable Plant increases production by 25 percent
Haver and Boecker Niagara F-Class Portable Plant increases production by 25 percent Haver & Boecker Niagara, Haver & Boecker’s new mineral processing brand, offers the Niagara F-Class Portable...
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MAJOR App delivers expert tools and information for Quarry screen media
MAJOR App delivers expert tools and information for Quarry screen media MAJOR, a leading global manufacturer of high-performance wire screen media, launches a new smartphone app to give customers up-t...
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CAT 725 Articulated Truck delivers performance with 50 percent less operator input
CAT 725 Articulated Truck delivers performance with 50 percent less operator input Built with the next generation cab, powerful engine meeting the current emissions standards and automatic features to...
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Caterpillar’s new small dozers deliver better visibility, grade control and fuel economy
Caterpillar’s new small dozers deliver better visibility, grade control and fuel economy Building on the same base machine platform as their successful predecessors, the new Caterpillar D1, D2 a...
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Metso launched NW Rapid crusher range for the North American market at CONEXPO
Metso launched NW Rapid crusher range for the North American market at CONEXPO Metso is extending their NW Rapid™ series of transportable wheel-mounted crushing plants with a range developed sp...
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CDE hailed as one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies
CDE hailed as one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies CDE has been named as one of Ireland’s Best Managed companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards programme, in association with B...
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Metso introduces large-capacity Lokotrack ST4.10 mobile screen at ConExpo
Metso introduces large-capacity Lokotrack ST4.10 mobile screen at ConExpo Metso has showcased their latest addition to its mobile screens range, the Lokotrack® ST4.10™, at the Metso booth C3153...
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Special edition Metso Lokotrack LT4MX mobile cone crusher debuts at CONEXPO CONAGG
Special edition Metso Lokotrack LT4MX mobile cone crusher debuts at CONEXPO CONAGG Metso will showcase a special edition Lokotrack® LT4MXTM for visitors at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 construction show i...
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Bridgend Quarry upgrades with 30 tonne Volvo EC300E Excavator
Bridgend Quarry upgrades with 30 tonne Volvo EC300E Excavator Bridgend Aggregates of King Edward, Northern Scotland, has taken delivery of its first VolvoCE excavator in the form of a thirty tonne EC3...
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New remediation guide for building on land previously used for mining
New remediation guide for building on land previously used for mining The UK Coal Authority and the Construction Industry Research and Information Association recently released a new 500-page guide (C...
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MB Crusher gears up for 2020 tour of the construction and MMT trade fairs
MB Crusher gears up for 2020 tour of the construction and MMT trade fairs It begins in January and it won’t stop. It is the MB Crusher tour, a journey that will go through the main fairs in the...
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Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology to showcase next gen equipment at CONEXPO CONAGG
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology to showcase next gen equipment at CONEXPO CONAGG Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology will showcase several innovative solutions at CONEXPO-CON/AGG, which takes place...
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VolvoCE to roll out new map feature for Haul Assist at ConExpo
VolvoCE to roll out new map feature for Haul Assist at ConExpo VolvoCE (Volvo Construction Equipment) is rolling out a new Map feature on the Haul Assist application at CONEXPO that will allow operato...
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Fote Machinery dedicated to the global sand and aggregate industry for over 40 years
Fote Machinery dedicated to the global sand and aggregate industry for over 40 years Thirty years of technological innovation have enabled Chinese Mobile Crusher manufacturer Fote Machinery to accumul...
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The IFC invests $225m in Mauritania Gold Mine
The IFC invests $225m in Mauritania Gold Mine The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a $225 million debt investment in Tasiast Mauritanie Limited S.A. (TMLSA) and its Tasiast gold mi...
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Digitalization in mining showcased at Sandvik event in Brisbane
Digitalization in mining showcased at Sandvik event in Brisbane On 3-4 December, almost 300 leaders from the mining, construction and quarrying industries from Australia, Japan and Indonesia met in Br...
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Sandvik Dino DC410Ri gets an upgrade with full radio remote control
Sandvik Dino DC410Ri gets an upgrade 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...
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ABMEC Conference showcases the heart of British mining
ABMEC Conference showcases the heart of British mining The premier UK event for the mining supply chain, the ABMEC Conference was held in Nottingham on 21 November 2019, and brought together over 200...
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MB Crusher top tips for using skid steers, loaders and backhoe loaders to their fullest
MB Crusher top tips for using skid steers, loaders and backhoe loaders to their fullest On the construction site, small equipment, such as skid steers, loaders, and backhoe loaders, are used for colla...
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New Cat D5 Dozer delivers unmatched productivity boosting technology
New Cat D5 Dozer delivers unmatched productivity boosting technology The new Cat® D5 Dozer offers superior performance and the broadest choice of easy-to-use technology features to help you get the mo...
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Rio Tinto and EdTech sector to invest in developing the skills of young Australians
Rio Tinto and EdTech sector to invest in developing the skills of young Australians Rio Tinto will work with leaders in Australia’s education and innovation sectors in a new, disruptive approach desig...
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Anglo American joins ResponsibleSteel to reinforce commitment to responsible mining
Anglo American joins ResponsibleSteel to reinforce commitment to responsible mining Anglo American announces its membership of ResponsibleSteel, reinforcing its commitment to responsible mining and th...
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Komatsu mine clearing efforts showcased at Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
Komatsu mine clearing efforts showcased at Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Komatsu’s mine clearing efforts to remove Anti-Personnel Landmines to be introduced as a side event of the fourth Review C...
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MAJOR increases FLEX-MAT manufacturing capacity
MAJOR increases FLEX-MAT manufacturing capacity MAJOR, a leading global manufacturer of high-performance wire screening media, is expanding the manufacturing capacity of its production plants for the...
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Haver and Boecker Niagara offers 3 year mineral processing uptime warranty
Haver and Boecker Niagara offers 3 year mineral processing uptime warranty Haver & Boecker Niagara, Haver & Boecker’s mineral processing entity, offers the aggregate and mining industries’ onl...
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CDE Apprenticeship Programme accounts for a third of their global Design Team
CDE Apprenticeship Programme accounts for a third of their global Design Team For the past eight years, wet processing equipment manufacturer CDE has partnered with local colleges in Northern Ireland...
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Rio Tinto partnership receives accreditation for Australian-first qualification in Remote Operation
Rio Tinto partnership receives accreditation for Australian-first qualification in Remote Operation Current and future workers in the resources industry will be able to gain formal qualifications in r...
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New Cat D5 Dozer delivers next gen performance and productivity-boosting tech
New Cat D5 Dozer delivers next gen performance and productivity-boosting tech The new Cat D5 Dozer offers superior performance and the broadest choice of easy-to-use technology features to help you ge...
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48 years in the recycled aggregates business
48 years in the recycled aggregates business In October 1970, a 17-year-old Mike Broad, fresh out of education at Wigan Grammar School, secured his first job with local, family-owned quarrying and agg...
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Gordon Bow Plant Hire invests in the future with Volvo Construction Equipment
Gordon Bow Plant Hire invests in the future with Volvo Construction Equipment Gordon Bow Plant Hire Ltd of Broxburn, West Lothian, has added ten new Volvo EC140E excavators for the very first time, as...
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Soil Handling Steering Group to establish new guidelines
Soil Handling Steering Group to establish new guidelines A new partnership, the between the Institute of Quarrying (IQ) and Natural England has been created to update the Department for Food, Environm...
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Metso launches new Nordtrack mobile crushing and screening range
Metso launches new Nordtrack mobile crushing and screening range Metso expands its mobile crushing and screening solutions offering for the aggregates industry with an extensive new product portfolio....
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VolvoCE front shovel excavator wins high praise in Slovakia
VolvoCE front shovel excavator wins high praise in Slovakia In partnership with SNS, Volvo CE has supplied its first front shovel excavator in Europe to Slovakian dolomite mine operator Dolkam Šuja, m...
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Anglo American leading the way with IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining
Anglo American leading the way with IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining Anglo American announces that its Unki platinum mine in Zimbabwe is the first to publicly commit to be independently audited ag...
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Hillhead 2020 sees new exhibitors driving record sales
Hillhead 2020 sees new exhibitors driving record sales The organisers of Hillhead 2020, the UK’s largest quarrying, construction and recycling exhibition, report that demand for space at next summer’s...
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Hyundai HX300L Excavator proves a crushing success for Derby Crushing and Screening
Hyundai HX300L Excavator proves a crushing success for Derby Crushing and Screening Derbyshire based Chris Ford has amassed over 40-years of experience in the construction plant hire sector. Chris was...
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Scania develop the AXL fully autonomous concept truck
Scania develop the AXL fully autonomous concept truck In what is another milestone in the development of heavy self-driving vehicles, a group of Scania experts in different fields have teamed up and d...
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