Mining

bauma CONEXPO AFRICA supporting program offers a glimpse into topics of the future

The supporting program for bauma CONEXPO AFRICA, which is held every three years, gives both exhibitors and visitors a comprehensive overview of the technologies of the future. The focus will be on...

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Issue 01-02/2018

Mining machinery manufacturers reverse trend

Mining machinery manufacturers producing in Germany have achieved a turnaround. After falling earnings for four years in a row, the industry now anticipates a black zero for the trend in sales in...

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Issue 01-02/2018

The ROHSA 3 project

Saxony mines its valuable data

Collecting, saving and making available geological data, especially data and information on the geology of raw materials is a key task of Saxony’s Geological Survey (Dept. 10 of Saxon State...

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Issue 12/2017

U&M Mining chooses Groeneveld lubrication solutions

With over 600 pieces of earthmoving equipment U&M operates the largest contract mining fleet of extra-heavy equipment in the country. Hitachi EX1200, EX2500 and EX5500 Hydraulic Excavators, and 100,...

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Issue 12/2017

Atlas-Copco mining spin-off begins operations

Epiroc AB has begun operating as an independent business. In January 2017, the Swedish industrial group Atlas Copco announced its intention to split into two companies: in future, the industrial...

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Issue 10/2017

New academic master course “Mineral Resource and Process Engineering”

The recovery of mineral resources is one of the world’s major “movements of masses“. Each year, more than 30 billion tons of rock, earths, ores, and energy raw materials are mined worldwide. They form...

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Issue 10/2017

Rio Tinto’s Silvergrass iron ore mine open

Rio Tinto officially opened its Silvergrass iron ore mine in Western Australia. The US$ 338 million project is the 16th mine at Rio Tinto’s world-class iron ore operations and will produce...

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Issue 10/2017

FLSmidth opens office in Ghana

FLSmidth is strengthening its Africa footprint with the opening of a new office in Accra, the capital of Ghana. The new presence in Accra will provide a hub for regional operations, as there is...

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Issue 10/2017

Engineering Dobersek to present high-tech in Kasachstan

The Central Asian Republic of Kasachstan is one of the world’s richest countries in terms of raw materials - considerable gold deposits prove the resource wealth of this country. The “Mining World...

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Issue 10/2017

Mining machinery manufacturers from Germany back on the road to success

M‌ining machinery manufacturers from Germany are back on track, with incoming orders increasing by 45 % in the first half of the year. Closer cooperation with Australia is set to bring further growth....

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