News
Boart Longyear releases new drill rig and loader at MINExpo
September 27, 2016Comments 0Boart Longyear has unveiled its latest LF160 Drill Rig and Freedom Loader during this year’s MINExpo in Nevada.Read More
World’s largest gold resources held in Africa
September 27, 2016Comments 0A new report by SNL Metals and Mining has found Africa holds the world’s largest resources of gold.Read More
Siemens develops new underground mining drive system
September 27, 2016Comments 0Siemens has created a new electric drive system for underground mining vehicles.Read More
New website launched to combat proposed iron ore tax
September 27, 2016Comments 0The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) together with the Chamber of Minerals & Energy have launched an Iron Ore Facts website in response to Brendon Grylls’…Read More
Caterpillar launches new truck at MINExpo
September 27, 2016Comments 0Caterpillar’s newest large mining truck, the 794 AC, has made its mining debut at MINExpo 2016.Read More
Centurion wins BHP freight contract
September 27, 2016Comments 0BHP has awarded a five-year freight contract to transport and logistics supplier Centurion, which will cover BHP Billiton’s Nickel West sites.Read More
Caterpillar launches new underground truck
September 27, 2016Comments 0Caterpillar has unveiled its new AD22 underground truck at MINExpo.Read More
Amec Foster Wheeler win Salamanca contract
September 27, 2016Comments 0Amec Foster Wheeler’s subsidiary, MDM Technical Africa, has won a contract for the world’s only under construction uranium mine.Read More
Features
Taking action on workplace safety
September 27, 2016Comments 0Australia’s largest workplace health and safety event, Safety in Action, took place this year in Sydney, exhibiting the latest products and seminars to encourage workplace safety.Read More
ICMM President: BHP Billiton/Vale’s spill is a wake-up call
September 23, 2016Comments 0In a Q&A with Critical Resource, Tom Butler, CEO and President of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), discusses lessons from the Samarco tailings…Read More
How oil is formed [infographic]
September 22, 2016Comments 0Today’s infographic explains how oil is formed, while also covering some of oil’s uses and history. It also mentions an alternate theory on how oil is…Read More
How a mining engineer's invention made pop singers all sound the same
September 21, 2016Comments 0The impact of mining is felt well beyond its own boundaries, and has even changed – or to some ruined – the face of modern music.Read More
Oil and Gas
How oil is formed [infographic]
September 22, 2016Comments 0Today’s infographic explains how oil is formed, while also covering some of oil’s uses and history. It also mentions an alternate theory on how oil is…Read More
Oil, gas and marine parks really can coexist in our oceans – here's how
August 26, 2016Comments 0When it comes to conserving the world’s oceans, bigger isn’t necessarily better. Globally, there has been an increasing trend towards placing very large marine reserves in... Read More
COAG Energy Council sets reforms for energy sector
August 22, 2016Comments 0The COAG Energy Council is implementing new reforms and a major program to further lower emissions and maintain an affordable energy system.Read More
Santos announce billion dollar GLNG impairment
August 15, 2016Comments 0Santos has announced a write-down of US$1.5 billion on its GLNG asset.Read More
New type of fire hoped to make oil spill clean-up more efficient
August 11, 2016Comments 0Scientists at the University of Maryland, have discovered a new kind of fire dubbed the “blue whirl” set to improve the clean-up of oil spills.Read More
Tank farm monitoring
August 02, 2016Comments 0Meeting Australia’s IEA treaty obligations will require refinery, terminal and storage operators to establish automated tank farm monitoring and inventory management solutions. In April 2015, the Department... Read More
Products
Incremental encoder
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New range of greases for rolling bearings
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The true tradie's smartphone can withstand a Caterpillar
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Pirtek appointed exclusive distributor for Fast Fill systems
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Resources
Maximising Efficiency and Success of Water Handling Solutions
September 26, 2016Comments 0In the current industrial climate that demands cost efficiencies under already tight budgetary constraints, it is essential to minimize non-revenue-specific Capex and Opex costs. These are...Read More
How Digital Controllers Can Improve Safety and Efficiency
September 14, 2016Comments 0Nothing is more important than workplace health for industries like mining and manufacturing. In 2000-01, 2.98 per cent of mining employees made a serious claim due...Read More
Slicing Through Inefficiencies - Cutting Plant Downtime with the Victaulic Knife Gate Valve
September 09, 2016Comments 0Victaulic is known for its forward-thinking approach when designing innovative products that enable customers to realise real savings in downtime and costs. This whitepaper shows how,...Read More
Fluke Mining Solutions
August 25, 2016Comments 0The mining industry covers a wide range of operations, both above and below ground, such as coal, precious metals, non-precious metals, other minerals, and aggregates, sand...Read More
