BKT selects Singh, Pandit for OEM seats

Rishi Raj Singh is now Head of OEM Asia Pacific, while Aniruddha Pandit becomes Head of OEM Africa and Middle East. Both appointments are aimed at consolidating existing relationships with major manufacturers, plus at opening new business opportunities in new markets by leveraging a strategic and ambitious plan. The focus will lie on building long-term relationships with major commercial players,…

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Continental announces X-Life XCP5 hose

Continental has introduced a new flexible braided hose for high-pressure hydraulic applications requiring extra abrasion resistance, the X-Life XCP5.  The hose is part of the company’s initiative to offer a premium braided hose portfolio that is also ISO 18752 compliant.  The new X-Life XCP5 has been designed with braided construction for high-pressure applications and further demonstrates Continental’s commitment to becoming…

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Liebherr brings slewing bearings of the future

Touting them as digital, electric and maintenance-free, OEM Liebherr has unveiled advanced slewing bearings and slew drives to make operations more efficient, safer and environmentally friendly. “Industries worldwide are under pressure to reduce their environmental footprint, while becoming more efficient, sustainable and safer. But how can these goals be achieved? Often, the answer lies in the hidden champions of heavy…

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Gainwell unveils India’s first Indigenously manufactured equipment

Gainwell Engineering Private Limited (GEPL) has delivered the first-ever domestically manufactured room and pillar mining equipment package to esteemed Indian customer Eastern Coalfields Limited. The equipment, which the company said marks a significant milestone for the nation’s manufacturing and coal mining sector, is what Gainwell has called a furthering of India’s efforts to establish itself as a global hub for…

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Silvercorp completes Ying mill expansion project

Canadian-headquartered Silvercorp Metals has confirmed the completion of its tailings storage facility No. 3 and its new 1,500-tonne-per-day flotation production line at the Ying complex in the Henan Province, China. The project, it said, wrapped in early December 2024 on time and under budget. Both facilities are now fully operating as designed following a one-month commissioning period. The addition of…

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Port Hedland back online after cyclone

The world’s largest iron ore export hub, Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of Australia, is in operation again after the passing of what has been named Cyclone Sean. According to a Reuters report, citing an interview with the Pilbara Ports Authority, the hub reopened Monday after being idled since Saturday, 18 January, as the storm arrived in the region.…

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Engineering ‘flaw’ at center of Çöpler incident

SSR Mining, thanks to an independent review report commissioned by Call & Nicholas (CNI) of a heap leach failure it suffered at the Çöpler operation, now knows the most likely cause was a deeply-rooted flaw in the third-party engineered design of the heap leach pad. The review found that the assessment of the test data overestimated the shear strength properties…

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Barrick opts to suspend Loulo-Gounkoto

Barrick has confirmed it has “regrettably” initiated the process to suspend operations at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex in Mali, at least temporarily, amid ongoing shipping restrictions. The move has been a consideration since the gold shipping issue arose, and was mentioned as a potential issue last month when the company received an attachment order on its gold from the Malian government.…

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Operations restart at Dugald River mine

Photo: MMG Ltd Hong Kong-based MMG resumed operations at its Dugald River MMG in MMG on January 14 after an approaching grassfire near its perimeter was contained, reported Reuters. The miner, which is backed by state-owned China Minmetals Corporation, said it does not expect any material impact on its full-year production outlook for Dugald River. In fiscal 2023, the mine…

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