Menzel fast-tracks motors to Kazakhstan mine

Menzel Elektromotoren has configured two modular slip ring motors from its extensive stock for a ball mill in a gold mine in Kazakhstan – and were able to ship them at short notice. The company said its motor pair will provide the necessary high starting torques for the heavy-duty application and ensure reliable operation under impact loads and voltage fluctuations.…

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Kazakhstan’s worst-ever mining incident kills 45

A fire at the ArcelorMittal Kostenko coal mine on 28 October claimed the lives of 45 workers, according to media reports. Methane gas is to blame for the incident in the Karaganda region, according to Reuters and WION, which both called the event the worst in the region’s post-Soviet history. Rescuers were warned early in their effort that chances of…

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FLSmidth expands service center network

FLSmidth said it is expanding its 5,200-square-meter service center in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, and investing in a new service center in Tucson, Arizona, USA, as part of its “CORE ‘26” strategy. The company said the expansions will add to FLSmidth’s already comprehensive service center network, which currently consists of more than 20 locations across five continents. Both Kazakhstan and Central Asia…

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