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Yokohama releases Galaxy LDSR 510 Tire for mining

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 Miners News

Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America has released its Galaxy LDSR 510, a new, all-steel dozer and loader radial for surface mining in sizes 17.5R25, 20.5R25 and 23.5R25. The non-directional tread pattern provides “outstanding traction” in both forward and reverse, “enhancing efficiency” in digging, loading and carrying operations, said Dhananjay Bisht, product manager – earthmoving, construction and industrial tires for Yokohama Off-Highway. “The…

Komatsu expands Texas manufacturing campus

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 Miners News

Komatsu has broken ground on a new 56,000-square-foot building at its manufacturing campus in Longview, Texas, to upgrade and consolidate multiple functions into a single location. Read full article.

Prioritize people in PDS installations: Booyco

March 8, 2022March 9, 2022 Miners News

As the implementation of proximity detection systems (PDS) takes center stage at surface mining operations in South Africa ahead of the yet-to-be-announced compliance deadline of Chapter 8 of the country’s Mine Health and Safety Act (1996), Booyco Electronics urges equal impetus be given to both vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-people installations. Despite the uncertainty around the exact deadline, Booyco said that in…

Miners return to surface after Canadian mine incident

September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 Miners News

A total of 39 miners have now been returned to the surface at Vale’s Totten operation in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, after the mine’s primary shaft sustained damage and trapped the workers underground. Real full article from North American Mining.

Macmahon picks up trio of contract extensions

August 25, 2021November 17, 2021 Miners News

Engineering group Macmahon Holdings has added A$600 million to its order book with the extensions of two of its existing projects in Australia and one in Indonesia.