Category: Mining Equipment
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Fabric Building Solutions for Canadian Mining Companies
With industry connections and proven capabilities, this week’s Blog from Manitoba-based Cobra Structures showcases two of their turn-key projects serving the mining industry in northwestern Ontario.
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Remote Vehicle Operation in the Mining Industry
Meglab has propelled themselves to the forefront of worker safety-innovation with their newest technology, the MicroGuide® Pro Surface Edition. This week’s Blog takes a look at this app that mining companies can use to remotely operate underground vehicles from surface and is easily adaptable to match client needs.
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In It for the Long Haul
On the surface, it may appear as though truck bodies don’t deviate much from one design to another, but that cannot be further from the truth. This week’s Blog discusses what you need to keep in mind to help increase payload, decrease downtime, and get the highest lifespan on your trucks.
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Slurry Pumping in the Oil Sands Industry
When it comes to pumping slurry, there can be very few applications that are more challenging than the hydro-transport of heavy duty slurries in oil sands production. Earlier this year, GIW Industries Inc. commissioned its largest ever heavy duty centrifugal slurry pump for operation in Canada’s oil sands; this week’s Blog takes a look at…
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Eight Tips for a Successful Preventative Maintenance Strategy
One of the strongest arguments for implementing a preventative maintenance program in any facility is the fact that it minimizes interruptions to production by scheduling the turning of wrenches in the facility. A successful and effective preventative maintenance (PM) strategy keeps machines running, infrastructure sound, and serves the entire facility on a scheduled and purpose…
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Getting From Here to There – Why Every Mining Company Should Consider a Truck Rental Partner
The transportation needs of a mining company can change at a moment’s notice and that’s why mining companies need a truck rental partner who can quickly swap vehicles in and out from site to site. This week’s Blog talks about the benefits of a rental fleet and what you need to know about choosing the…
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Accessing the Inaccessible
Carlson Software’s Cavity Auto-Scanning Laser System (C-ALS) Gyro is helping to ensure that the inaccessible becomes accessible by providing reliable mapping capabilities for otherwise unreachable underground cavities. This week’s Blog takes a deeper dive into Carlson’s innovation and at how it can potentially resolve some of the mystery of what may lie below.
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Six Important Circuit Breakers to Use in Underground Mining Applications
A circuit breaker located in a mine – where the power center is engineered to transform and distribute electrical power brought underground – is vastly different that the one you might find in your basement at home. This week’s Blog takes a look at six different circuit breaker applications used in mining to make sure…
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Wear Resistance: the Underlying Property in Modern Steels
Recent research predicts that the mining automation market will be worth $3.29 billion by 2023 — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7 per cent since 2017. Yet, while automation greatly enhances productivity, it also places additional demands on steel components. In this week’s Blog, we examine why wear resistant steels are becoming increasingly…
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Accessing the Inaccessible
Carlson Software is helping to make the inaccessible accessible with its Cavity Auto-Scanning Laser System (C-ALS) Gyro, a valuable tool that provides safe, quick, and reliable mapping capabilities for otherwise unreachable underground cavities. This week’s Blog takes a look at this technology and at how it is currently being used at the Cigar Lake Mine…