Tag: Oil Sands
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Supporting Canada’s Mining, Material Handling and Minerals Processing Industries
TAKRAF Canada Inc. has grown from a Calgary-based office focused on the booming oil sands market to a dynamic and versatile arm of TAKRAF Group. This week’s Blog explores the history, legacy, and impact of the company and how this Canadian success story today provides innovative technological solutions to the mining and associated industries.
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Alberta: Rich in More Than Just Oil
At present, Canada does not have any production of valuable mineral sands such as zircon and titanium and, given current development plans, we are unlikely to see new mines producing these minerals in the foreseeable future. The good news is that tailings ponds may hold the key to unlocking critical minerals. This week’s Blog from…
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Advancing the Commercial Potential of Geothermal Energy for Oil Sands Mines
A new study is looking into the application of geothermal energy in oil sands mining and is moving the commercial potential of this renewable energy source closer to reality. This week’s Blog explores the study and what its findings may mean for the oil patch going forward.
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Provix Thermal Imaging For Vision Enhancement on Mine Rescue Vehicles and Heavy Equipment – A Case Study
Navigating heavy equipment in darkness, dust, fog, and steam is a challenging task and thermal cameras allow operators to see personnel and hazards, as well as other vehicles and equipment, reducing the likelihood of collision and increasing safety and productivity for everyone. This week’s Blog from Provix, we take a look at its thermal camera…
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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…