Clipped to the Drawing Board by George Tan
One of the primary challenges when designing an efficient vehicle this large is that total vehicle weight cannot exceed tire capacity. Every kilogram shaved from the vehicle structure goes back into payload capacity. A market-leader, the T282B is 12% lighter than other comparable mining trucks yet rugged enough to withstand the world’s mining environments. It also features the lowest operating costs per loaded tonne.
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Monday 10 November, 2008 01:00 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Pat Sheen
In March, Chile saw another copper producer come on the scene in northern region II: Nova Ventura.
Unlike most mining projects, the preparation phase of the Nova Ventura mine occurred swiftly, taking less than a year to reach production from the birth of the company.
This occurred because Nova Ventura's business model and ownership - by a US based investment bank that provides all the company's financing directly - allowed it to not waste any time.
In this interview, Aníbal Palma, a high-ranking executive in the investment bank and Nova Ventura's president, tells the story of this new mine and what is to be expected of it in the coming years.
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Tuesday 6 May, 2008 06:07 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Pat Sheen
Engineers, if you plan to apply for a job at the Timna copper mines , you can leave your shovel at home. You probably won't need a wheelbarrow either; certainly not a canary.
These mines shatter any preconceived myths of sooty- faced miners working in harsh conditions in the heart of the earth.
The mines bring state-of the-art technology to the Arava, reviving an age-old industry in a sparsely populated desert in the remote south.
The new and rehabilitated copper mines are an initiative of AHMSA, a Mexican steel company. The company is currently in the stage of a pilot program and aims to enter into full production by 2010, extracting two million tons of ore, and producing 22,000 tons of 99.9999-percent copper every year.
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Friday 25 April, 2008 06:05 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Ryan
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and just when you thought that it couldn't get any better along come the Aussies to prove you wrong The key to finding new mineral deposits in Australia could be to start looking with a glass of wine or a soft drink.
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Saturday 15 September, 2007 10:10 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by JW
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Do you think that there might be a bit of bias in this article .....?? GOLD will continue to attract investors, fuelling the precious metal's bull run towards a fresh 26-year high and further gains in 2008, gold consultancy GFMS says in the first update to its annual Gold Survey 2007.
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Friday 14 September, 2007 11:48 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Dillon Smatcher
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PERTH-BASED Gindalbie Metals and its Chinese joint-venture partner, Anshan Iron & Steel (AnSteel), are close to committing to the $1.8 billion development of their Karara magnetite and Mungada hematite projects in Western Australia's mid-west.
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Wednesday 5 September, 2007 01:00 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Bob Smith
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MINING giant Rio Tinto has indicated iron ore prices may rise in 2008, saying the world appeared to want greater production.Rio Tinto's Iron Ore chief executive Sam Walsh said the market was extremely tight, a situation that would normally signal a price rise when negotiations with steel mills begin next month.
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Tuesday 4 September, 2007 11:02 AM |
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