Volvo Trucks has developed a new self-steering truck which is expected to significantly boost sugar-cane harvest in Brazil. The truck, which is used to transport newly harvested sugar-cane, is steered with great precision through the ...
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Dana has unveiled two new drivetrain systems at MINExpo 2016 for small- and medium-sized load haul dumpers (LHDs) and articulated trucks used in underground mining operations. These offerings improve precision and efficiency, facilitating ...
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By combing its solar panel business and energy storage sector, BYD delivered a truly zero-emission ecosystem to the world in 2011. Today, BYD makes itself one of the world’s leading EV manufacturers as it topped No.1 by selling most ...
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Highly efficient, LEDs could slash the world’s electricity consumption. They are already sold in stores, but more widespread adoption of the technology has been hindered by high costs due to limited availability of raw materials and ...
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After helping Ford torture test prototypes of aluminum pickup truck boxes, Barrick Gold USA is placing an initial order for 35 all-new F-150s – the toughest, smartest, most capable F-150 yet. From 2013 to 2014, Barrick's mining ...
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The Volvo FH and Volvo FH16 are now available in a version with an extra-low roof, designed specifically for mining operations with high demands on productivity, and for applications with a crane operating above the cab roof. "Certain ...
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The analyst presentation that De Beers published this week on behalf of Anglo American was as revealing as the company’s much publicized Diamond Insight Report. Whether this was a once-off publication or not, the presentation was ...
Russian steel producer Severstal has announced that its mining subsidiary Vorkutaugol has commissioned two new cat the Troynoy and Chetvertiy seams at the Komsomolskaya mine. The 612-s face at the Chetvertiy seam is expected to see ...
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Toronto, Ontario-based iron ore producer Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited (LIM) has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended on June 30 of the financial year 2014-15. LIM reported a net loss of C$4 million in the ...
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Sao Paulo, Brazil-based iron ore mining company and flat rolled steel producer Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) has announced its financial results for the second quarter this year. In the second quarter, CSN registered a net profit ...
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, international mining group Rio Tinto and Australian solar energy firm Ingenero have announced an agreement for the development of the Weipa ...
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India's Supreme Court has announced a partial mining ban affecting about half of the iron ore mines located in the Indian state of Odisha due to non-renewal of mining leases. The Supreme Court also said that several mines have been found to ...
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Sao Paulo, Brazil-based iron ore mining company and flat rolled steel producer Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) has announced its financial results for the first quarter this year. In the first quarter, CSN registered a net profit of ...
Atlantic Coal's first-quarter 2014 clean coal production totaled 37,757/st in the first quarter, down 29.2% from 53,324/st the same quarter a year ago on operational problems caused by a frigid US winter, the company said Tuesday in a ...
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Mechel, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, has announced the temporary halting of mining at Mechel Bluestone in West Virginia, US, which is part of the company's mining division. Due to unfavorable market conditions, ...
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