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Oilfield Technology Group Partners With Black Mountain Sand for In-Basin Resin Coatings
August 2, 2019
The Oilfield Technology Group (OTG) of Hexion and Black Mountain Sand entered a partnership created to provide in-basin production of resin-coated proppants. The partnership utilizes Hexion’s Voyager mobile resin coating service and substrate from Black Mountain Sand. This unique partnership
Flexco Introduces New Kit for Emergency Rip Repair of Conveyor Belts
July 15, 2019
Flexco® has unveiled a new kit, designed to make emergency rip repairs on heavy-duty conveyor belts fast and easy. The Rip Repair Kit contains what is needed to splice up to 50 ft of belt with a power tool. The
Strata Worldwide Signs Roof Support Distribution Agreement with Burrell Mining
July 12, 2019
Strata Worldwide has signed a distribution agreement with Burrell Mining International for the promotion and distribution of the Burrell CAN® and Burrell Omega Block coal mining products to the North American mining market. These products will be added to Strata’s
Newcrest Mining Deploys Private LTE Network at Lihir Mine, Papua New Guinea
June 24, 2019
Newcrest Mining has deployed a private LTE network built by Telstra at its remote Lihir gold mine in Papua New Guinea. The miner said that the new private network would “allow for greater levels of safety, remote operation and automation”
JDCPhosphate to Commercialize Its Phosphoric Acid Technology, Changes Name to Novaphos
June 19, 2019
JDCPhosphate, Inc. is moving to commercialization and changing its name to Novaphos. The company’s Novaphos technology, formerly called IHP, enables sustainable production of high-quality super- phosphoric acid (SPA) using low-quality phosphate rock without creating toxic phosphogypsum waste. Novaphos also said
Howden Acquires Chasm Consulting, Adds 3D Mine Ventilation Simulation Software to Mining Portfolio
June 19, 2019
As part of Howden’s strategy to become the world’s leading provider of mine ventilation solutions, they have acquired Chasm Consulting and its world leading product Ventsim™. Providing industry-leading 3D design and simulation capability, the Ventsim™ software is widely used among
Strata Receives Approvals for Its Strata XP-AC Battery-powered Air Conditioner for Emergency Refuges
June 14, 2019
Strata Worldwide’s newly developed Strata XP-AC battery-powered air conditioner for emergency refuge alternatives has been awarded 30 CFR Part 18 and Part 7 approval by the US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The Strata XP-AC is used with approved
NETL Releases Carbon Capture Simulation Toolset as Open Source Software
June 14, 2019
The Carbon Capture Simulation Initiative (CCSI), led by the Office of Fossil Energy’s (FE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), released the CCSI Toolset as open source software. The CCSI Toolset is the nation’s only suite of computational tools and models
GE Digital and Wabtec Collaborate to Advance Digital Evolution in Mining Industry
June 11, 2019
GE Digital and Wabtec today announced a multiyear agreement to continue commercialization of value-add applications such as Predix Operations Performance Management (OPM) and Predix Asset Performance Management (APM) solutions, with a primary focus on the mining domain. The agreement builds
FLSmidth Launches ECS/UptimeGo, Gets to the Root of Unplanned Stoppages
June 7, 2019
FLSmidth has launched a downtime analysis solution designed to increase plant uptime by identifying the causes of plant and equipment failures. Unplanned downtime costs businesses billions of dollars each year globally. For cement and mining customers, the impact of plant
