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AUSTRALIAN mining equipment manufacturer Roobuck specialises in electronics, mechanical, hardware and software design and systems integration for the resources industry. Head of business engagement and OVERwatch projects manager David Forshaw said the company is proud of its innovation and high quality standards for customers. “We supply to many mining companies including Australia’s largest underground mine, BHP Olympic Dam in South Australia, and to Australia’s most automated mine, Northparkes Mines, and the world’s second largest copper and gold mine, Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi (OT) Mine, Mongolia,” he said. “Our wide range of products include intrinsically safe miners’ caplamps for coal mines, flameproof truck lights, as well as WiFi tracking systems for underground mines. The company’s innovative research and development team have…

REDUCING on-site fuel spend can have enormous impacts for overall mining efficiency. Fuelfix specialises in providing premium solutions for fuel storage and management through innovative products and services. National manager marketing and corporate strategy, Henry Westbrook, described the recent work on an in-pit refueller project for one of Australia’s largest mining companies as one example of Fuelfix’s problem solving capabilities and delivery of an innovative solutions. “We worked out that if we positioned the fuel tank in the actual mining pit rather than have all the trucks having to travel to a fuel farm, it would save both time and money for the customer” Mr Westbrook said. “But to make it work we actually had to build a big enough…

THE CSA Copper mine has had almost continuous production since 1871 and, owned by Glencore through Cobar Management Pty Ltd, it produces more than 1.1mt of copper, as well as more than 185,000t of copper concentrate per annum at around 27pc copper metal, which is exported to smelters in India, China and South East Asia. In March of this year, rumours circulated that Aurelia Metals Limited was interested in acquiring CSA Mines. During Aurelia’s March quarter conference call, the company expressed that CSA could potentially be a strategic fit and that further consolidation in the Cobar region was attractive following Aurelia’s successful acquisition of Peak gold mine in 2018. In April Aurelia released a statement confirming that preliminary discussions with…

BUCKET components have to cope with a lot of wear and tear, unexpected shocks, jolts, bangs, nicks and jabs, costing expensive repairs and hours of downtime. The extreme properties of Hardox allow manufacturers to make buckets that can stand up to these types of wear. Hardox Wearparts wear services manager Stuart Sephton said that in some cases, it was even possible to double or triple the service life of bucket components. “This is because Hardox has a relative flat hardness curve, which means the wear is spread evenly throughout the entire steel thickness, and not only on the surface,” he said. “Its high toughness is also very important because it allows for use in cold environments.” These durable wear characteristics…

AS the largest single deposit of uranium in the world, and one of its most significant deposits of copper, gold and silver, BHP’s Olympic Dam is one of the globe’s premier poly metals mines. The underground mine consists of about 450km of underground roads and tunnels, and ore is transported via a fully-automated subterranean rail network to the crushing, storing and ore hoisting facilities. The mine has a fully integrated ore to metal processing facility that utilises two grinding circuits used to extract high quality copper concentrate from sulphide ore through a flotation extraction process. Olympic Dam’s metallurgical complex includes a grinding and concentrating circuit, a hydrometallurgical plant that uses solvent extraction circuits for copper and uranium, a copper smelter,…

MINEGLOW is improving the safety of mining, industrial and tunnelling projects across Australasia with its superior range of tailored lighting solutions. The company’s LED strip lighting products are used to help ensure safe working environments by providing a complete flood of light from floor to ceiling, in often hard to reach locations. Mineglow general manager Carinne Pater said the company is passionate about providing safe, robust and durable solutions that significantly reduce preventable incidents. “Protecting people at work is our number one priority,” she said. “Poor lighting can severely impact people’s ability to identify hazards and we’re committed to removing that risk for our customers no matter what type of environment they work in. “Our product range is designed to…

WITH more than 40 years’ of proven performance behind the company, the Davey Group offers much more than just heavy haulage solutions. The company is a leading provider of civil, structural and mechanical engineering, tanks, project development, agricultural and forestry equipment, blasting and paint services, and specialist aluminium welding services. Since purchasing Lust Low Loaders in 2007, the Davey Group has transformed the brand into Rhino Low loaders – the benchmark of Australian manufacturing.  The Davey Group’s facilities are unparalleled in their ability to manufacture heavy duty, custom built trailers and dollys, and to provide a full range of spare parts and services to clients. At their specialist facility in Toowoomba, Rhino dollys and trailers are built to the highest…

AUS Tin Mining Limited is well on the way to achieving its goal and vision of becoming a major Australian tin producer. In April this year, the company recommenced production at the high grade Granville Tin Project north of Zeehan in Tasmania, and intends to expand the life of the mine through exploration. Aus Tin Mining chief executive Peter Williams was pleased that production is ramping up at the project. “Having completed construction of the new tailings storage facility (TSF) in January 2019, and the transition to owner mining in March, Level 2 operations are ramping up, and recently the Company commenced processing of skarn material that is the predominate ore source at the mine,” Mr Williams said. Granville is…

THE three major mining developments in the Pilbara – BHP’s South Flank, FMG’s Eliwana and Rio Tinto’s Koodaideri – are set to replace the aging Yandicoogina operation, with the expansions and developments scheduled to be completed over the next three years. According to Pilbara Development Commission (PDC) chief executive officer Terry Hill, this is an example of the Pilbara continuing to grow and diversify in the mining and resources sector. “The three major mine projects are replacement mines designed to maintain current production levels. We understand that the total construction workforce for these mines will create more than 6,000 jobs,” Mr Hill said. “This will result in increased demand for mining service providers in the construction period and stability in…

DIESEL engine performance and efficiency generally deteriorate with age. To a large degree this is due to the progressive accumulation of deposits throughout several parts of engines. Piston ring grooves, valves, diesel injectors, diesel particulate filters, turbochargers and exhaust gas recirculation valves are typical places where deposit build up occurs. One of the more visible, early signs of deteriorating performance is dirtier engine oil, a direct result of increased oil soot levels. It’s a direct indicator that all is not right. Elevated soot level is the main culprit in limiting the oil service period.  It’s also known to increase engine wear and shorten service life. Taking corrective action to physically remove these deposits will immediately restore operating performance and efficiency,…

DESPITE differences, mines and civil contractors have the same needs when it comes to monitoring fuel. They need a robust, reliable and fully customisable system purpose built for Australian industry. For more than 30 years, Datafuel has been designing and manufacturing fuel management system components that today define the benchmark for such systems in Australia. The Datafuel system automates the supply of reliable and precise operational data on fuel usage, fleet consumption, tank levels and more. Amongst wider uses, such information is essential for accurate diesel fuel rebate claims. Fuel can be accessed with PINs, security cards or both, as well as acquiring odometer values and job numbers as required. Usage limits can be placed on both users and fleet…