Category: Minesite Materials

Like all good doctors, TyreDoctor is in the business of ensuring the health of its clients, with the overall goal of preventing serious injuries and waste of resources. TyreDoctor specialises in OTR tyres for the mining and heavy earthmoving sector, with a strong presence in open-cut and underground mining operations across Eastern Australia. Its work revolves around tyre and rim repair, testing, fitting, and supply, as one of Australia’s two largest independent distributors of Michelin, Maxam, Yokohama, Goodyear, and other major OTR brands. OTR tyres are serious business. TyreDoctor specialise in 45-inch and larger – focusing on 57 and 63-inch dump truck tyres. At 4.5m in diameter, one tyre weighs 6-tonnes, which includes 2-tonnes of stainless-steel cord. An in-depth understanding…

Keeping its customers wheels turning is the number one priority of OTR Tyres, with an innovative approach to tyre repair and safety. Specialising in on-site earthmover and OTR machinery tyres, OTR Tyres’ expert team of mobile tyre technicians manage a fleet of field service units and tyre fitting trucks for all on-site fitting and maintenance. OTR Tyres combines world class facilities, tools and equipment with professional and experienced technicians to ensure tyres are serviced to the highest standards. The company offers a comprehensive range of tyre service and repair options including on-site coverage, call-outs and emergency repairs. OTR Tyres’ global sourcing and supply capacity gives it the added ability to source the right tyres and wheels for all requirements and…

A new joint venture between Australia’s largest tyre recycler Tyrecycle and Kariyarra Contracting will specialise in the processing of end-of-life (EOL) off-the-road (OTR) mine-site tyres within Western Australia’s Pilbara region. In early 2019, the Kariyarra Aboriginal Corporation (KAC) became aware of a problem facing Pilbara-based mining companies relating to an intractable waste stream for which, at that time, there wasn’t an appropriate solution that avoided disposal. The waste stream relates to end-of-life, off-the-road (OTR) tyres with approximately 40,000 tonnes produced and managed in-pit (i.e. buried on-site) each year in the Pilbara region. By mid-2019, KAC had undertaken an extensive investigation into the technical and commercial feasibility of options for recycling OTR in the Pilbara. The Corporation’s due diligence identified Tyrecycle…

AUSTRALIAN company Visy Load has launched a new load sensing washer that it says will be a game-changing, money-saving device for mines, the construction sector and other industries. Managing director Phil Hempenstall said the Visyload washer lets people know, at a glance, the working load limit on a rock bolt or threaded anchor, and hence whether it is safe to suspend a certain load from a rock bolt or threaded anchor. He said load sensing washers are not new but his firm has spent five years developing a far more effective product, not seen before in the marketplace. The Visyload washer has tabs that curl down when they deploy. This indicates the applied tension or torque. There are different models…

HEIGHTENED risks associated with wet tailings dams, as well as cuts to water allocations in mining projects, impelled FLSmidth to seek a solution to dry tailings systems that would be cost efficient for larger mines. The solution IT developed, with a functioning system currently operating in an iron ore project in WA, is economical for mines with a throughput of more than 30,000t of dry stack tailings a day, and can also be applied to mines with lower production levels. Dry tailing systems cut costs and risk. The elimination of wet tailings dams and the re-use of process water on the site minimises environmental risks to the community, cuts complexity and helps mining companies attain a social licence to operate.…

CASTINGS Tasmania puts a high premium on the quality of its products, and its commitment to excellence is evident in the company’s attention to detail throughout the metals casting process and in its foundry services. Indeed, foundry services are at the heart of Castings Tasmania’s business and the company has invested heavily in new technology such as 3-D scanners and modelling and graphics software to upgrade its processes. High-technology production methods ensure the Launceston foundry’s steel products remain of superior quality in a competitive market. Castings Tasmania general manager Chris Smart said product quality is an important consideration both for the company and its high-end customers. “We make high quality castings that people are prepared to pay a premium for,”…

Australian Mining Product and Services is a one-stop design, manufacturing, sourcing, and supply company with 35 years’ experience in manufacturing wear products for applications in mineral extraction, quarrying and ore beneficiation process plants. The company believes its customers are not just an income stream, but a rich source for improvement and innovation – a credible source of information and direction to improve plant and machinery uptime and production reliability. Its customers are behind the R&D of their ceramic-lined hoses and ceramic lined valves, and their revolutionary, Hose, HDPE and Steel pipe couplings and repair clamps. Australian Mining Products and Services sources globally and work with a credible range of design and manufacturing partners to redefine engineering outcomes. Mining products include…