mining
MSHA says fatality, injury rates hit historic lows
Mining fatality and injury rates fell to an all-time low in 2011, according to data MSHA recently released. The fatal injury rate for mining as a whole was 0.0114 per 200,000 hours worked, and the all-injury rate was 2.73 per… Keep Reading
NSK
NSK’s SAF pillow blocks are ideal for meeting the harsh conditions found in the mining and aggregates industries. Manufactured with heavy-duty cast iron and available in a number of sizes, the blocks keep water and contaminants away from the bearing… Keep Reading
ISCO Industries, LLC
ISCO Industries is a total piping solutions provider dedicated to supplying high-quality wear-resistant products for the abrasive applications associated with the mining, mineral processing & aggregate industry. The company's technical service skills with system design, supply and installation for pumping and… Keep Reading
Atlas Copco
The Minetruck MT42 from Atlas Copco is a high-speed, four-wheel-drive articulated mining truck with a 42-ton tramming capacity. The truck has eight forward and two reverse gears, and is powered by a 520-hp engine that delivers a higher speed on… Keep Reading
Modular Mining Systems, Inc.
Modular Mining Systems, Inc. offers the Dispatch AssetAlert module, a solution to track and manage assets. AssetAlert utilizes hardware within a self-healing wireless mesh network to communicate asset data to the Dispatch fleet management system’s central server. The hardware is… Keep Reading
International Equipment Solutions acquires CWS Industries
International Equipment Solutions LLC made its fourth acquisition since its formation last September in CWS Industries Corp., an attachment product manufacturer focused on tire manipulators, cable reelers, grapples buckets and a variety of excavator attachment products. IES was formed as… Keep Reading
Nineteen mining deaths second fewest ever at midyear
MSHA reports 19 miners died in work-related accidents at mines across the United States in its 2012 midyear summary of mining deaths. Ten of the 19 deaths were coal mining related, while nine were metal and nonmetal mining deaths. Four… Keep Reading
Leader chosen for new division at FLSmidth
FLSmidth has announced that Peter J. Flanagan has been selected to serve as a member of group executive management, and as executive vice president of FLSmidth’s newly formed Non-Ferrous Division, which provides minerals processing technologies, systems and solutions to the… Keep Reading
Stedman appoints central U.S. sales manager
Jim Suetholz was appointed as the central U.S. sales manager for Stedman Machine Co., the company announced. He has more than 17 years of experience in capital equipment sales in the mining, steel and various other heavy industries throughout North America.… Keep Reading
