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WA company wins in Las Vegas

Monday 27 October 2008

Malaga based Mining Equipment Spares has rolled the dice and won at the Mining Expo international in Las Vegas.


Axle weighbridge

Tuesday 21 October 2008

Accuweigh has installed an axle weighbridge at Orica’s Bayswater site to ensure the correct volume of liquid explosives is delivered to clients.


The sound of silence

Friday 01 August 2008

A new, innovative drill rig is allowing operators to work safer, longer hours.


A world apart in underground drilling

Friday 02 May 2008

A new breed of remote controlled, real-time underground mining machines is being developed with an eye to a wide range of workplace and cost-saving benefits. Michael Sheffield writes for Australian Mining.


Research ignites explosives production

Monday 05 November 2007

LONG waiting periods for a key group of explosives will be a thing of the past with state of the art testing facilities in Australia.


Inside the future mine

Tuesday 07 August 2007

Scientists are developing technology that will allow hard rock mining to be carried out efficiently by smart machines controlled from outside areas of elevated risk


Bang for your buck

Thursday 26 July 2007

MINE managers need to be more strategic when looking at drill and blast services, according to Orica’s blast based services manager Angelo Labriola.


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