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PROCESS-CONTROL-LOGISTICS

More water for less

Monday 15 December 2008

Reliable availability of permeate process water, an additional 20% yield and an 85% reduction in membrane use are just three of the benefits for Austar, now that the RO plant is operating to its design specs.


Firing cards heat up

Monday 15 December 2008

Practical Control Solutions has released a range of SCR firing cards suitable for use in rectifiers and AC power converters used for industrial heating.


Product Focus: Instrumentation and Process Control

Tuesday 09 December 2008

Australian Mining is currently looking for editorial contributions to its Instrumentation and Process Control product focus in the February 2009 issue.


200 jobs lost in the Pilbara

Friday 28 November 2008

A combination of global financial pressures and the toll of competing with unscrupulous minerals trading in Central Africa has forced Talison Minerals to sacrifice up to 200 jobs by closing its Wodgina tantalum mine in the Pilbara, Talison chief executive Peter Robinson told MINING DAILY.


Minerals Processing Plant of the Year: St Ives Gold Mine

Thursday 20 November 2008

St Ives Gold Mine is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards.


Minerals Processing Plant of the Year: Alcoa's Kwinana Refinery

Thursday 20 November 2008

Alcoa's Kwinana Refinery located in Western Australia is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards.


Innovative Mining Solution Finalist: MinVu

Monday 17 November 2008

MinVu is a finalist in the Prospect Awards for the development of a mine production data warehouse system.


Innovative Mining Solution Finalist: Micromine

Monday 17 November 2008

Micromine is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards for its development of PITRAM, a mine production control and management solution that records, manages and processes mine-site data in real-time.


Innovative Mining Solution Finalist: Rockwell Automation

Monday 17 November 2008

Rockwell Automation has joined forces with Manta Controls to achieve operational stability on a closed-loop single-stage SAG mill at Western Australia's Gold Fields St Ives gold mine and as such, is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards.


Robots clean up dirty jobs

Tuesday 11 November 2008

Robotic automation is being used to clean up some of the world’s most challenging workplaces.


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