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Excellence in Mine Occupational Health and Safety

MINING DAILY profiles each of the finalists in the 12 categories of the 6th annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards.

21/10/2009
Prospect Award finalists: Minerals Processing Plant of the Year

MINING DAILY profiles each of the finalists in the 12 categories of the 6th annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards.

09/10/2009
Kanmantoo recycles Pillara plant

Hillgrove Resources' wholly owned subsidiary Hillgrove Copper has entered into a purchase agreement with Lennard Shelf to acquire the Lennard Shelf Pillara Mine's process plant for the Kanmantoo Copper/Gold Project.

11/08/2009
OZ wins sale approval

OZ Minerals has received approval for the sale of its Martabe gold and silver project.

28/05/2009
Rio prices bonds

Rio Tinto has priced $US3.5 billion ($A4.80 billion) of fixed rate bonds in two parts.

15/04/2009
Chinalco-Rio unlikely to lessen competition

The ACCC announced yesterday that it will not oppose the proposed acquisition by the Aluminium Corporation of China (Chinalco) of various interests in Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited.

26/03/2009

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Products

Wartsila releases range of power generators for remote sites

Wartsila Australia has released a series of gas and oil power generator stations for mine sites.
Eriez Magnetics Australia release magnetic materials handling technology

PRODUCT SHOWCASE: Eriez Magnetics Australia has released a range of magnetic materials handling technology, including metal detectors, wet drum separators and flotation equipment.
ABB unveils conveyor control software

ABB Australia has developed mining software to control bulk material handling applications.
Motor control drives

Rockwell Automation has released the PowerFlex Drive with enhanced safety features.
MineWare to roll out dragline monitoring systems across BMA mines

MineWare has secured an agreement to supply its dragline monitoring and intelligence solutions across all of BHP Billiton-Mitsubishi Alliance's (BMA) mines in Queensland.
Micromax releases Unitronics Vision130 and Vision350 TR PLC and HMI controllers

Micromax Sensors & Automation is supplying Unitronics' Vision130 and Vision350 TR combination PLC and HMI controllers, which offer new high-speed inputs and outputs.
Version 4.0 of GE Fanuc's VersaMax Micro Plus controller firmware

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has released version 4.0 of its VersaMax Micro Plus controller firmware.
SEW introduces DriveAcademy

Drive solutions specialist, SEW-Eurodrive, is now offering motor and drive technology training courses via the company's new DriveAcademy training program.
SIMATIC S7-1200 controller sets new standards for industrial automation

According to Siemens, the new SIMATIC S7-1200 controller has set new standards for industrial automation after being installed in Australia for the first time at Versacold Logisitics.
Rockwell Automation releases 440P Guardmaster safety limit switches

Rockwell Automation has released the 22 mm Allen-Bradley 440P series Guardmaster safety limit switches, designed for a broad range of operator configurations.
SEW-Eurodrive launched decentralised drive solution

SEW-Eurodrive has released a decentralised drive solutions package, comprising a PLC motion controller and frequency inverter.
ABB develops AC500-eCo small-scale control system

ABB has released the AC500-eCo, a small scale control system which can be adapted to meet individual requirements.
Interworld Electronics releases USB-104 form factor Digital I/O modules

Interworld Electronics has released two new USB-104 form factor Digital I/O modules from Acces I/O.
Micromax announces XL expansion modules by Unitronics

Micromax Sensors & Automation has announced that Unitronics has released a new line of enhanced I/O expansion modules.
Innovation eliminates latch assembly downtime

Bucyrus has introduced the LatchFree Dipper System and the HydraCrowd TM electric rope shovel technologies.
Pump and fan drive

ABB has launched a low voltage AC drive, specifically targeted at pump and fan applications.
Micromax PLC/HMI with direct temperature inputs

Micromax Sensors & Automation has released Unitronics' Jazz models, a low-cost PLC with an embedded HMI and direct Temperature Measurement Inputs.
Slice of success

TURCK has expanded its BL ident RFID product portfolio with the release of a Simple RFID (RFID-S) slice, designed for use with the company's BL20 modular I/O system.
Automatic backwash valve

Praher Valves has released their new Aquastar Automatic Backwash Valve, the MP-6.
Automating the future

Pilz Safe Automation has launched the PSS4000 Automation System and PAS4000 software suite that together provide a new way to design, program and implement automation.

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