The BHP Billiton-Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) is trialling a new system at its Peak Downs coal mine in Queensland that targets a fresh round of energy efficiency and productivity gains for its dragline ...

When gold was discovered in Alaska at the end of the 19th century, it was individual miners who initially exploited the resource using picks and shovels and other rudimentary equipment. As easy ...

Australian coal miner GVK Hancock is to implement a combined dragline and bucketwheel excavator system to move overburden at its Alpha coal project which it reckons to be the most efficient and cost ...

A dynamic DeSoto Parish power plant—fueled by a brownish coal called lignite—is keeping two area utility companies in business and contributing to the local economy. Recently, SWEPCO moved a gigantic ...

Heavy lift and transportation specialist Mammoet has completed its first dragline relocation project in Australia. The Marion 8050 dragline, weighing 2990 tonnes, was jacked up and transported 61 ...

CEO of mining technology leader MineWare Pty Ltd, Andrew Jessett, says it’s time to put dragline and shovel productivity back into the hands of the operators. According to Jessett, variations in ...

The super-size dragline at BMA’s Peak Downs mine site is nearing completion with construction expected to finish early next year. Bucyrus has been contracted to build the 8750 dragline model which is ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Mackay. Followed categories will be added to My News. Very slowly ? and not without months of planning and $5 million. That's what it's taken to get Xstrata Coal's ...

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On 28 November 2013, various Anglo Coal mining assets will be taken to auction including a 3,298 ton dragline machine which when new is valued at over R1billion. The last time such a second hand ...

Northern Coalfields Ltd, a Mini Ratna Company and subsidiary of Maha Ratna Company Coal India Ltd, is holding seminar on 'Dragline mining: Prospects and Challenges' under the aegis of Indian School of ...