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Terex Mineral Processing Systems (Terex MPS) has launched globally the MJ400R - its new modular recycling jaw crusher - and the TSV6203 screen. The MJ400R is said to be a great addition to Terex MPS’ Modular Product Portfolio. The key to the product’s appeal is said to be the claimed industry-leading access Terex MPS has built into the model’s design. It is said to give customers a well proven, cost effective and durable machine in a modular all-electric format with no crawl maintenance access to the chambe

New loading models for quarry applications are packed with exciting technology. Patrick Smith reports.

Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe (HCME) is offering its advanced technology on the new ZX530LCH-6 large excavator. Incorporating the Hitachi technology, specially developed for the Zaxis-6 range, the machine is designed and engineered to meet the demands of large-scale construction projects and quarries.

HCME says that several features enhance the durability of the ZX530LCH-6 in line with its o

Turkey has a large aggregates market but the nation’s recent troubles may impact promising growth, Guy Woodford reports.

Turkey is going through an awfully tough time. The country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, retains power but only just after a recent failed military coup. That came after a gun and bomb attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport killed 41 people, at least 13 of them foreigners, and injured more than 230.

The full extent of how these seismic political and social events affect Turkey’s

Pilot Crushtec International is the new sole southern African distributor for Metso’s mobile and aggregates segment, and both crushing and screening giants in their own right are excited about the prospects of future growth, writes Munesu Shoko. Following a near six-month search for a fitting southern African representative, Metso has entered into a distributorship agreement with Pilot Crushtec International, a leading supplier of mining and quarrying equipment in the region with an expansive range of solu

Conveyor, stockpiler and stacker manufacturers are focusing on how their solutions can enhance overall quarry operation productivity. Patrick Smith reports.

Today, many of the major quarrying equipment manufacturers offer systems for getting material from the quarry floor to crushers and screeners.

While conveyors, stockpilers and stackers have for a long time been a part of quarry operations, new designs and developments are improving their potential to boost productivity.

Superior Industries expands its portable plant product line-up with the release of new standard designs for the Patriot cone crusher plant.

The plant provides options such as Vantage Automation and Level Assist that are exclusive to Superior.

New and patent-pending, Superior’s Level Assist technology automatically levels a plant once the machinery is raised to a desired height. Normally, the task requires 20-30 minutes with two workers to complete. With Level Assist, one worker can get the job done in

Cemex Poland is contributing to the construction of a new power unit in the Turow Power Plant, located in south-west Poland.

Cemex Poland is expected to provide approximately 90,000m³ of concrete for the project, and has already delivered over 15,000m³ of tailor-made concrete for the foundation of the power station, which required approximately four days (101 hours) of continuous pouring.

Cemex Poland erected two mobile concrete batch plants with a capacity of 160³ of concrete/hour to meet the deman

FLSmidth and Northern Heavy Industries Group (NHI Group), based in Shenyang, China, have signed an agreement to enter into a joint venture, with an equal amount of shares, for the design and supply of mining equipment targeting the mid-market segment.

Following the recent announcement of the opening of Datchet Quarry in county Berkshire, England, CDE is to partner with Cemex to deliver a further three new sand and aggregates washing projects across the Midlands and south of England.

Volvo Construction Equipment will pit 20 of EMEA’s finest operators against each other in the epic battle of speed, precision and technique that is the Operators Club Final.

Gary Pederson, vice president of sales at Major Wire Industries, a Haver & Boecker company, is to retire on 30 September after 17 years. From 1 October, two new vice presidents are appointed: James Siler becomes vice president of sales for North America and André Mathieu becomes vice president of global business development.

Earthmoving attachments manufacturer, Miller UK, has secured the top spot in the latest EY Manufacturers’ League in the North-East, where it was ranked number one for both efficiency and exports, and second in terms of turnover for quarter two this year.

Swiss professional drone maker, senseFly, has signed an agreement with Maptek, experts in precision measurement and visualisation for the mining industry, that enables Maptek to offer its customers a full, end-to-end data collection and analysis solution.

Lyndon Thomas, based in Northampton in the UK, has taken delivery of eight new Doosan DA30-5 articulated dump trucks (ADTs), the biggest single order for Doosan trucks in the UK, for use in projects across the country.

Rebecca McDonald has resigned from the CRH board with immediate effect.

Cummins has revealed its newest offering, Data Enabled Mining Solution, at MINExpo. This prognostic capability allows Cummins to monitor engines and deliver accurate, real-time operating information, enabling a quicker and more focused response to potential issues.

The British Lime Association (BLA) has published its 2015 Sustainable Development report.
It demonstrates how the sector has continued to invest through challenging economic conditions to make UK lime production more efficient and sustainable.

More than 7,100 local council areas in Italy are at risk landslides and floods (over 88% on a national scale) for a total of 7 million inhabitants (source: Ispra Report).
In recent years, out of 700,000 landslides in Europe, 500,000 occurred in Italy.

IronPlanet is to host an online auction of more than 250 items tomorrow (28 September, 2016) at www.ironplanet.com Buyers will be able to bid on a wide variety of high-quality, used construction and agricultural items from across Europe, including a 2007 Cat D6R crawler tractor; 2007 Bomag BW219 DH-4 vibratory single drum compactor;2010 Doosan DX255LC track excavator, and a 2004 Manitou MRT2150 telehandler.

Today, mines are continuously being challenged to rethink how to shape their operations to be more sustainable and profitable, says Metso. The company says its comprehensive in-the-pit solutions (ITPS) trim the operations by optimising the entire process, from design to selection of machinery and to production. This, the company claims, results in a savings of water and energy, and a cost reduction of up to 35%.