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Breaking ground: Romania’s first private salt mine with great future prospects
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Breaking ground: Romania’s first private salt mine with great future prospects
In the heart of Transylvania, Romania, lies a groundbreaking venture that has redefined the salt mining industry in Romania. Nestled just 12 kilometers from Dej, the Romanian mining company Salzbergwerk Ressourcen und Investitionen (SRL) started a pioneering project to establish the first private salt mine in the country. This project broke ground and started with excavation in 2022, marking a significant milestone in Romania’s salt-mining industry.
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An electric personality
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An electric personality
Max Planck once said that “science advances one funeral at a time”. His point was that for any progress to be made in scientific endeavours, old thinking must be put to rest. Such is the case with electrification. Dr Nesimi Ertugrul, an associate professor at the University of Adelaide’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, shares his thoughts on why the time is ripe for the change to electric at mine sites.
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Efficient rental collaboration
Facing the challenge of acquiring expensive mining equipment for two short-term subway tunnel and station projects in Stockholm, Sweden, the Italian construction company Itinera found a solution with Sandvik’s rental offering; including equipment, parts and full-time service agreement. The result is a successful collaboration and partnership throughout the project.
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Automation deconstructed
William Pratt Rogers, an assistant professor in mining engineering at the University of Utah, has no doubt that automation will continue to reshape the mining industry, but not necessarily in the ways everyone expects.
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Giving new life to old toolsSandvik perspectiveGiving new life to old tools
Having developed its own unique extraction technology, Sandvik Rock Tools can now offer an industry-leading recycling program for used drill bits. And by participating, customers can help generate significant reductions in CO 2 emissions and preserve scarce resources. -
Expand the limitSandvik perspectiveExpand the limit
Top Hammer XL expands the hole size range of top hammer drilling up to 178 millimetre, offering the benefits of top hammer technology as a viable alternative to down-the-hole drilling on a much larger scale than before. -
Charged up and ready to loadSandvik perspectiveCharged up and ready to load
The new Sandvik LH518B loader offers the heat reduction and ventilation potential typical of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), combined with excellent operational flexibility and total cost of ownership comparable to conventional diesel-powered equipment. -
Blazing the trails aheadSandvik perspectiveBlazing the trails ahead
Combining advanced sensing capabilities, sustainable battery-electric technology and artificial intelligence, the AutoMine Concept vehicle is Sandvik’s future vision for autonomous mining equipment. And it’s already operating in Sandvik’s test mine in Tampere, Finland.
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