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Diesel designs cut health risk — by Paula Wallace — created Feb 05, 2010 04:36 PM

CSIRO Exploration & Mining scientists are trying to develop a method of eliminating or at least reducing mine workers’ exposure to damaging particulates.

MINEGEM™ underground automation system — by Paula Wallace — created Feb 05, 2010 04:38 PM

Caterpillar has announced the next generation of its underground automation system, MINEGEM™, designed to enhance safety and boost operator efficiency and effectiveness in underground mining operations.

The Copenhagen Accord: what actually happened - and how? — by Paula Wallace — created Feb 05, 2010 04:47 PM

What do you do when you have a two-track negotiation framework that stalls? You open up a third track. That is effectively what happened in Copenhagen at the 15th Conference of Parties (COP) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Productivity of the underground truck - how can it be measured? — by Paula Wallace — created Feb 05, 2010 04:34 PM

The growing demand for optimisation of mining operations requires the utmost precision in design of underground haul roads and selection of trucks and loaders.

EDEM software allows virtual retrofit — by Paula Wallace — created Feb 05, 2010 04:41 PM

Recently, Mackay- based heavy equipment fabricator, G&S Engineering, approached Haald Engineering with a technical challenge.

New Sandvik loader contributes to record mine performance — by Paula Wallace — created Feb 05, 2010 04:45 PM

The role of a Sandvik LH517 loader, the first to be put into service in Australia, has been acknowledged in assisting the achievement of record tonnages at the Lanfranchi nickel mine, near Kambalda.

Coal miners represented at Copenhagen — by Paula Wallace — created Feb 05, 2010 04:32 PM

Australian coal miners were represented at the international climate change talks Copenhagen, in December, when union members spoke at the ‘Climate Change and the World of Work’ forum, running alongside the United Nations talks.

Clearing away the smoke on fire system compliance for mobile equipment — by Paula Wallace — created Feb 05, 2010 04:29 PM

In December 2006, the long awaited standard for fire suppression systems that protect mobile equipment was released - Australian Standard AS 5062-2006 “Fire Protection of Mobile and Transportable Equipment”.

Australia urged to drop emissions trading scheme: UCL School of Energy — by Paula Wallace — created Feb 05, 2010 04:27 PM

One of Australia’s foremost energy academics has called on the Federal Government to immediately introduce a carbon tax and drop any move to an emissions trading scheme (ETS).

Twenty years of gas chromatographs at QLD underground coal mines – Part two — by Paula Wallace — created Feb 05, 2010 04:26 PM

The Camgas evolution continued… The third generation of Camgas brought with it revolutionary new hardware. This was the first system to use an ultrafast micro GC manufactured by MTI Analytical Instruments.

Twenty years of gas chromatographs at QLD underground coal mines – Part one — by Paula Wallace — created Feb 05, 2010 04:24 PM

The need for immediate accurate assessment of the composition of the underground environment during and following a fire or explosion has been known for well over thirty years.