Author Archives: Lars Almbrandt

Fuel Efficiency – and how to get the best results in the industry

Posted on 2016-09-13 by Lars Almbrandt

Significant progess has been made in recent years to improve the fuel efficiency of our surface mining and quarrying equipment. This has resulted in a range of high performance rigs that today reduce fuel costs by as much as 50 per cent.

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Safety on the benches – Radomiro Tomic mine introduces remote control

Posted on 2016-08-16 by Lars Almbrandt

In Chile, Codelco continues to implement new initiatives in all of its mines to increase the safety of its workers and step up risk control in the mining of its deposits. One example is the Radomiro Tomic mine which is introducing remote control technology that may revolutionize its operations.

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PowerROC T50 gives mighty performance in tropical Indonesia

Posted on 2016-06-30 by Lars Almbrandt

Sandy and abrasive rock is a complex challenge for copper miners on Indonesia’s remote Wetar Island. The awakening of ‘a beast’ has taken high performance drilling to the next level.

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Cleaner and safer mining with Scooptram ST7 Battery

Posted on 2016-06-29 by Lars Almbrandt

Scooptram ST7 Battery is Atlas Copco’s first battery driven product for the underground mining industry.

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Turnaround in the andes – significant increase in equipment availability

Posted on 2016-06-28 by Lars Almbrandt

When Chile’s El Sauce copper mine launched an investigation into the reasons for its declining productivity, the low availability of its drilling equipment was identified as key factor. What came next became as industry “first”.

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CARETAKERS of the Czech Republic

Posted on 2016-06-17 by Lars Almbrandt

CB Destrukce of the Czech Republic is one of the country’s top ten contractors providing drilling and blasting services for the construction industry – and it’s all about CARE.

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The rise and rise of rigscan

Posted on 2016-06-14 by Lars Almbrandt

Among the most recent rig owners to embrace rigscan auditing is the Long Mang Ming Co. – the first company in China to use the service.

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Problem solvers at the Doha Metro – a surface drilling solution to an underground dilemma

Posted on 2016-06-14 by Lars Almbrandt

Engineers working on the new super subway now being built in Doha, the capital of Qatar, are using surface drilling technology to solve a common underground dilemma.

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Trucking to the future

Posted on 2016-06-13 by Lars Almbrandt

Portugal’s Aljustrel copper/zinc mine is back in business and on the road to becoming a world class producer. A strategy to successively increase the capacity and efficiency of the haulage fleet is proving to be a key factor in the mine’s new-found success.

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