Monthly Archives: December 2012

NICE RIDE IN NAPLES – How raiseboring engineers beat the “booms” in new deep metro

Posted on 2012-12-20 by Lars Almbrandt

When it comes to rail transport underground, the new subway lines deep beneath the city of Naples have become something of a benchmark. Here, the air pressure is high, but the trains will swish through without a single “boom”.

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FINE BOLTING IN FINLAND with the new Boltec EC

Posted on 2012-12-20 by Lars Almbrandt

New Boltec rig reaches new heights at Kemi Mine. The Kemi chromium mine in Finland is an impressive operation with an equally impressive fleet of drilling equipment. When it comes to rock bolting, it is setting the same high demands.

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Tunnelling to the future in India

Posted on 2012-12-20 by Lars Almbrandt

New tunnels through the Himalaya mountains will make famous mountain road shorter, easier and safer.

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All eyes on Jinping

Posted on 2012-12-19 by Lars Almbrandt

To bridge the gap between growth and energy supply, China turns to hydropower in a big way. The Yalong River now provides the scene as Jinping I and II near completion.

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India’s longest tunnel is taking shape

Posted on 2012-12-19 by Lars Almbrandt

Construction of the longest road tunnel in India is advancing as planned with newly trained operators and equipment.

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Celebrating 50 years of raiseboring

Posted on 2012-12-17 by Lars Almbrandt

Atlas Copco is the largest supplier of raiseboring equipment worldwide, and there is much to celebrate this year as the world?s first successful raiseboring machine, the -Robbins 41R, turns 50. The legacy started in 1962 when industry pioneer James Robbins […]

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Global launch for Chargetec

Posted on 2012-12-17 by Lars Almbrandt

A new charging truck from Atlas Copco has been launched onto the world mining market. Chargetec UV2, which made its debut at MINExpo, is a single boom, multi-directional ANFO charging truck. The truck is equipped with one or two vessels […]

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New RC kit for blasthole rigs

Posted on 2012-12-17 by Lars Almbrandt

Atlas Copco has introduced a Reverse Circulation kit for selected drills from its range of blasthole drill rigs. The kit, which has been developed together with an Australian-based service company, is now available for the Atlas Copco DM45 and DML […]

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A better way to presplit

Posted on 2012-12-17 by WAPPO AB

Presplit drilling is common practice in open pit mines around the world but the
results often fall short of expectations. The soluton is optimization using a unique
combination of drill rigs to form the perfect presplit partnership.

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