Monthly Archives: June 2015

Making the grade

Posted on 2015-06-26 by Lars Almbrandt

Global underground mining contractor, Byrnecut Mining, has notched up more than 1 900 hours on an Atlas Copco Scooptram ST18 loader at the King of the Hills gold mine, 40 km north of Leonora in Western Australia.

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Reloaded! New Boomer M-series available worldwide

Posted on 2015-06-15 by Lars Almbrandt

Atlas Copco’s well known Boomer M-series has undergone a major upgrade and is now available worldwide.

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Optimization in the quarries, Norwegians show the way

Posted on 2015-06-10 by Lars Almbrandt

Brønnøy Kalk AS, owners of the Akselberg limestone quarry in northern Norway, has achieved consistency and reliability in its production process. This, in turn, has helped to boost efficiency throughout the operation.

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New surface drill rig for Russian gold

Posted on 2015-06-04 by Lars Almbrandt

A Russian specialist in the exploration and mining of alluvial gold has switched from traditional excavation methods to drill and blast with a new surface drill rig.

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Twin Pit Viper drill rigs join Kevitsa fleet in Lapland

Posted on 2015-06-02 by Lars Almbrandt

The Kevitsa Mine in Finnish Lapland, 130 km inside the Arctic Circle, continues to develop with Atlas Copco equipment. Among the latest acquisitions are two Pit Viper 271 drill rigs which are now in full operation.

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