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Skelair adds three new Klemm rigs to its rental fleet
Skelair has extended its existing rental fleet with the addition of three new Klemm rigs. Available for hire with immediate effect, investment in the new rigs will bolster the suppliers of ground engineering and rock drilling equipment’s fleet profile, enabling Skelair to offer increased flexibility and choice across all tracked drilling and excavator mounted drill mast applications. The three new Klemm rigs – two KR702-2 and a KR709-2 – have ... [more]
East Midlands Diamond Drilling turns to Siltbuster to solve its dirty water problems at Birmingham New Street station
The Gateway project will transform Birmingham's New Street station into an iconic landmark with a stunning façade. As part of the project, the concourse and platforms will undergo considerable redevelopment. The concourse will be three-and-a-half times larger than at present, enclosed by a giant light-filled atrium with better access to the redeveloped platforms. More than 12,000 tonnes of concrete in total will be removed from site in order to ... [more]
Diamond Chain International showcases new Concrete and Asphalt core drills
Diamond Chain International DCI will be showcasing its new Concrete and Asphalt core drills at the 2011 World Of Concrete in Las Vegas, January 18th-21st at their outside booth #O30200. Products being showcased include handheld electric core drills, handheld gasoline powered core drills, hydraulic core drills, and trailer mounted core drill machines. Founded in 2006, Diamond Chain International has made a name for itself as a leading provider ... [more]
Capital expenditure on the road infrastructure is poised to considerably increase in Central Europe in the coming years
In its latest report entitled "Road construction market in Central Europe 2010 - Development forecasts and planned investments", the market research company PMR estimates that after a 2% decline in 2009, the road construction market in Central Europe will develop at the average nominal rate of 5% in the coming years, with its value exceeding EUR15bn annually in 2012 and 2013. Capital expenditure on the road infrastructure is poised to conside... [more]
Ritchie Bros to sell complete crushing plant, mining equipment and trucks in unreserved Dubai auction
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will sell a 2004 SBM STE160x130 closed circuit jaw/impact crushing plant along with hundreds of other equipment items and trucks during a three-day unreserved equipment auction in Dubai, UAE from September 27 – 29, 2010. The highly automated plant includes primary and secondary crushers, screens, generators, conveyors, a control house and more. It will be sold as one auction lot, with no minimum bids or reserve pric... [more]
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Silvercorp Reports Revenue of $61.9 Million and Operating Cash Flow of $31.6 Million in the 3rd Quarter of Fiscal 2012
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 8, 2012) - Silvercorp Metals Inc. ("Silvercorp" or the "Company") (TSX:SVM)(NYSE:SVM) today reported its unaudited financial and operating results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2011 ("Q3 2012"). The following financial results are expressed in US dollars (US$) unless stated otherwise.
Tunnelling projects won’t give city bad image, says Daud
KUCHING: The on-going tunnel drilling projects for the centralised sewerage system here will not give the city a [...]
Last straw for fed-up Waihi residents
Waihi residents are ready to fight a new drilling project in their town.
Are robots the future of the WA mining industry?
Robots and remote control mines could be the solution to some of the biggest challenges facing Australian miners today, according to industry giant Rio Tinto.
Is this WA's mining future?
Robots and remote controlled mines could be the solution to some of the industry's biggest challenges.
Thames Water supersewer lorries 'will blight school for years'
Children will have their entire school lives blighted by rubble-laden 'supersewer' trucks rumbling past classroom windows every five minutes, their headteacher warned today.
