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8 UNDERGROUND RAIL Paul Moore once again looks at the world of mining rail , where lithium batteries are entering the fray as in other mining equipment sectors

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20 UNDERGROUND LOAD & HAUL As always in our annual round-up of underground primary fleet technology , we take a global view – this time focused on battery electric being the long term industry driver . Paul Moore reports
36 UNDERGROUND DRILLING As with underground load & haul , automation & electrification are the main focus in underground drilling but with different levels of focus between production & development drills , reports Paul Moore
48 PUMPS & PIPELINES Sustainability , efficiency and TCO are just some of the criteria mining companies are assessing when making mining pump investment decisions . Dan Gleeson evaluates what some of the major players are offering the market on these three fronts

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58 HEAVY ENGINEERING & WEAR PARTS As smart design and engineering is bolstered by safe and quick maintenance , plus new and intuitive digital tools for monitoring , process plant and mine site equipment is tending to run for longer . Dan Gleeson peers into the heavy engineering and wear parts space to find out how these market segments are aiding such operational longevity
COVER : KSB Mining
This month ’ s cover shows KSB ’ s solution for water reclamation from a tailings dam in Brazil . The reclaimed water is reused in the concentrator . KSB engineered a floating station fitted with six vertical turbine B22 pumps close coupled to 440 kW motors installed on a 110 ton ( 100 t ) fabricated steel pontoon . The pontoon rises and falls with changes in the water level , eliminating the need for the pumps to be repositioned regularly . This system produces a flowrate of 5,532 cu . m / h split between two 28 in HDPE pipelines . KSB also installed a 240 m walkway which provides technicians easy access for equipment maintenance . www . ksbmining . com www . im-mining . com
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