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8 HEAVY ENGINEERING The unsung heroes of the mining world , engineered products and wear parts continue to evolve in the face of changing market dynamics , Dan Gleeson reports
18 HIGH PROFILE - ABEL For this month ’ s pumps edition , Paul Moore caught up with Jaak Palisaar , ABEL Pump Technology CEO , to talk piston diaphragm pumps and specifically its latest Smart Pump Assistant innovation
22 MINE VENTILATION The integration of hardware and software continues to make a difference to the ventilation processes at underground mines , as Dan Gleeson reports
29 REPROCESSING & RETREATMENT As companies look to replenish their reserves of highly-valued metals in line with an expectation of commodity demand rising , the options for reprocessing or retreating ‘ waste ’ streams continue to find favour . Dan Gleeson speaks to some of the pioneers facilitating this
32 PUMPS Paul Moore looks at new technologies and new installations in mining across slurry and dewatering pumping applications and duties including interviews with the key OEMs
45 NARROW VEIN & LOW PROFILE From small scalers to compact LHDs , Paul Moore looks again at the market for narrow vein and low profile machines in mining
54 HIGH PROFILE - Continental IM Editorial Director Paul Moore recently spoke to Danny Slonka , Head of Vertical Material Conveyance at Continental Industrial Solutions Americas , Sector ContiTech , about its global leadership in the mining conveyor belting market and the technology behind it
COVER : Siemens
The cover this month shows an innovative trolley line developed and built by Siemens working closely with customer Komatsu at the OEM ’ s Arizona Proving Ground ( AZPG ) near Tucson . The 1.2 km trolley line has a curve radius of 60 m and starts flat then has a grade of up to 10 % inside the curve ; plus it was designed to enable connection of the pantographs on the curve . These were also firsts for the industry , plus it saw the first ever ultraclass battery electric mining truck running on trolley . https :// www . mobility . siemens . com / global / en / portfolio / railinfrastructure / electrification / contact-lines / truck-trolley . html
AROUND THE WORLD 3 The Leader 4 World Prospects 56 Forthcoming Events IBC Tailings
REPROCESSING & RETREATMENT
HIGH PROFILE : Continental ; ABEL
www . im-mining . com JUNE 2024
VENTILATION HEAVY ENGINEERING
NARROW VEIN & LOW PROFILE
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