GE is planning to build the world’s largest wind turbine outside the city of Rotterdam. The new turbine will stand 850 feet high from the base of the turbine to the top of the blade and it will produce 12 megawatts of power, enough to keep the lights on in... read more →
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Liebherr’s new crawler crane, the LR 1800-1.0, has proved its strength by hoisting a 560t test load, as part of the prototype testing procedure READ HERE
Jan
25
1825- Rensselaer Polytechnic, the U.S.’s first engineering college, opens in New York.
Jan
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An Alaska jobs report shows the state’s oil and gas industry experienced modest growth last month as some sectors of the economy have continued shedding jobs READ HERE
Jan
24
Weeks after the heaviest-ever splitter began its four-day journey across Alberta’s roads, the province unveiled the first construction project under its $1.6 billion plan to upgrade its High Load Corridor — a network of highways designed to withstand huge cargo READ HERE
Jan
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Tahoe Canada is being recognized as a mining industry leader in promoting energy conservation at its Timmins operations. The company – previously Lake Shore Gold – operates the Timmins West and Bell Creek underground gold mines, along with the Bell Creek mill, located roughly 20 kilometres northeast of Timmins READ HERE
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1848- Gold is discovered in California.
Jan
24
Six companies have been named semi-finalists in the 2019 #DisruptMining competition. The annual initiative, which was spearheaded by Goldcorp in 2017, challenges companies to come up with new innovations to help solve some of mining’s most pressing problems READ HERE
Jan
23
The City of London has approved a plan for the redevelopment and reuse of the property which includes a large mixed-use community, said a Jan. 17 release. It was reported in local media that Old Oak intends to redevelop the property and build over 3,000 homes including townhouses, mid- and... read more →
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Philippi-Hagenbuch Push Block attaches to off-highway trucks to provide a “push point” that allows support equipment such as a dozer to free trucks when stuck in poor ground conditions. The block prevents damage to the truck body or pushing equipment READ HERE