Mining EquipmentBucket crushers help solve recycling challenge
Atlas Copco has launched a range of four rig-mounted bucket crushers for recycling of all types of inert material on site. Asphalt, stone and concrete debris as well as mine and quarry material can be crushed and directly re-used on site or transported away for sale. Rig-mounted bucket crushers are an answer to the EU [...]
Atlas Copco unveils jaw cutter for 9-16t excavators
Atlas Copco Construction & mining has released a lightweight jaw cutter attachment for use on smaller demolition machines. To support the launch of the new combi cutter along with two new bulk pulverisers, Atlas Copco is also unveiling a dedicated microsite to give customers information about the entire silent demolition range. The CC 950 is [...]
Rock Crushers, Artisanal Miners Crave GOL Support
A band of artisanal gold and diamond miners, together with their rock crusher counterparts, is currently craving government’s intervention in ensuring a shift in their art — from manual mining to semi-mechanized artisanal mining. The Federation of Miners Association of Liberia (FOMAL) Inc. wants the government to enforce existing statute to create an opportunity where [...]
How Is Gold Mined in Australia
Gold is mined in Australia using various methods, including an underground method. According to mining company Citigold, this process involves accessing the gold using two downward angled tunnels or declines five meters long and five meters high, allowing for the mining equipment to fit through it. Then contemporary drill and blast techniques are used. Equipment [...]
Gold Mining Methods
Historically, the majority of gold was mined from “placer deposits”, where gold has settled out of an existing or ancient waterway downstream of its source. Most modern mines are hardrock mines that directly mine the source, or “lode” of gold, where it was originally deposited by geochemical processes. Hardrock mines can be either underground mines [...]