MINING.COM Staff Writer

cent of BE1370W draglines achieved over 100 tonnes average payloads. Since then GBI has provided mining companies with equipment productivity data making them more aware of what is achievable. Now, the figure is more like 51 per cent of these draglines

The quantity of coal exported from the world’s largest single coal terminal, the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT), remains high despite declining coal prices.

Diesel Progress (December 2, 2008) - Mining equipment manufacturer Bucyrus International, Inc., South Milwaukee, Wis., announced that it has completed the acquisition of OKD, Bastro a.s., an engineering services and manufacturing support company located in the Czech Republic. Its primary capabilities will support Bucyrus' initiatives in the region, the company said. The price of the acquisition was not disclosed.