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  • Rio Tinto Donates $1 Million To Queensland Flood Relief; Local Miners Pitch In To Assist Emerald Community

    Rio Tinto will donate $1 million to assist flood victims following the devastating Christmas-New Year floods in Queensland. Rio Tinto will contribute $700,000 to the Premier's Flood Relief Appeal and $300,000 directly to Emerald charities and organisations. The floods have been described as the worst in Queensland's recorded history, triggered by monsoonal rains after months of significant rainfall across the State. Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in the central Queensland towns of Emerald, Condamine, Theodore and the regional town of Rockhampton.

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    Jan 22, 2011 - 14 years ago

  • Kobelco Announces Strategy For Tier 4 Interim Requirements

    Kobelco Construction Machinery America has announced its strategy to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 4 interim emissions requirements that begin in 2011. Introduced in two phases, Tier 4 regulations represent the biggest reduction in heavy equipment emissions to date. Tier 4 final emissions requirements, which take effect in 2014, will reduce particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by 90 percent, compared to Tier 3 requirements.

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    Jan 21, 2011 - 14 years ago

  • Mining On-Site Analysis In Minutes, Not Days, With Results As Comprehensive As An Off-Site Laboratory

    It didn't take a six-year federal study to show that miners want fluid analysis equipment on-site for speedy but comprehensive results as part of their equipments' preventive maintenance programs. But that's what a 2004 U.S. Department of Energy study concluded, and what an increasing number of respected players in the mining industry, including service provider Megaton Inc. and equipment provider P&H Mining Equipment, are moving to implement.

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    Jan 20, 2011 - 14 years ago

  • GOMACO Introduces The All New 4400, The Ultimate Barrier Machine

    GOMACO?Corporation will introduce the world to the new 4400 ultimate barrier machine at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011, March 22-26, Booth #5111 in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The 4400 features a totally new frame design for right-side and left-side slipforming. Its new Glide control console slides from side-to-side, for ultimate operator control and visibility of the paving operation. It features GOMACO’s proprietary G+ controls, which is positively simple to understand and capable of operating in multiple languages.

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    Jan 20, 2011 - 14 years ago

  • New “Arctic Breeze” System Brings No-Idle Cab Comfort To Lighter Trucks

    The leading developer of 12V air conditioning for trucks has introduced a new version of the popular Arctic BREEZE Truck AC system to fit into a wide range of trucks and delivery vans.

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    Jan 20, 2011 - 14 years ago

  • William R Bennett Bridge Workers Honoured

    Premier Gordon Campbell and Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Shirley Bond joined workers to recognize their contributions to the William R. Bennett Bridge project. “Earlier this year we committed to recognize all workers who contributed to building major public infrastructure projects in British Columbia,” said Premier Campbell. “Today we’re following through on that commitment by honouring the dedicated people who helped make the William R. Bennett Bridge a reality. The people who worked on this project didn’t just build a bridge, they built a lasting legacy that will be enjoyed by British Columbians and help our economy grow for years to come.”

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    Jan 20, 2011 - 14 years ago

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