Budge the Sludge

Ore mine uses air cannons to unclog chutes. By Mike Moody, business development manager, Martin Engineering No matter what type of ore is being extracted from a mine, mucking with front loaders can be accompanied by wet fines that cling to every surface. Once loaded into a hopper or conveyer transfer chute, viscous material can quickly build up on the…

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Lundin’s Eagle Mine Plays Host to Guinness World Record

Nickel, Copper Mine In Michigan Is Origination Point For A New Benchmark: A Trip By An Electric Car From 1,774 Feet Below Sea Level To 14,115 Feet Above It. Lundin Mining and its Eagle underground nickel mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula recently worked alongside luxury carmaker Porsche to set a new Guinness World Record: the greatest altitude change ever achieved…

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