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Gold prices record their strongest October surge in nearly half a century
The price of gold had its best October in nearly half a century, defying tough resistance from surging Treasury yields and a strong U.S. dollar. The yellow metal rallied an incredible 7.3% last month to close at $1,983 an ounce, its strongest October since 1978, when it jumped 11.7%. Gold, a n...Read more -
AVOID UNPLANNED DOWNTIME: 5 CRUSHER MAINTENANCE BEST PRACTICES
Too many companies don’t invest enough into their equipment maintenance, and ignoring maintenance issues doesn’t make the problems go away. “According to leading aggregate producers, repairs and maintenance labor average 30 to 35 percent of direct operating cost...Read more -
Machines and services for mineral processing
Mining machinery products and services related to crushing and grinding include: Cone crushers, jaw crushers and impact crushers Gyratory crushers Rollers and sizers Mobile and portable crushers Electric crushing and screening solutions Rock breakers Feeder-breakers and reclaim feeders Apron fee...Read more -
HOW TO CHOOSE WEAR PART – ②
MATERIAL PROPERTIES - Do You Know About Your Materials? Here is some information about the materials for your reference:Read more -
HOW TO CHOOSE WEAR PART – ①
WHAT IS WEAR? Wear is produced by 2 elements pressing against each other between a liner and crushing material. During this process small materials from each element become detached. Material fatigue is a factor, several other factors affect the wear lifetime of crusher wear parts as listed in be...Read more -
Keeping your secondary plant going strong (Part 2)
Part 2 of this series focuses on the maintenance of secondary plants. Secondary plants are every bit as critical to aggregate production as primary plants, so it is important to be familiar with the ins and outs of your secondary system. The secondary is vitally importan...Read more -
Preventive maintenance tips for your primary crusher (Part 1)
The jaw crusher is the primary crusher at most quarries. Most operators don’t like to pause their equipment – jaw crushers included – to assess for problems. Operators, however, tend to ignore telltale signs and move on to their “next thing.” This is a big mistake. To he...Read more -
Different performance of blow bar materials in wear resistance and toughness
In practise, there are confirmed different materials for manufacturing blow bars. These include manganese steels, steels with martensitic structure ( referred to in the following as martensitic steels), chrome steels and the Metal Matrix Composites (MMC, e.g.ceramic), in which the various steels ...Read more -
Copper’s contango widest since at least 1994 as inventories rise
Copper in London traded at the widest contango since at least 1994 as inventories expand and demand concerns persist amid a slowdown in global manufacturing. The cash contract changed hands at a discount of $70.10 a ton to three-month futures on the London Metal Exchange on Monday, before reb...Read more -
Euro zone money supply shrinks as ECB turns off taps
The amount of money circulating in the euro zone shrank by the most on record last month as banks curbed lending and depositors locked up their savings, two tangible effects of the European Central Bank’s fight against inflation. Faced with the highest inflation rates in its nearly 25-year histor...Read more -
Falling ocean freight rates bring no cheer to shippers
Slowdown across markets has hit cargo movement A significant drop in ocean freight rates has hardly brought cheer to the exporter fraternity at a time when the overseas market is witnessing a subdued demand. Prakash Iyer, chairman of Cochin Port Users Forum, sa...Read more -
JPMorgan raises iron ore price outlook until 2025
JPMorgan has revised its iron ore price forecasts for the coming years, citing a more favorable outlook for the market, Kallanish reported. JPMorgan now expects iron ore prices to follow this trajectory: ...Read more