CDW Delivers Dredge for Legacy Materials
Custom Dredge Works (CDW) said it has delivered a new 14-inch electric-powered chain ladder dredge to aggregate mining company Legacy Materials in Booneville, Iowa.The builder noted that the electric powered dredge will greatly reduce or eliminate air, noise and water pollution, as well as ongoing maintenance requirements.The chain ladder cutting system will allow the dredge to mine effectively and efficiently in the presence of large rock, coble and other debris indicative of aggregate deposits in this area of Booneville adjacent to the Raccoon River, CDW said.Misty Wittern Lee, CEO and presi
Mining Prospects High for Coastline Surveys
Having built its fortunes extracting and producing metal for export around the world, Cornwall is a town known for tin mining. But in recent years, the industry has all but disappeared with only shore based mining taking place in one or two sites. The impact on the economy is tangible and has even decimated previously prosperous towns. According to Coastline Surveys, a new and exciting project has been launched that will build on the town’s mining heritage with an ambitious proposal to recover tin deposits from the waters off the North Coast of Cornwall. Marine Minerals Ltd.