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Breakthrough of Lovsuns Sewer Tunnel TBM in Istanbul
The Turkish construction company Eferay Yapi Ticaret A.S. together with the Canadian-Chinese Lovsuns Tunneling Canada Ltd. celebrated in Istanbul the breakthrough of the 3.91-m diameter single shield
2016-10-31 admin
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Australian junior Acacia buys S Africa coal project from Rio Tinto
Australiancoal explorer and developer Acacia Coalhas signed an agreement with the vendors of Coalvent to acquire a 74% interest in the Riversdale anthracite colliery, in South Africa. In terms of the
2016-10-17 admin
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The Role of Tunneling at the Rio Olympics
Although the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, may have come to a close, Rio remains a vibrant global metropolis. In fact, its stature in the world community has been enhanced thanks to infrast
2016-10-06 admin
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Fly Through the Massive Tunnel They’re Carving Under Seattle
AUTHOR: AARIAN MARSHALL. TRANSPORTATION DATE OF PUBLICATION: 05.06.16.05.06.16 TIME OF PUBLICATION: 7:00 AM. LIFE HAS NOT been entirely kind to Bertha, the largest tunnel boring machine in all of Nor
2016-05-07 admin
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![Iron ore price at $59.90 as surge extends another day]()
Iron ore price at $59.90 as surge extends another day
The price of iron ore gained for the third day in a row on Wednesday with the Northern China benchmark import price adding 2.4% to $59.90 per dry metric tonne (62% Fe CFR Tianjin port) according to da
2016-04-14 admin
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![TBM Breaks Through on Norris Cut Project]()
TBM Breaks Through on Norris Cut Project
After a 10-month, 5,200-ft long underground journey, Dorsey, the 10-ft diameter tunnel boring machine (TBM), made its much anticipated appearance on Fisher Island in February.The TBM’s arrival marked
2016-03-09 admin
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![HCC-VCCL JV awarded Rs 1114 crore project in Manipur]()
HCC-VCCL JV awarded Rs 1114 crore project in Manipur
Hindustan Construction Company Ltd (HCC) in joint venture with Vensar Constructions Company Ltd (VCCL), has been awarded Rs 1114 crore contract by the Public Works Department (PWD) of Government of Ma
2016-03-01 admin
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![Seattle Tunnel Partners Resumes Mining on SR 99 Tunnel]()
Seattle Tunnel Partners Resumes Mining on SR 99 Tunnel
Seattle Tunnel Partners has received conditional permission to resume tunneling operations on the SR 99 Tunnel Project. STP resumed mining Feb. 23 afterWSDOT conditionally lifted the “suspension for c
2016-02-25 admin
