All spiders produce protein-based biopolymer fibres that we call silk. The most studied of these silks is spider dragline silk, which is very tough and relatively abundant compared with other types of ...

19 November 2015, BRISBANE: Global mining technology company MineWare continues to lead the way in dragline mining innovation, recently completing stage one of its ACARP project in collaboration with ...

Using an innovative and groundbreaking approach, Luminant recently transported four draglines to new mining areas on a specialized 1,000-wheel vehicle DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pioneering a new ...

Biologist William K. Purves of Harvey Mudd College explains. Spider silk is not a single, unique material--different species produce various kinds of silk. Some possess as many as seven distinct kinds ...

Sep. 30—SCAMMON, Kan. — A walking dragline idled in Cherokee County for decades is one step closer to becoming a roadside attraction in Southeast Kansas. Workers with Tilton and Sons House Moving, of ...

PORTLAND, OR--(Marketwired - January 27, 2016) - ESCO Corporation, a global leader in mining, oil and gas, construction and industrial equipment, announced today the commercial availability of the ...

The super-size dragline at BMA’s Peak Downs mine site is nearing completion with construction expected to finish early next year. Bucyrus has been contracted to build the 8750 dragline model which is ...

Marianne Finch may only be a rookie at the controls of Dragline 13 but as Saraji’s first female Dragline Trainee, she has a strong message for her female colleagues in the mining industry: “Don’t take ...