October 2019

Minerals are the second largest export in Rwanda, and the government is seeking to capitalise on its resources wealth by encouraging foreign investment. Will such moves leave behind the artisanal miners who currently make up the majority of the workforce?

In Peru, the contentious Tia Maria project continues to forge ahead, we take a look at the mega mine and the locals concerns. Elsewhere we see how political divisions can impact mining investments by talking to Casey Research. And two of our writers argue about the deepsea mining debate: is it a necessary industry for greening the world, or too risky to even be considered?

Gold is currently having its best run in years, going up 8% in June alone, we take a look at the factors behind this glittering run. Rare Earth Minerals are still in high demand thanks to their role in global electrification, we talk to the Rare Earth Industry Association about how the sector can create a sustainable future for the sector.

Finally, we take a look at using behavioural science to make mining safer, and the legacy of Chris Cline and the Foresight group in Illinois’s mining industry.

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02/17/2024 04:22:06

COMPANY INSIGHT

NLMK Clabecq: manufacturer of premium-quality low alloysteel plates

NLMK Group is Russia’s largest and one of the world’s leading steel companies, with production facilities in Russia, Europe and the US, and deliveries to more than 70 countries.

NLMK Clabecq (based in Ittre, Belgium) is specialized in thin plates. The plant offers a product that is renowned for its superior surface aspect, its flatness and its tight thickness tolerances. This is the result of impressive expertise combined with unique production equipment, including the reversible quarto mill and the continuous finishing mill with 4 independent stands on the same line.

With the accelerated cooling system and the quenching and tempering unit (Q&T) are examples of important investments in recent years, NLMK Clabecq is considered as a key player in the niche markets of abrasion resistant steels and steels with very high yield strength.

More than half of the country’s coal mines are managed by pro-Russian separatist militia.Credit: DmyTo/Shutterstock.

More than half of the country’s coal mines are managed by pro-Russian separatist militia.

Credit: DmyTo/Shutterstock.

What is Quard®

Quard® plates are produced at NLMK Clabecq, where they are treated in a state-of-the-art Quenching and Tempering unit. The slabs used are supplied by the NLMK’s Lipetsk production site. NLMK’s abrasion resistant steels are delivered with hardness of 400 HB (Quard® 400), 450 HB (Quard® 450), 500 HB (Quard® 500) and 550 HB (Quard® 550). Those plates are designed for construction and mining equipments (excavators, dump trucks, bulldozers, hoppers, mixers, etc.), as well as for machinery in very demand industries (recycling, agriculture, etc).

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Solid rocks, hard minerals, mining work is a journey to primary era. When resistance to wear becomes the key factor like in a mining environment Quard® provides the appropriate solution. Thanks to its hardness and its high resistance to wear, the abrasion resistant steel of NLMK Clabecq product lifetime of more than three times compared to the standard marks of structural steel and reduce the weight of the structural element by 40%. The abrasion resistant steel Quard® has proven to have a very long service life, even in permanent use.

Delivered as wide plates from 1500 up to 3100 mm, Quard® is proposed from 3,2 mm thickness (the thinnest on the heavy plate market) up to 64 mm. This dimensional range covers a high majority of needs. Tests conducted with a panel of selected customers in the industry of construction equipment have demonstrated homogeneity between plates as well as better processing capabilities, such as welding or bending, resulting in improved productivity with lower costs of production in the workshops.

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Contact information

NLMK Europe – Plate

Specialty Products –

Quenching & Tempering
Rue de Clabecq 101
1460 Ittre, Belgium

Website: eu.nlmk.com/en

Email: quard@eu.nlmk.com

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ABRASION RESISTANT

QUARD® FOR MINING

Solid rocks, hard minerals, mining work is a journey to primary era. In order to get prepared to the toughest conditions, prefer QUARD®. The abrasion resistant steel of NLMK europe - plate has proven to have a very long service life, even in permanent use. When resistance to wear becomes the key factor – like in a mining environment - to prefer a steel, QUARD® provides the appropriate solution.

Delivered in hardness up to 550 HB, QUARD® can be used for any machine, like mining excavators, tunnel diggers, crushers, …
Moreover, demanding manufacturers will appreciate the high workability of QUARD®, induced by the purity of its steel and the unique production process of NLMK Clabecq, where it is made. With easier cutting, bending and welding, they can gain in productivity throughout all the steps where QUARD® is used.
Through the use of QUARD®, it is possible to increase the life of the product for more than three times compared with conventional structural steel marks, and reduce the weight of the structural element by 40%.

Quard® plates are treated in a state-of-the-art Quenching and Tempering unit. The slabs used are supplied by the NLMK’s Lipetsk production site. Quard® abrasion resistant plates are delivered with hardness of 400 HB (Quard® 400), 450 HB (Quard® 450) and 500 HB (Quard® 500), with thicknesses ranging from 3.2 mm to 64 mm and widths from 1,500 to 3,100 mm.
They are designed for construction and mining equipments (excavators, dump trucks, bulldozers, hoppers, mixers, etc.), as well as for machinery in very demand industries (recycling, agriculture, etc). The use of Quard® may result in product lifetime being more than tripled when compared to products made from standard grades of steel.

QUARD ® Dimensions

The following Quard product mix is currently available: