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Strabag UK has completed 25.8km of the Woodsmith Mine tunnel near Whitby, breaking the record for the world’s longest single tunnel boring machine drive.
Record-breaking tunnellers
Record-breaking tunnellers
Strabag UK is working for Anglo American to construct the world’s longest conveyor tunnel for a mineral transport system (MTS) to transport polyhalite from Woodsmith Mine under the North York Moors National Park to Teesside for processing and onward shipping.
And the tunnel construction still has 11km to go.
The project was initiated by Sirius Minerals, which was acquired Anglo American in 2020.
Polyhalite is a naturally occurring mineral that will be crushed and granulated to create an organic crop fertiliser.
Strabag has been boring under the North York Moors National Park since June 2019 using a single Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine (TBM) to build the 37km tunnel with an internal diameter of 4.9 metres. The TBM was named Stella-Rose by a local primary school pupil, with Stella meaning star in Latin and Rose after a local landmark, Roseberry Topping.
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The former record was set by a water conveyance tunnel project in the Middle East, which was also built using a Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine. Once they have completed all 37km, Anglo American and Strabag will seek recognition from Guinness World Records for the world's longest single tunnel drive.
Strabag directly employs 450 staff on the project, 75% of whom are from Teesside.
Strabag UK managing director Simon Wild said: “We are extremely proud of the team at the Woodsmith project for reaching this incredible milestone and safely passing the current world record set for a single bored tunnel drive. This is another example of our growing presence in the northeast of England and the UK, demonstrating our industry leading expertise.”
Goingtomoon and deltalo:
It seems you are both happy to imply certain things are happening that only you and your friends are privy to. Goingtomoon claiming he and his friends were going to buy shares this past week but it came to nothing, it was just fantasy talk after all.
Deltalo has a similar strategy implying he has the knowledge that others don't, how many times do you here that fantasy on AIM boards. Why do they pretend ?
If you buying significant shares ... prove it to back up your boasting.
If you have information ... prove your claims.
I'll tell what I know - there is nothing to know - simples
Goingtomoon:
Gosh, it's 7 years I've been on this board reading how investors like you are going to get rich here. Here we are, many of those investors are long gone along with their fantasy claims based upon nothing but imagination. On the other hand I've based my writings on the glaring inconsistencies and ridiculous mistakes made in the In-spirit RNS. I'm amazed at the audacity of the company to claim, it seems, the 2008 Disenco Stirling is the updated WHR system for the Volvo application. I am honestly in disbelief that intelligent shareholders could believe this. The recent events of a 7 month delay for longevity testing and obtaining a part is also incredulous, yet investors say nothing.
No doubt John Gunn will raise a glass of Champagne to the great British punter on the 25th. So will I, its entertaining if nothing else
Goingtomoon:
Price a bit static, looks like everyone going to watch their money slowly dwindle away. I guess they are hoping for a miracle this Xmas, I think everyone knows deep down its not going to happen.
Goingtomoon:
Forgot, good morning. You should try getting up a bit earlier in the day it's good for the soul and productivity.
Hope you get good prices for your buys, I'm doing my best for you.
Annual report due the end of December, lots of copy and paste. Lots of congratulations for the hard working brilliant engineering minds.
But when the dust settles all investors have is a couple of photographs of a 2008 Disenco engine sat atop a disused Charger cabinet, gathering dust in the corner of factory storeroom.
Another year gone and more to come.
Goingtomoon:
"Me and few of us have decided to top up this week amazing price amazing time"
I'm still waiting.
Tell us when and how many you're buying. I'm expecting you and the "others" to buy at least a couple of hundred million at these AMAZING PRICES.
A little question, the "others" don't live in your head by any chance? Just checking.
Goingtomoon:
I'm working hard for you guys. I like to help those less able to think sensibly. Hopefully I can save you money then you can buy a more intelligent speech to text software package. What a present that would be for Xmas.
Goingtomoon:
While you're asking In-spirit ask them what the TECH.jpg is supposed to be. I don't know what that is and I don't think anyone here knows either. It wouldn't surprise me if John Gunn also didn't know.
Goingtomoon:
Ask them why they show the 2008 Disenco Stirling engine as the Volvo WHR system on their Web site.
Where is the Stirling engine with the new smaller engine casting.
Ask them is this the result of 5 years of Design for Manufacture.
Get real
Goingtomoon: You wrote
" Phix did I say when am going to do it no"
Yes you did say when !
"Me and few of us have decided to top up this week amazing price amazing time"
You wrote that on Sunday 3 December, therefore sometime this week since you couldn't buy on the Sunday.
As the hours tick by it looks more and more like fantasy talk to me. Why say these things if you don't have the wherewithal.