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Sunday, May 31, 2009

Dingo's predictive maintenance technologies recognized in Australia's Mining Monthly



As the economy slows, smart mining managers are looking for ways to make operations stronger and more efficient, writes Christine Feary in the February 2009 issue of Australia's Mining Monthly. "Many plant managers are looking to predictive maintenance to reduce unplanned downtime and keep equipment running at full capacity," she writes.

But while mining companies see the value of predictive maintenance to keep their heavy-asset fleets available, the article continues, they often are overwhelmed by too much data and not enough useful information. Helping mining operators identify critical information is key to their success in reducing costs.

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Dingo Names ConocoPhillips' Gary Balzhiser to Board of Directors

Dingo Chairman and CEO Paul Higgins welcomes Gary Balzhiser, manager, Commercial Lubricants, for ConocoPhillips, to the Dingo Board of Directors.

We're honored to add Gary's expertise on our board. His breadth and depth of experience in the oil industry, along with his perspective as Commercial Lubricants manager for ConocoPhillips, will be an asset to guiding Dingo into our next stages of significant growth.
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Mining executives focusing on controllable factors during economic downturn

In today's economic climate, GoodOil asks: "What are mining executives' concerns? What is their focus? And what role can Dingo play in helping them achieve their goals?"

We asked Ian S. Craig, BSc, F Aus IMM, former group vice president and managing director, Australian Operations for Peabody Energy Australia Coal, and a director on Dingo's board, for his views of these issues.

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