Sudburyminingsolutions.com reports that the Miner Operated Survey System (MOSS) developed by former Falconbridge employee Bernie Smith and still in use by Glencore at its Nickel Rim and Raglan operations, is now available to the global mining market. “Northern Survey Supply (NSS), a surveying company serving the mining industry from offices in Sudbury and Oakville, teamed[…]
This new book, Still the Iron Age: Iron and Steel in the Modern World is an exploration of iron and steel, from its genesis to modern steel production and reflections on the future, taking readers on a journey from the early discovery of techniques used to work with steel to recent developments in the manufacturing[…]
The UK’s vote to leave the European Union sent shockwaves Friday through many of the commodities that S&P Global Platts covers. Below are some of the moves seen in Friday’s trading, in information from S&P Global Platts. Living up to its reputation as a safe haven asset following a plunge in markets and currencies Friday,[…]
In the latest issue of International Mining Project News, the 253rd edition, there are updates on some 20 prefeasibility studies, 12 feasibility studies, 30 projects in development, 10 mines that have gone into production four operations in expansion, over a dozen in acquisitions and mergers and many new appointments to new positions. There is a great[…]
Molten salt technology is being developed for use in mineral processing to reduce energy and water costs. The University of South Australia has formed a collaborative research funding partnership with Centrex Metals in a bid to use the cutting-edge technology to significantly reduce energy and water usage, and therefore the cost of mineral processing using[…]
Registration fees are as much as 50% lower than last year for mining corporates for Indaba 2017. Investing in African Mining Indaba, one of the world’s largest mining investment events, has announced registration is open. Reacting to the market conditions and unfavourable currency-conversion rates that have resulted in recent lower attendance, Indaba officials have announced[…]
Claisse is introducing its new instrument that has been specifically designed to weigh and dispense borate flux with high precision. It is way more than a weighing device: it is an indispensable tool to ensure efficient sample preparation laboratory management. It eliminates human calculation errors and fatigue during the weighing process for increased accuracy and[…]
The August issue of International Mining magazine will include the annual article on advances in gold extraction. Mike Adams provided some ideas in gold processing and his new book Gold Ore Processing: Project Development and Operations, 2nd Edition was released by Elsevier in May. Key Features Includes several new chapters presenting established, newly implemented, and[…]
Modular Mining Systems’ DISPATCH® Underground 2015 Fleet Management System (FMS) has been selected for implementation at George Fisher Mine in north Queensland, Australia. This underground lead-silver-zinc mine, which forms part of Glencore’s Mount Isa copper and zinc mining complex, first began production as Hilton mine in 1990 and today has an annual production rate of[…]
In Rare-Earth Separation Using Bacteria, William D. Bonificio* and David R. Clarke of the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, demonstrate an alternative, biogenic method based on the adsorption of lanthanide to the bacterium Roseobacter sp. AzwK-3b, immobilized on an assay filter, followed by subsequent desorption as a function[…]