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thyssenkrupp has been awarded a contract to supply three semi-mobile-crushing-plants (SMCP) to a major open-pit coal mine in the Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh, India, namely the Jayant mine of Northern Coalfields Ltd, a division of state compay Coal India. The plants will be used for a new 15 Mt/y coal handling plant (CHP). Looking[…]

Mineral processing experts from the Sustainable Minerals Institute’s (SMI) Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) have overcome the hurdle of COVID-19-related travel restrictions to develop a remote survey coordination method which, they say, allows them to engage with site personnel and facilitate the same procedures they would have in person through the use of video[…]

Outotec has introduced its new MesoTHERM BIOX process to significantly reduce cyanide consumption in refractory gold ore treatment. Traditionally, cyanide consumption with conventional bio-oxidation residues is higher than with residues produced through other oxidative technologies. The Outotec MesoTHERM BIOX® process, based on Outotec’s existing mesophile BIOX process, offers an easy, cost-effective upgrade path that can[…]

HID Global and Alutel Mobility say they have collaborated on a project to “power” employee authentication at Newmont’s Peñasquito polymetallic mine in north-eastern Mexico. HID’s OMNIKEY® readers, Seos® credentials, and Alutel Mobility’s solution with RAGTAB tablets and Alutel’s mobile app allow Newmont to safeguard and monitor multiple entry points and car access at rural and[…]

Up until now, the largest all battery powered mining dump truck to have been developed globally has been the 63 t payload eDumper from Switzerland-based eMining, which is based on the Komatsu HD605-7 truck model. While eMining is working on a larger 100 t model, this development is understood to still be at an early[…]

In 2019, FLANDERS completed the first DC to AC conversion on a dragline in Australia at BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal’s (BMC) South Walker Creek mine. After several months of digging, the mine is reporting a significant increase in production due to improvements in machine availability numbers and dig rate. Furthermore the operators are very pleased[…]

FLSmidth says it has sold three system packages to Gold Fields for its greenfield Salares Norte project in Chile. The large downstream gold product line project comprises, FLSmidth says, three complete process islands: a Merrill Crowe, an AARL (Anglo American Research Laboratories) elution circuit and a refinery. The process plant will treat 2 Mt/y of[…]

China’s Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co last month, on May 16, started processing oxide gold ore from the Sepon mine in Laos, operated by subsidiary Lane Xang Minerals Ltd (LXML) which is the first time the project has produced gold in over six years after MMG, the previous owner, stopped producing gold at the mine[…]

With ore grades declining and cost pressures rising, high-throughput circuits based on very large grinding mills are becoming an increasingly attractive option in mineral concentration applications. The new Outotec® Open Ended Discharge Grinding Mill (OED Mill) enables innovative and efficient high-capacity circuit designs through the removal of pulp lifters from the discharge arrangement, facilitating reductions[…]

Chevron has announced the signing of a domestic gas sale agreement with BHP’s Nickel West division that will see a total of 22 Pj of equity domestic gas delivered to the operations in Western Australia over a 3.5-year period. Chevron will supply the natural gas from its Wheatstone domestic gas facility from July. Chevron Australia[…]