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Nalco Water, an Ecolab company, has announced the launch of Flotation 360, a holistic approach to flotation in mineral processing. The solution combines Nalco Water’s advanced frother and collector chemistries with a worldwide technical service team and digital diagnostic tools that monitor the chemical, operational and mechanical levers influencing performance, Nalco Water says. The company[…]

Freeport-McMoRan Inc has announced the publication of its updated 2020 Climate Report which details the work underway across its global business to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improve energy efficiency, advance the use of renewable energy and understand and enhance the company’s resilience to future climate-related risks. With the publication of this report, it also[…]

South Africa-based proximity detection specialist Booyco Electronics is broadening its global reach through collaboration agreements with selected technology integrators. Solutions from Booyco Electronics, a pioneering force in proximity detection systems (PDS) and collision avoidance, have been attracting increasing international interest, says CEO Anton Lourens. The company has been applying and improving its technology mainly in[…]

A pilot project at a former operating coal mine in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province is showcasing how different industry stakeholders can work together to achieve common ESG outcomes, according to the partners involved. The Mpumalanga Winter Wheat Pilot, launched in April this year, aims to show how remediated mine land and water can provide economic[…]

Leading open pit mining fleet autonomous technology provider TAGE Idriver recently won a bid to retrofit seven XCMG XDE240 220 ton payload trucks for unmanned operations at the Shengli No.1 open pit coal mine north of Xilinhaote City in Inner Mongolia at an altitude of 970-1,100 m. The mine is operated by Shenhua Nortel Victory[…]

Metso Outotec says it is launching leading-edge digital solutions to ensure the optimal operation and maintenance of iron ore pelletising plants over the entire plant life cycle. Leveraging the company’s experience as the original inventor of the pelletising process, Metso Outotec says it has developed a suite of solutions that will improve process performance, production[…]

Austin Engineering Ltd has executed a strategic support alliance with Mader Group Ltd that will see Mader provide assistance as required on a flexible ‘tap-on tap-off’ basis, using its mine-based personnel and workshop facilities to bolster Austin’s existing support services. The initial focus of the alliance will be Western Australia’s Pilbara and Goldfields regions, in[…]

The Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) has published the System Safety for Autonomous Mining white paper as it looks to provide a comprehensive view of the need for a “system safety approach” for mining companies deploying and using autonomous systems. It also aims to increase awareness of the system safety and its benefits by providing[…]

Glencore has highlighted the advances it has made in longwall automation at its Oaky Creek underground coal mine in Queensland, Australia, during a visit from the Federal Minister for Resources and Water, Keith Pitt. The minister met production crews and was given a demonstration of the mine’s automated longwall, the company says. Using ‘ExScan’ laser[…]

Hewitt Robins was previously awarded the contract to supply the UK’s largest and oldest working mine with a replacement Vibrating Screen. Winsford Rock Salt mine, part of Compass Minerals, previously had a 50 year old GEC 2.5 m x 7 m double deck linear motion screen which was becoming tired, problematic and in need of replacement.[…]