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Metso Outotec is out to improve sinter plant process performance and stability with the launch of Optimus Sinter, a digital optimiser for iron ore sintering plants. Optimus Sinter is one of Metso Outotec’s leading-edge digital solutions to ensure the optimal operation and maintenance of iron ore sintering plants, the company says. A sophisticated thermodynamic model[…]

LKAB is further increasing its safety capabilities by implementing several solutions from the Mobilaris Mining Intelligence platform at its Kiruna mine in northern Sweden, Epiroc says. The platform, now 100% incorporated into Epiroc following the consolidation of its ownership in Mobilaris MCE AB in 2021, allows all employees to receive alarm and crisis information and[…]

Komatsu has entered into an agreement to acquire Gelsenkirchen, Germany-based GHH Group GmbH (GHH), in a deal that will see it significantly expand its underground mining equipment market share. Founded in the 1960s and currently part of the German-owned Schmidt Kranz Group, GHH offers a wide range of equipment focused on loaders (LHDs) and articulated[…]

Sandvik invests heavily in innovation, with approximately 2,600 of the company’s 39,000 employees performing research at some 50 R&D centres worldwide. A recent article published by the company outlines how two of these researchers – Ida Borgh, Materials Specialist and Susanne Norgren, Sandvik Group expert have been trying to find a solution for replacing or[…]

CiDRA Minerals Processing Inc and OZ Minerals Ltd have announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding that provides a basis of common understanding to commission a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study for customisation and tie-in of CiDRA’s proprietary non flotation-based mineral separation technology for operation in a grind circuit rougher application[…]

At the Quellaveco copper mine in Peru, a modern geotechnical monitoring system for slopes and material deposits has been implemented by Anglo American, which uses four radars, analysis of satellite images, and a robotic station that monitors nearly 200 geolocation devices (prisms) in the field. Thanks to this technology, potential instability in different structures can[…]

On December 15, 2022, a miner at a potash mine in Laos made a video call on a wireless network from 300 m underground using his smartphone. The milestone, a first for southeast Asia, took place at the Asia-Potash International Investment mine in Khammouane province, 350 km from Laos’ capital Vientiane. During the call, the[…]

Sibanye-Stillwater’s subsidiary Keliber has partnered with Metso Outotec to provide its sustainable soda pressure leaching technology for Keliber’s lithium hydroxide refinery, which will be built in Kokkola, Finland. Keliber owns the advanced lithium project located in the Kaustinen region of Finland, which intends to be one of the first integrated operations in Europe to sustainably[…]

Australia-based Perenti has provided an operational update and an upgrade to its financial year 2023 guidance to end-June 2023, which includes confirmation of a new contract for Barminco at Evolution Mining’s Ernest Henry mine in Queensland and a variation to expand its work scope at Regis Resources’ Garden Well mine in Western Australia. The positive[…]

A new fleet of Duratray Suspended Dump Bodies (SDB) for Caterpillar 777-05 mining trucks has been completed and shipped to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for use at the Kibali gold mine in the country. Following manufacture in Turkey, the steel frames will be transported on sea to Kenya, then 1,800 km overland[…]