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Engineering company Monadelphous Group Ltd has entered into an agreement to acquire Melchor Contracting, a Perth-based structural concrete and associated works business, subject to the satisfaction of conditions precedent that are usual in transactions of this nature. Melchor Contracting offers a full structural concrete package capability, including detailed earthworks, formwork, reinforcement fixing and concrete placement[…]

Munro Vehicles, a manufacturer of all-electric 4x4s, and Scotland’s only volume production car company, has announced an equity crowdfunding round and revealed details of design and technical enhancements for its all-electric 4×4 Series-M Pick-Up and Series-M Truck models, driven by extensive field trials of, and customer feedback on, the Munro MK_1 pre-production model. Munro is[…]

Epiroc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Newcrest, one of the world’s largest gold mining companies, for a new strategic partnership. This newest collaboration aims to take a holistic approach towards the entire mining process at several of Newcrest’s mines, supported by Epiroc’s leading portfolio of automation, digitalisation, and electrification solutions. “The mining[…]

When a consulting engineering company approached ABB about a specific problem that its platinum mining client was experiencing at its smelter facility in the North West Province of South Africa it was an opportunity for the technology provider to showcase its innovation and adaptability in responding to specific customer requirements. “There was nuisance tripping of[…]

Last week, leading global electric motors and drives group WEG SA based in Brazil announced that through its indirect subsidiaries abroad, it will acquire the industrial electric motors and generators business of Regal Rexnord Corporation, a global manufacturer of electromechanical equipment. The acquisition value is $400 million, subject to common price adjustments for this type of[…]

Metso has signed a contract for the delivery of a new copper concentrator to be built in Kazakhstan, banking some €85 million ($90 million) in its Minerals segment’s September quarter 2023 orders received in the process. The company’s scope of delivery consists of the main process equipment for grinding, flotation and dewatering and includes HIGmill®[…]

This month’s Spotlight Feature Article looks at the all-important process of flotation; a sector that is getting more cutting edge by the year. Included within this is a focus on the cutting edge of froth flotation technologies and a taste of some of the topics that will be presented at the forthcoming Flotation ‘23 conference[…]

Mineral Resources (MinRes) has awarded a A$24 million ($15.5 million) contract to local Indigenous-owned business Djeleanna Pty Ltd as part of the flagship Onslow Iron project, in Western Australia. The four-year contract is for exploration earthworks at the Ken’s Bore mine site, east of Onslow, including constructing access tracks, building drill pads, road maintenance and[…]

Fortune Minerals and Rio Tinto have agreed on a collaboration to develop technology that will improve recovery of the critical minerals cobalt and bismuth. Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the companies, testing will be done at Rio Tinto Kennecott’s integrated copper mining and smelting operations in Utah and at Fortune’s planned Alberta[…]

WEC Projects, a South African EPC contractor specialising in water and sewage treatment plants, says it has completed a contract for the design and engineering of three water treatment plants for Endeavour’s Lafigué gold mine, approximately 120 kms northeast of Bouake in Côte d’Ivoire. WEC has designed and built three water treatment plants – one[…]