Archives: Base metals

Rio Tinto says it has signed Australia’s largest renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) to date to supply its Gladstone operations in Queensland, agreeing to buy the majority of electricity from Windlab’s planned 1.4 GW Bungaban wind energy project. The agreement, which follows the announcement last month of a PPA for the Upper Calliope solar farm[…]

MacLean Equipment USA, the US-based business of the global manufacturer MacLean Engineering, will be sharing its mining equipment innovation expertise at two technical sessions at the upcoming SME 2024 convention in Phoenix, Arizona, from February 25-28. US Branch Manager Tara MacLean will be chairing the Applications and Design Considerations for Battery Equipment in Mining, on[…]

Metso says it has received an order to provide a single-stage semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) solution for a low-carbon aluminium industry project in China. The value of the order, which is not disclosed, is booked in the Minerals segment’s March quarter 2024 orders received. Metso’s scope of delivery consists of six SAG mills with 45 MW[…]

Antofagasta Minerals has announced new goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions after achieving in advance the objectives it had set in 2018. As part of its decarbonisation and climate change strategy, the company has committed to reducing its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% by 2035, compared to 2020, while also taking into account[…]

On February 15, 2024, Peru’s National Environmental Certification Service for Sustainable Investments (SENACE) approved, after a detailed evaluation process, the Modification of the Environmental Impact Study (MEIA) of copper and zinc mining major Compañía Minera Antamina. This approval allows for an investment of approximately US$2 billion over the next few years, following Antamina’s internal governance process,[…]

The feasibility study for the Taylor deposit, part of South32’s Hermosa project in Arizona, USA, has lived up to the mining company’s expectations, with final investment approval to develop this resource granted to the tune of $2.16 billion. Hermosa was the first mining project added to the US Government’s FAST-41 process and is currently the[…]

Syensqo, previously part of Solvay group, has announced the launch of its Transfoamer™ product line, which it describes as the first groundbreaking frother innovation in more than 65 years. Well suited for coarse particle recovery, Transfoamer™ frothers are based on a novel technology that changes froth strength in response to pH, “leading to more efficient[…]

Teck Resources Ltd has announced that its Red Dog Operations, one of the world’s largest zinc mines, has been awarded the Zinc Mark in recognition of environmentally and socially responsible production practices. The mine is located about 170 km north of the Arctic Circle in northwest Alaska, near Kotzebue. “Zinc plays an important role in[…]

Hexagon’s Mining division has announced a partnership with Rio Tinto to deploy over 200 Hexagon Collision Avoidance Systems (CAS) at the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold open pit mine in Mongolia, including on the 30-strong 290 t class Komatsu 930E-4SE haul trucks fleet as well as the loading tools which include two Caterpillar 7495HR rope shovels as[…]

Metso has been awarded a major order worth some €55 million ($59 million) to deliver key concentrator equipment for a copper mining project in Chile. The Metso delivery scope consists of high-capacity Nordberg® MP1250 secondary cone crushers, MF Series™ vibrating screens and energy-efficient Vertimill® VTM1500 regrinding mills. For the flotation and separation circuit, Metso will[…]