Archives: Base metals

Cornish Metals Inc has received results back from TOMRA Sorting GmbH that indicate X-ray Transmission (XRT) sensor-based sorting could be a viable option for its South Crofty tin project in the UK. The feasibility study on South Crofty, a iconic former producing copper and tin mine with first documented production history dating back to 1592,[…]

Global leader in sustainable stainless steel Outokumpu says its Kemi chrome mine near its Tornio operations in Finland is to become the first carbon-neutral mine in the world by 2025 – almost a third of the target to be achieved with Neste’s renewable fuels. Thanks to their use, the annual greenhouse gas emissions of the[…]

FLSmidth says it has expanded its conveyor testing capabilities. Due to increasing demand for small scale testing on conveyor transport of mine waste, FLS has installed a new test unit at its lab in Votorantim, Brazil. This test unit is used to determine the change in surcharge angle of a material over conveyed distances as[…]

Barrick’s transformation of its Lumwana mine into a world-class producer will provide strong impetus for the government’s thrust to revive the country’s copper industry, President and Chief Executive Mark Bristow said this week after a meeting with Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema. Barrick is investing almost $2 billion in an expansion project designed to increase Lumwana’s[…]

Metso has opened a renovated minerals processing laboratory in Pori, Finland, in the process significantly expanding its ore sample and process testing capability to allow for safe and efficient testing around the clock. Elina Wiik, Manager, Minerals Processing Laboratories at Metso, said: “The number of minerals testing projects has increased steadily during recent years. The[…]

Cummins has unveiled its brand-new European Master Rebuild Centre for high horsepower engines in Krakow, Poland – the first of its kind in Europe. IM was there and a follow up article will discuss the facility’s offer to mining in more detail. The company has invested $10 million in the development of the Centre, which remanufactures[…]

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[…]

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®[…]

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[…]

Aurubis has partnered with Metso as part of its plans to invest in hydrogen-ready anode furnaces at its Hamburg copper processing plant in Germany. The company relies on Metso’s proven technology, consisting of complete hydrogen-ready Outotec Anode Furnaces with hoods and auxiliary equipment, which will be used in the anode refining process, Metso says. Close[…]