Archives: Base metals

Anglo American, following the signing of an agreement with Aguas Pacífico, a Chile-based water desalination and solutions provider, says it has secured desalinated water supply for its Los Bronces copper mine in Chile from 2025. This pact will meet almost half of the mine’s water requirements, Anglo American says. In this first phase, Anglo American[…]

Anglo Asian Mining has started the expansion of its flotation plant at the Gedabek site in Azerbaijan, with the company set to add an additional three rougher/scavenger cells and four cleaner cells from Maelgwyn Mineral Services. The expansion will see the plant capacity doubled, while providing additional operational flexibility, it said. It also forms part[…]

GR Engineering Services has been appointed preferred tenderer by Boab Metals Limited in relation to the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the processing plant and non-process infrastructure for the Sorby Hills lead-silver project in Kununurra, Western Australia. GR Engineering and Sorby Hills Management Pty Ltd (the manager of the Sorby Hills joint venture)[…]

Many hydrometallurgy plants that employ solvent extraction (SX) as an upgrading and purification step, have to contend with the formation of crud within the SX circuit. Effective management of crud is essential to prevent build-up in the settlers and the adverse effects on metal recoveries. ProProcess’ integrated Crud Forx™ system is a solids removal solution[…]

BHP has submitted a revised non-binding indicative proposal to the Board of OZ Minerals Limited (OZL) that, subject to a successful four-week due dilligence period, could see the major miner acquire the mid-tier base metal-focused miner. The offer to acquire 100% of OZ Minerals by way of a scheme of arrangement for a cash price[…]

Adventus Mining Corporation says negotiations have concluded for the award of the open pit mining contract to a joint-venture between STRACON SA, the well-established Peruvian mining contractor with operations throughout the Americas, and RIPCONCIV, a large and respected Ecuadorian infrastructure construction contractor, for the development of the El Domo-Curipamba copper-gold project located in central Ecuador.[…]

Orica has expanded its strategic relationship with Alpha HPA Limited, including acquiring a 5% equity interest and establishing a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to investigate the feasibility of establishing a new high-purity aluminium (HPA) manufacturing facility in North America. The funds from the equity investment will be used to accelerate final engineering and product[…]

Metso Outotec has been awarded a repeat order to deliver sustainable tailings filtration technology for Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co Ltd’s new laterite nickel mine project in Indonesia. The order value, which is not disclosed, has been booked in Minerals fourth-quarter 2022 orders received. Metso Outotec’s scope of delivery consists of the engineering, manufacturing and supply[…]

BASF and Moleaer™ Inc have announced an exclusive partnership to combine expertise in mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, gas transfer and nanobubble technology to develop what they say are innovative processes for mining. The initial aim is to target the copper leaching process and improve extraction rates of copper ores containing high levels of chalcopyrite, which have[…]

Glencore has signed a three-year contract extension with Wallis Drilling to retain the drilling company’s services at Murrin Murrin in Western Australia’s Goldfields region, which will extend Wallis’ long-standing relationship at the Glencore-owned operation to over a quarter of a century, the service provider says. Wallis Drilling is a local Western Australian business, founded in[…]