Archives: Comminution of minerals

Just one of the expected highlights from Metso Outotec’s CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 upcoming presence in Las Vegas, USA, will be an evolution of its Nordberg HP cone crusher. The company will show off its latest innovations at the international construction trade show, taking place on March 14-18, 2023. Juha Yli-Petäys, SVP, Global Distribution Management at Metso[…]

The Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad is deepening its relationships with top Indian miners to help further technology solutions to improve mining and mineral processing efficiency, including for lower grade ores. Firstly, Tata Steel has established a Centre for Innovation in Mining and Mineral Beneficiation at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. The company aims to strengthen its long-term competitiveness through excellence in developing[…]

South Africa-based Weba Chute Systems is set to provide 10 more of its custom engineered transfer chutes for the expansion of an underground crusher station at a platinum mine in Zimbabwe. Overseeing the contract for Weba Chute Systems is Project Manager, Ted Cruikshank, who explains that the design, manufacture and delivery of the units is[…]

Atlas Iron says it has awarded the major haulage, mine load and haul as well as drill and blast contracts for its McPhee project in Western Australia, bringing the iron ore project one step closer to construction and commissioning. With these contracts, the total number of major contracts awarded for the project is over 50%,[…]

With the shareholder vote on BHP’s proposed acquisition of copper and gold mining group OZ Minerals expected to be held in early April 2023, and with OZ Minerals Directors unanimously recommending shareholders vote in favour, it is a good time to review the miner’s progress in 2022 and plans for 2023 across its main mining[…]

Among a long list of new products, digital solutions and displays Sandvik plans to introduce at North America’s largest construction tradeshow, CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023, in Las Vegas, USA, is the Ranger™ DX910i, the company’s latest flagship top hammer surface drill rig. Sandvik will showcase some of its newest innovations in surface drilling, rock tools, stationary crushing[…]

FLSmidth has been selected to supply its ninth high performance semi-mobile crushing plant in a row to leading copper miner First Quantum Minerals. This new crushing plant will increase production and efficiency, contributing to the customer’s expansion plans in Africa. Following the successful commissioning of a semi-mobile crushing plant in early 2022, which is the[…]

Metso Outotec says it is developing its global supply chain operations by reorganising its screening media production in North and Central America, with the opening of new capacity in Mexico and the discontinuing of operations in Missouri, USA. The new screening media production capacity in Irapuato, Mexico, is planned to significantly increase supply and delivery[…]

FLSmidth’s Capital Markets Day on January 18, 2023 marked the culmination of a major portfolio review that really ramped up on the completion of its acquisition of thyssenkrupp’s mining business on September 1, 2022. But the overall change at FLSmidth also runs much deeper – Group CEO Mikko Keto also said during the CMD event[…]

A fluorite mine some 100 km outside Pretoria, South Africa, has become the first recipient of Sandvik Rock Processing’s first locally-manufactured SmartPlant™ in Africa. Following its recent commissioning, the 300 t/h plant has already met process guarantees and reached nameplate capacity, according to the OEM. To improve efficiency and productivity, a South Africa-based fluorspar producer[…]