Archives: Comminution of minerals

One of the largest alumina refineries in Australia needed to replace an ageing ball mill critical to its operation, with Xtreme Engineering, a heavy fabrication company, partnering with Mammoet to provide a solution for the exchange and replacement of the old and new equipment. The mill was located in the centre of the plant, making[…]

To meet the increased demand for magnetic separators following a sustained period of sales growth, Bunting has redesigned and refurbished the industrial magnetiser at its Redditch manufacturing facility in the United Kingdom. The enhancements make this DC impulse industrial magnetiser the largest in the UK, outside of academia, it claims. Bunting is a leading designer[…]

FLSmidth has acquired 100% of the shares in the Canadian grinding mill engineering, supply and services provider, Farnell-Thompson Applied Technologies Inc. Its offerings will be integrated into FLSmidth’s core Mining business. The acquisition is effective immediately. Farnell-Thompson is a global supplier of engineering services, parts and mills to the mining industry. The company already has[…]

Sandvik is connecting its 800i series cone crushers with the latest Automation and Connective System, ACS-c 5 as it looks to continue a design philosophy based on evolution of parts, materials and technologies to improve the reliability, availability and productivity customers rely on. “The upgraded 800i crushers with new ACS-c 5 are a natural next step[…]

Weir Minerals continues to make inroads in the comminution market, with the company having achieved a major high pressure grinding roll (HPGR) milestone during 2023, Weir Group’s 2023 financial year results confirmed. In a Weir Group report that highlighted flat year-on-year orders and a 16% increase in adjusted profit, the Minerals division noted a significant[…]

Superior Industries, Inc., a US-based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems is announcing what it says is another advancement in its lineup of Guardian® Horizontal Screens with a brand-new heavy duty scalping model. The new HD scalping screen handles a maximum feed size of 457 mm, surpassing its medium-duty predecessor,[…]

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[…]

Australian mining company De Grey Mining Ltd has awarded Metso orders for a Superior™ MKIII 50-65 primary gyratory crusher and two 14 MW Premier™ ball mills. The equipment will be installed at De Grey Mining’s Hemi Gold Project located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The combined order value of over €20 million is booked[…]

We’ve reviewed a novel, vendor-agnostic pre-concentration screening test in part one and explained a comprehensive five-step pre-concentration evaluation in part two…now for part three in the three-part series with SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc’s Adrian Dance (Principal Metallurgist) and Bob McCarthy (Principal Consultant) SRK Consulting’s Adrian Dance and Bob McCarthy have devoted years to ensuring the[…]

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,[…]