Archives: Comminution of minerals

ABB is celebrating the 10th anniversary since it reacquired ownership of a key gearless mill drive (GMD) system business in Spain on July 30, 2013, which combined the leading ring motor product from Alstom with ABB’s electrical offering for GMD systems. The technology leader marks the milestone with record output in the last calendar year and a[…]

Gold mining major Kinross has released its 2022 Climate Report in which J. Paul Rollinson, the President and Chief Executive Officer discusses how it is translating ESG Strategy into Climate Change Action. He states: “We continue to take important steps to address climate change through renewable energy projects, power purchase agreements, electric autonomous haulage partnerships,[…]

Multotec has recently expanded its operation in Brazil with the opening of a manufacturing facility that, it says, enables the company to bring its manufacturing capabilities closer to its customers in the country, increasing its speed to market and enabling it to better serve the local mining sector. Located in the city of Contagem, in[…]

In April 2023, IM Editorial Director Paul Moore toured Metso’s state of the art Performance Center in Santiago, Chile with Pablo Zuniga – Metso’s Remote Services Manager (pictured at the facility above). The facility is just a small part of Metso’s office space in the city but an increasingly important one as mining houses look[…]

A little over nine months after being acquired by Sandvik, Schenck Process Mining (SP Mining), the global mineral processing related business of the Schenck Process Group, is close to achieving what it says will be a significant milestone as part of its integration into the Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions Business Area. Each of Sandvik’s three[…]

In Australia, FLSmidth has received an order to deliver two of its Jaw Gyratory Crushers of model BK 63-75 to an underground mine in New South Wales. The recent order makes it the fifth and sixth Jaw Gyratory Crushers for this project, as it follows several already successful project deliveries of the same crusher type since[…]

Weir Minerals says it has opened a new distribution centre in Salt Lake City, Utah, providing proximity to customers in the heart of US mining country. The new facility boasts over 10,000 high-density pallet storage locations, 16 active docks with full safety features and four assembly bays. It will allow the company to expedite deliveries[…]

Sandvik Rock Processing says it has marked a significant step in its expansion across Africa with the successful completion of its first South African-manufactured screen package. This milestone project was undertaken at the company’s Spartan facility in Johannesburg, which already produces the Kwatani and Schenck products as part of Sandvik’s screening solutions offering. The capability[…]

A new report from Eriez® reveals how a set of Magnetic Mill Liners (MML) are significantly improving safety standards, energy efficiency and operational longevity at a Nexa Resources operation in Peru. The MML is a wear-resistant steel-encased magnet that combines the best qualities of steel and magnetic liners, according to Eriez. The report highlights the[…]

Efficient operation and minimal downtime are crucial for maintaining productivity and profitability in grinding circuits and, to address these challenges, many operations are opting for the KREBS® SmartCyclone™ technology from FLSmidth, according to the OEM. Abrie Schutte, Senior Applications Engineer at FLSmidth responsible for the KREBS pumps cyclones and valves product business line, says this[…]