Archives: Comminution of minerals

Pilot Crushtec says Africa’s only locally manufactured, fully mobile double-roll crusher, the DoppiaTrac DR400, continues to perform well in the field of mobile coal crushing. The DoppiaTrac DR400 now has a decade of success in the field, according to the company, achieving production rates of 300-400 t/h. “We designed the DR400 from the ground up[…]

Bradken has confirmed its growth aspirations in the mining wear solutions space with the acquisition of Linings, a Peru-based leader in composite mill liners. Bradken says its expansion into the manufacturing of rubber composite mill liners and other products confirms its focus on serving the mining sector with innovative wear solutions and the importance of[…]

CMS Cepcor Group has reached an agreement with Columbia Steel Casting Co Inc to purchase key commercial and technical assets while Columbia Steel’s plant in Portland, Oregon has closed after a history dating back to 1901. The agreement will see the CMS Cepcor Group incorporate a new company called Columbia Steel Cast Products LLC, which[…]

Civmec has secured the award of a major contract worth more than A$330 million for the Rio Tinto Western Range Project at their Paraburdoo iron ore site in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The iron ore project includes greenfields and brownfields scope with the construction of a new Run of Mine (ROM) pad, primary[…]

Nordic Mining ASA has awarded Metso Outotec with an order for the delivery of an energy-efficient comminution technology package for its Engebø rutile and garnet greenfield project in Norway, the OEM says. Metso Outotec’s scope of delivery includes key comminution and classification equipment, comprising a C-type jaw crusher, Premier™ Rod mill, Vertimill™, and 12 UltraFine[…]

Eriez® says it has recently completed the construction and commissioning of a new state-of-the-art fire assay laboratory to support flotation testing at its world headquarters in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. This new facility includes all required equipment for fusion, cupellation, parting, weighing and assaying, as well as innovative systems to enhance worker safety and environmental compliance,[…]

Metso Outotec says it has signed a three-year Life Cycle Services (LCS) contract for the service of 10 Metso Outotec-supplied HIGmill™ fine grinding units to a mining customer in Asia Pacific. The purpose of this agreement is to maximise production and increase uptime by improving the performance of the wear parts using Metso Outotec’s proprietary[…]

FLSmidth says it has been chosen to supply the world’s highest capacity in-pit crushing system to a leading copper miner in South America to boost its efficiency. The order is valued at approximately DKK320 million (over $45 million), where around DKK80 million was booked in Q3 2022 and the rest in Q4 2022. The equipment[…]

Metso Outotec says it strengthens its market-leading position in providing unique solutions for its mining and aggregate customers through its Life Cycle Services (LCS) program. During 2022, the company says its LCS business “experienced substantial growth with more than 130 new agreements covering global and regional mining companies as well as large to mid-size quarries[…]

Metso Outotec says it has been awarded an order for the supply of key minerals processing technologies to OZ Minerals’ West Musgrave copper-nickel project in Western Australia. The OEM’s scope of delivery includes an MP1250™ cone crusher, as well as Planet Positive classified flotation units and high-rate thickeners. The TankCell® e630 flotation units (pictured) are[…]