Archives: Comminution of minerals

Weir says it has found that its customers dealing with large particle abrasion in their pumps can save significantly on components and maintenance downtime by using rubber linings. According to Marnus Koorts, General Manager for Pump Products at Weir, these linings excel in applications where particles are being driven by a great deal of energy.[…]

DDD Group, based in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has taken over the business activities of the Italian company Sovatec s.r.l, expanding its wire and polyurethane screens capacity. The new DDD subsidiary, headquartered in Stazzano (Piedmont), has been producing high-quality wire and polyurethane screens for various industries and applications, particularly for the separation of mining and quarrying[…]

Sandfire says it has successfully commissioned a Larox permanent filter press at its Motheo copper mine in Botswana, as part of a planned debottlenecking process. On May 25, Sandfire announced that it had successfully produced first copper concentrate at Mothe, with construction of the mine nearing completion and equipment commissioning activities over 92% complete for[…]

Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine (NMMC), the world’s fourth-largest gold producer and Central Asia’s largest gold miner, has set an ambitious goal to implement 11 projects with a total value of $1 billion in 2024 under its ongoing Investment Program. The program, designed to boost gold production, highlights NMMC’s commitment to growth and innovation in[…]

Weir, a global leader in innovative mining technology, has launched the all-new ENDURON® Orbital range of vibrating screens. Engineered for sand and aggregate, construction, and small tonnage mining operations, the new screens it says are designed to meet the most demanding of applications. Featuring an all-bolted construction, the screens “significantly improve reliability by eliminating welding[…]

On July 16, China’s Sichuan Zigong Conveying Machine Group Co Ltd (ZGCMC), also known as Yunji Group, and Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement in Shenzhen. Relying on the advantages of ZGCMC in the mining and bulk transportation industries, as well as Huawei’s technical capabilities in cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, digital[…]

Serabi Gold is planning for the start-up a second sensor-based sorting solution from COMEX as it looks to commence operations at its Coringa project, in Brazil. The company confirmed in its June quarter results that construction of the classification plant was well underway at Coringa, with the crusher expected to be operational in August and[…]

Powermaster has announced the launch of its Revolution technology, which, it says, efficiently crushes materials, remediates mine sites and reprocesses valuable tailings. The Revolution is an eco-friendly gyroscopic grinder designed to process various materials, from large rocks to fine tailings. The technology is billed as cutting the cost of processing by half and reducing the[…]

Eriez® has announced the launch of its new SEV series of Suspended Electromagnets, representing, it says, a significant advancement in suspended electromagnet design. These units feature stronger magnets housed in smaller enclosures, reducing overall weight and installation costs while optimising performance efficiency, the company says. Integrated into the Eriez SE7000 line, the new SEV models[…]

Metso has been awarded orders for the delivery of grinding plant equipment for South32’s greenfield Hermosa project in the Patagonia Mountains in southern Arizona. The order is booked in the Minerals segment’s 2024 June-quarter orders received, the OEM says. Metso’s scope of delivery includes a Premier™ Primary Autogenous Grinding (AG) Mill and a Vertimill® VTM-4500[…]