Archives: Diamond mining

Having successfully undergone a major business transition in the last 12 months, Worley says it has weathered the storm in a rapidly changing environment, “seamlessly delivering strategic and operational objectives through innovation, strength and determination to deliver.” Worley sees its ability to adapt as key to the company’s resilience, and a major driving force towards[…]

With Mikko Tepponen now in place as the new Chief Digital Officer (CDO), FLSmidth says it will accelerate both the digital transformation of its own business and its portfolio of digital offerings aimed at optimising customer operations in the mining industry. Tepponen arrives with proven experience in driving transformation journeys in other large industries and[…]

Late last week, Petra Diamonds confirmed that its “Project 2022” initiative was fully operational at both mine sites and the group level. This milestone, coming in the face of recent output disruptions and the suspension of the company’s production guidance following the outbreak of COVID-19, is worth a mention. When announcing Project 2022 in July[…]

Outotec Oyj and Metso Corporation have cleared one of the last major hurdles on their journey to combining with the receipt of unconditional merger control clearance from the European Commission for the combination of Metso Minerals with Outotec to create the new global mineral processing solutions giant Metso Outotec. Outotec Oyj and Metso Corporation have[…]

Russia diamond mining giant ALROSA says construction of a new froth flotation line at its Aikhal operations processing plant #14 will improve recovery of diamonds from the Aikhal kimberlite feed. ALROSA is to invest around RUB 200 million to install a froth flotation (pneumoflotation) line at Plant 14 of Aikhal Division to improve beneficiation of[…]

Star Diamond Corporation has announced that Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc (RTEC) has commenced the processing of bulk samples from RTEC’s trench cutter program. These bulk samples, estimated by RTEC to be approximately 8,271 wet tonnes, were collected during 2019 on the Star Kimberlite and are stored on-site in approximately 6,848 cubic metre bulk bags.[…]

ASX-listed Newfield Resources says underground development drill and blast operations continue at its Tongo diamond mine in Sierra Leone, and to date the decline development has advanced some 76 m. The ongoing development of the 6 m x 4 m decline tunnel is critical to the project progress, as each blast brings development closer to[…]

Metals Consulting International Ltd (MCI), the independent iron and steel sector management consulting firm, has announced the merger of its advisory business with that of Saint Barbara, advisors to the world’s metals, minerals and mining industries. MCI mostly undertakes iron and steel sector due diligence and feasibility study work for clients in Western, Central and[…]

The Aikhal Mining and Processing Division of global diamond miner ALROSA has begun implementing tools for the Lean Production system. The 5C system is one of the most famous methods of Lean Production. It helps to organise the workplace correctly, keep it clean, and maintain standards and discipline. The idea of introducing the 5C system[…]

Descartes Labs, a New Mexico-based geospatial analytics company, has announced the availability of its Advanced Mineral Exploration Package, a specialised data platform and modelling workbench for exploration geology and data science teams to access remote sensing and machine learning capabilities globally. The Advanced Mineral Exploration Package lets clients integrate in-house data with the platform, giving[…]