Archives: Diamond mining

FLSmidth and thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG (a fully owned subsidiary of thyssenkrupp AG) have reached an agreement that FLSmidth will acquire thyssenkrupp’s Mining business (TK Mining) for a total consideration (enterprise value) of €325 million, corresponding to approximately DKK 2.4 billion. Closing of the transaction is expected in H2 2022 and is subject to customary[…]

Many mines struggle with crushing run-of-mine materials which can consist of a combination of clays, marls, other sticky materials, and hard stones. Traditional hard rock jaw and gyratory crushers work well with hard material but can pack and clog with soft, sticky, or wet feed. Komatsu states: “In the past, material hardness has limited where[…]

Piston diaphragm pumps from ABEL are helping Russia’s ALROSA with its filtration process at one of its diamond mines in the country. In Spring 2021, ABEL received an order for the delivery of six of these piston diaphragm pumps, HM pumps, following an initial HM pump order in 2020. This inaugural pump was delivered to[…]

The installation by Weir Minerals Africa of a Linatex® 808 hard wall rubber hose with wear indicator system is, Weir says, reducing downtime and operating costs at Namdeb’s Sendelingsdrift treatment plant in Namibia. Sendelingsdrift was previously having to change out the incumbent competitor’s rubber hoses every four weeks due to excessively high wear rates. In[…]

In the company’s recently released annual report, Germany-headquartered rail bound mining transport and trackless electric mobile equipment major SMT Scharf gave some clues as to how it intends to grow its battery electric underground mining equipment business. Its long electrical expertise and investments such as acquiring RDH Mining Equipment in Alban, Ontario in 2018, enables[…]

Uniting innovation with a wealth of industry experience that spans six decades, the United Mining Services Group says it is continuing to grow from strength to strength. With projects throughout southern Africa and as far afield as Brazil and the USA, the organisation draws on considerable industry expertise to offer turnkey solutions to clients in[…]

TOMRA says it is tapping the potential of digitalisation with a constantly expanding offer of digital services to help mining operations improve their efficiency and profitability – most recently with the introduction of the new augmented reality tool for remote assistance, TOMRA Visual Assist. It states: “In a challenging market, mining companies under increasing pressure[…]

Orica, the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems, has announced the release of its new Advanced Vibration Management (AVM) software that links blast design, modelling and measurement to conserve sensitive structures. Continuing its efforts to create safer, predictable and more productive blast outcomes, Orica has added Advanced Vibration Management (AVM) to[…]

TOMRA Sorting Mining says it is breaking new ground with a “unique” X-ray Transmission (XRT) Final Recovery solution that guarantees 99% diamond recovery. With the new introduction, TOMRA is the first company in the industry able to supply a full diamond recovery solution using XRT technology from 2-100 mm, coupled with all the benefits of[…]

Now celebrating its centenary year, IM Editorial Director Paul Moore spoke to SGS Bateman, the current incarnation of the famous Bateman name in mineral processing technology, which continues to be a leading player in Africa and worldwide in bespoke plants including dense media separation With multiple mining technology and mineral processing specialist acquisitions in recent[…]