Archives: Energy minerals

A trial of Maptek DomainMCF at an underground metals mine has concluded that machine learning will most likely become the preferred modelling method for mineral deposits, according to the software company. DomainMCF is a platform that Maptek says will ‘put the geology back into geologists’, applying deep learning and big data computing methods to generate[…]

TAKRAF Group says it is registering strong demand for its new generation DELKOR BQR flotation cell, now equipped with the MAXGen mechanism for best-in-class metallurgical performance across a wide range of commodities. Its MAXGen-equipped cells were first commercially applied at a cement works in India, in order to maximise limestone recovery. In other, more recent[…]

GEH SMR Technologies Canada Ltd and the Saskatchewan Industrial and Mining Supplier’s Association (SIMSA) have agreed to cooperate to support the potential deployment of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) in Saskatchewan. Through a memorandum of understanding, GEH SMR Canada and SIMSA agreed to collaborate in engaging with local suppliers to maximise the role of[…]

Realising the vision of a world of clean energy brings the issue of metal supply into sharp focus, with major and sustained increases required to meet growing demands, Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Ellen Thomson* writes. With copper, for example, there are predictions of a shortfall of 15 Mt per annum by 2034 based on the current[…]

A new report from multi-disciplinary engineering, operational and development project, Hatch, estimates Australia’s mining waste can be reduced by 30% using already available technologies. One of the biggest challenges currently facing the mining industry is managing the volume of tailings generated as minerals mining ramps up to meet the demands of the transition to renewable[…]

Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia Pty Ltd (TLEA) has announced first production of battery-grade lithium from its plant in Kwinana, Western Australia, marking the first time battery-grade lithium, or lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LHM), has been produced in Australia in commercial quantities. This is a significant milestone for TLEA and Australian mining as the sector expands to[…]

Exploring for heavy minerals in Cameroon, a multinational mining company is gaining valuable results and insights through the use of an on-site pilot plant from South Africa-based process equipment leader Multotec. The pilot plant was designed and assembled at Multotec’s extensive design, manufacturing and testing facilities at Spartan near Johannesburg, South Africa, and shipped to[…]

BacTech Environmental Corp, an environmental technology company delivering eco-friendly bioleaching and remediation solutions for precious metal and critical mineral recovery, says it is advancing its Sudbury pilot plant development for nickel-cobalt and ‘green’ iron recovery with plans for the plant to be operational in July. Dr Nadia Mykytczuk, a leader in biomining technology, member of[…]

Graphene Manufacturing Group says it has signed a non-binding agreement to collaborate on energy saving and storage solution with Rio Tinto. Together, GMG and Rio Tinto are set to explore the use of energy-saving products in Rio’s operations, explore working together to support GMG’s development of Graphene Aluminium-Ion (G+Al) batteries, and collaborate on mining and[…]

Rio Tinto has started producing tellurium at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah, becoming one of only two US producers of the critical mineral used in advanced thin film photovoltaic solar panels. The tellurium will be refined in North America by 5N Plus, a global producer of specialty semiconductors and performance materials, under a commercial[…]