Piedmont Lithium has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Primero Group that could see the Australia-based engineering firm deliver the planned spodumene concentrator at the Piedmont lithium project in North Carolina, USA. Piedmont says it and Primero have partnered since early 2018, with Primero having been the lead engineering consultant for Piedmont’s scoping[…]
There has been a lot of very general talk of a “new normal” in mining, of new ways of mines doing things during the COVID-19 pandemic – a lot of it focussed mainly on a perceived new introduction or speeding up of autonomous operations and without much detail. To get to the bottom of what[…]
Kalium Lakes has commissioned a recently delivered salt harvester from Wirtgen at its Beyondie Sulphate of potash project (BSOPP) in Western Australia. The Wirtgen harvester was selected after extensive trials using different harvesting methods and machinery as part of Kalium Lakes’ 10 ha pilot scale ponds program, the company said. The Wirtgen 220 can produce[…]
Metso Corporation and Outotec Oyj have now received the remaining outstanding competition clearances for the combination of Metso’s Minerals business with Outotec through a partial demerger of Metso. Current Metso shareholders will own 78% and Outotec shareholders 22% of the combined company. Pekka Vauramo, the current Metso President and CEO will be the CEO of[…]
Albemarle has selected ARMS Reliability’s asset strategy management tool, OnePM, to rapidly develop and deploy new maintenance strategies for its joint venture lithium hydroxide plant in Kemerton, Western Australia. Albemarle holds a 60% interest in the joint venture, with Mineral Resources Limited owning the remaining 40% stake following an agreement signed last year. This marks[…]
AGQ Mining has been awarded a contract to carry out analytical geochemical characterisation and leaching tests on dump material from various radioactive mining areas in Portugal. The Portugal-based public company, EDM (Empresa de Desenvolvimento Mineiro), awarded AGQ Mining & Bioenergy the contract. The purpose of the project is to study the chemical stability over the[…]
Eriez’s Flotation Division continues to benefit from its investments in testing capabilities at its Central Test Lab (CTL) in Erie, Pennsylvania, with the company saying its technical services business has doubled since 2015. Eriez maintains an assortment of bench and pilot-scale equipment for both laboratory and in-field evaluations, with the flotation division conducting on-site testing[…]
DRA Global says it has been awarded the engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the Kalium Lakes-owned Beyondie sulphate of potash (SOP) project in Western Australia. The scope of work will be the design, supply, and construction of the 90,000 t/y SOP processing plant, with a provision for future expansion to 180,000 t/y, the[…]
Mineral Technologies is a well known leader in mineral processing solutions, especially for mineral sands gravity separation, and is part of the Downer Group, a leading provider of infrastructure services in Australia and New Zealand. The company has expertise across a wide range of minerals including iron ore, mineral and silica sands, coal, chromite, gold,[…]
Oil sands major Syncrude Canada Ltd has awarded Worley a services agreement for its Canadian hydrocarbon facilities. Under the agreement, Worley will provide construction and site maintenance services at the facilities over a five year term. This continues Worley’s 29‐year relationship with Syncrude. Worley’s field services team will deliver services for bitumen production, bitumen processing,[…]