Archives: Energy minerals

Eriez says it’s high-intensity Dry Vibrating Magnetic Filter (DVMF) technology holds the key to removing very fine iron-bearing contaminants from hard-to-flow powders, such as lithium, to produce higher quality end-products. In a recently published white paper, the separation technology leader says the DVMF technology has been validated as the most effective separation process for hard-rock[…]

Metso gave its take on the evolution of mining towards a more autonomous mining future from the perspective of a mineral processing technology major in a strategy implementation discussion contained in its FY2019 results released today. “We expect mining and minerals processing to be highly autonomous and optimised by 2050. Going forward, minerals processing assets[…]

Batchfire says it is continuing to invest in the Callide coal mine in Queensland and the local and regional economies. A A$40 million investment in the Boundary Hill South Boxcut is starting to see production ramp up, with over 560,000 t of coal mined and exported from this new pit since operation commenced in August[…]

K2fly Ltd has announced that major miner groups Vale and South32 have signed initial purchase orders to immediately commence work on proof of concept designs for the RCubed Resource Governance solution. It comes only a month after Gold Fields Australia on behalf of Gold Fields Ltd signed a new five year SaaS contract to implement[…]

Two major manufacturers of mining machinery and equipment are now cooperating on the world market: GHH from Gelsenkirchen, Germany, and MacLean from Ontario, Canada, announced their cooperation at a plant inauguration in Mexico in February. MacLean intends to use the new production facility in Queretaro to reach customers in Latin America in particular, and to[…]

Lithium explorer and developer, Keliber Oy, says a continuous lithium hydroxide pilot project conducted using its own ore has demonstrated the functionality of its planned production process. High purity lithium hydroxide was produced in the pilot, which was the last part of a three-phase continuous piloting program, it said. Keliber previously completed a definitive feasibility[…]

Geomega Resources and its subsidiary Innord have added Hatch Engineering to its engineering group to advance the development and prepare for constructing the first rare earth magnet recycling plant outside of Asia. This engineering work on the demonstration plant in St Bruno, Quebec, will be funded 50% by additional funds from the National Research Council[…]

Perenti’s hard-rock underground mining subsidiary, Barminco, has been selected as the preferred contractor by Panoramic Resources at its Savannah nickel-copper-cobalt project in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The contract, worth around A$200 million ($135 million), will see Barminco carry out mine development, production, and haulage over a three-year term. Work is expected to commence[…]

A report from consultancy McKinsey has raised concerns about the mining industry’s climate change and decarbonisation strategy, arguing it may not go far enough in reducing emissions in the face of pressure from governments, investors, and activists. The report, Climate risk and decarbonization: What every mining CEO needs to know, from Lindsay Delevingne, Will Glazener,[…]

Vital Metals says it has agreed multiple development and supply contracts that will assist it in rapidly becoming North America’s next rare earth mining company. The ASX listed company’s Cheetah subsidiary has signed preferred mining contractor and ice-road construction contracts for its Nechalacho rare earth project, in the Northwest Territories of Canada, with Det’on Cho[…]