Archives: Energy minerals

Western Resources’ wholly owned subsidiary, Western Potash Corp, has entered into a lump-sum agreement with Stuart Olson Prairie Construction to become the General Contractor for the Milestone Phase I potash project, in Saskatchewan, Canada. Stuart Olson is one of the largest and most respected construction services companies in Canada, according to Western Resources. “Their unique[…]

Australia-based mining company Centrex Metals has partnered with CDE Meta to deliver a state-of-the-art wet processing plant, currently in transit to the company’s Ardmore site, that will produce phosphate concentrate, according to CDE. The plant is expected to arrive on site this month following the completion of fabrication and successful factory acceptance testing, CDE said.[…]

With more and more mining sector interest in energy efficiency and uptake of renewables, the global not-for-profit communication hub for energy efficient mineral processing, CEEC, says it is running a series of workshops to share the latest developments in this field. The next one-day Mineral Processing and Innovation Workshop on Energy Curves, Productivity and New[…]

The new Cat® R2900 Underground Loader Cat says offers configurations to meet the strictest diesel engine emissions standards, including those in Europe and North America, and it continues to deliver the high performance and 17.2-tonne payload of its proven predecessor. The new LHD “leverages Caterpillar’s next generation design to provide extended durability, superior serviceability and the[…]

The latest feasibility study on RNC Minerals’ jointly-owned Dumont nickel-cobalt asset in Quebec, Canada, has identified the potential for both electrification and automation of the open-pit haulage fleet at the project. The DFS, completed by Ausenco, showed that initial nickel production at Dumont could come in at 33,000 t/y, before ramping up to 50,000 t/y[…]

ASX-listed lithium hopeful, Birimian, says it has selected DRA Global to provide engineering services to optimise the process flowsheet for the Goulamina lithium project in Mali. The scope of work will include the following deliverables, Birimian said: Review and interpretation of the metallurgical test work; Process design criteria; Mass and water balance; Block flow diagram;[…]

As part of a new agreement with Umicore, Glencore has agreed to supply cobalt hydroxide from its KCC and Mutanda operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo to Umicore’s battery materials value chain. Umicore has assessed each of these operations as fully compliant with its sustainable procurement framework for cobalt, which excludes artisanally-mined cobalt from[…]

A supplier of lithium-ion batteries to the mining equipment space, Northvolt, has recently received conditional backing from the European Investment Bank for a €350 million ($385 million) loan that could finance Europe’s first home-grown gigafactory. Northvolt said the EIB had provided an in-principle agreement for the financing – the largest ever direct EIB financing approval[…]

Kalium Lakes has awarded the key contracts for the engineering, procurement, construction management and commissioning associated with the development of the Purification Plant facilities at its Beyondie sulphate of potash project (BSOPP) in Western Australia. The total value across the four key contracts awarded is in excess of A$60 million ($41 million), according to Kalium[…]

A new chemical complex aimed at increasing the production of fertilisers in Uzbekistan is to be built, with help from thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions, lead investor Ferkensco Management Ltd reports. The construction of the new facility is in line with the Presidential Decree of April 3, 2019 on reforms in the chemical industry and making it[…]