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With the price of diamonds rising, a specialised 5 t/h Dense Media Separation (DMS) pilot sampling plant designed by SNC-Lavalin’s South African office could pave the way for more reclamation of very fine diamonds from dump material. The innovative containerised plant was ordered for deployment at a mine in Russia. It is the third order[…]

Corescan and SGS have come to an agreement that allows SGS to incorporate Corescan´s mineralogical imaging technology into SGS´ global network servicing minerals exploration. It allows for the integration of Corescan’s hyperspectral mineralogical mapping capability with SGS´ comprehensive range of logistics, sample management, analytical and professional services. This added capability, coupled with SGS’ existing mineralogical[…]

Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of design, measurement and visualisation technologies, has entered into an agreement to acquire Mintec, a resource modelling, optimisation, mine planning and scheduling software developer for mining. Headquartered in Tucson, USA, Mintec has with its 232 employees grown into a global network of mining professionals providing technology, service and support[…]

Processing specialist B&E International’s appointment as the BOO contractor for the crushing, agglomeration and stacking plant for the 17,000 t/y Tschudi copper project in northern Namibia represents a milestone in the company’s strategic plan to build on its solid reputation as a contract crushing and mineral processing specialist in order to position itself as a[…]

Five Liebherr 1250 HC tower cranes are being used at two mining projects in the Atacama Desert in Chile. These large 40 and 50-t versions have one of the highest lifting capacities of any tower cranes in Latin America. Two 1250 HC 40 Litronic tower cranes have been mounted on foundation anchors at the Minera Escondida[…]

InStep Software continues to expand its international presence with the announcement of a new agreement to provide China National Coal Group Corp (ChinaCoal) with a license for its eDNA enterprise data historian software. First the company will integrate its existing SCADA system to eDNA at its headquarters using OPC and then collect and centralise data[…]

Professional services company WorleyParsons is reorganising its business as part of an in-depth review of operations. Chief Executive Officer Andrew Wood said the review was aimed at better positioning the company for future earnings growth by improving delivery and offering a more competitive value proposition for customers. “With the reorganisation we are aligning the business to market[…]

The importance of ensuring that the correct slurry sampling design is used for the gold sector cannot be overstated, according to Multotec Product Specialist for sampling Rolf Steinhaus. He, with his knowledge and experience gained in 29 years in the mining sampling sector and 19 years with Multotec, proficiently assists customers with the optimum design[…]

Caterpillar is updating and upgrading room and pillar mining equipment manufacturing facilities in Houston, Pennsylvania. The facility, located south of Pittsburgh, currently manufactures continuous miners used in underground coal and soft rock mining, and it is being readied to manufacture the Cat® room and pillar coal transportation products now made in Pulaski, Virginia. Additionally, the[…]

At the entrance of the Cerrillos Canyon in northern Chile lies the Coemin facility, a plant that processes raw copper ore from the Crola mine. Located 30 km southeast of the city of Copiapo, this area is also an important wine region, with dust from ore handling and crushing obviously not desirable for the vineyards.[…]