Archives: High tech minerals

Metso Outotec says it is extending its Courier product family with the introduction of Courier 8X SL analyser. The new analyser “maximises plant efficiency by enabling measurement of light elements with enhanced technology, while improving recovery and reducing impurity content in flotation circuits.” Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) technology is used to measure both light and[…]

WestStar Industrial Ltd, an Australian industrial services company, operating in the energy, resources, utility and infrastructure sectors, has advised that its engineering construction contracting business, Alltype Engineering, has been awarded a new major SMPE&I fabrication and installation contract valued at circa A$33 million by Lynas Rare Earths. The project value is the largest single contract[…]

Rio Tinto has started producing spodumene concentrate, which is used in the production of lithium for batteries, at a demonstration plant at its Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium (RTIT) Quebec Operations metallurgical complex in Sorel-Tracy, Canada. The plant will demonstrate at industrial scale a new spodumene concentration process that provides lithium oxide (Li20) grades and[…]

Emerging lithium producer Sayona Mining Ltd is advancing the restart of production at its North American Lithium (NAL) hard rock spodumene lithium operation, awarding a four‐year, approximately C$200 million contract to Québec company L. Fournier & Fils for mining operations. One of the largest such contracts signed in Québec’s mining history, the agreement will deliver[…]

ioneer Ltd, the emerging lithium-boron supplier, has announced the completion of a Technology System Supply Agreement with Caterpillar, the world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment. This definitive agreement builds upon the Memorandum of Understanding signed last year and solidifies the early introduction of Cat’s MineStar Command for hauling AHS at ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge[…]

Tungsten West PLC, the mining company focussed on restarting production at the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine in Devon in the UK has provided a comprehensive update on progress with financing and construction. As announced on July 19, 2022 the company committed to detailed engineering design and to commencing construction based on a new development[…]

Rio Tinto and Volvo Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a strategic partnership where Rio will supply responsibly sourced low-carbon products and solutions to Volvo Group, however, it also states that the companies will work towards decarbonising Rio Tinto’s operations through piloting Volvo Group’s sustainable autonomous hauling solutions. Volvo’s autonomous hauling[…]

Copperstone Resources AB and GreenIron H2 AB are starting a joint development project, based on GreenIron’s fossil-free reduction process and Copperstone’s future by-product flows from planned copper and magnetite mining. The project intends to optimise material handling both before and after GreenIron’s process. Copperstone will contribute with material handling and analysis and GreenIron will contribute[…]

Heng Huang is the Managing Director of Beijing HOT Mining Tech Co Ltd, one of the most innovative and up and coming players in China’s mineral processing technology and mining equipment markets. His background includes various roles at JohnFinlay Engineering Pty Co Ltd in engineering and project delivery for coal preparation, handling and washing plants,[…]

Shell & AMG Recycling BV (SARBV) and its partner, the United Company for Industry (UCI) have announced the signing of an agreement with the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) under which SARBV and UCI shall construct and operate a world-class ‘Metals Reclamation Complex’ for the recovery and recycling of metals in Al-Jubail Industrial City, in[…]