Archives: Industrial minerals

Gradiant’s spin-out, alkaLi, it says is leading the direct lithium extraction (DLE) and production market with its EC2 technology, which has demonstrated a ‘groundbreaking’ 97% lithium recovery rate from salar brines in North America. The new technology is guaranteed by Gradiant to deliver at least 95% lithium recovery at customer sites. It says this empowers[…]

EACON Mining has announced two new autonomous haulage projects in the aggregate mining sector, both utilising the all electric mining truck model EY70E. A total of 29 units of the EY70E will be deployed at the Pingyin Quarry and the Shuichang Quarry. The company stated: “Both projects mark EACON’s expanded presence in the quarry sector,[…]

Demand for autonomous mining truck technology industry in China is growing rapidly, driven by the ageing workforce in mining, increased labour costs, a desire to boost efficiency as well as regulatory safety mandates. Therefore the competitive landscape also continues to heat up. Along with TAGE Idriver, Waytous and EACON Mining, which have been widely covered[…]

Caterpillar Inc says it has successfully demonstrated the fully autonomous operation of its Cat® 777 off-highway truck. The debut of this latest model of Cat® MineStar™ Command for hauling at Luck Stone’s Bull Run plant in Chantilly, Virginia, it says marks a significant milestone in Caterpillar’s objective to deliver an autonomous hauling solution for the[…]

Autonomy in mining fleets is not restricted to the large truck OEM-led systems from Caterpillar, Komatsu, Hitachi and others. ASI Mining, recently fully acquired by Epiroc, has been on its own OEM-agnostic AHS journey at Roy Hill for some years now, while a raft of other technology providers have also been very active, including Pronto,[…]

Rio Tinto and Arcadium Lithium PLC have announced a definitive agreement under which Rio Tinto will acquire Arcadium in an all-cash transaction for US$5.85 per share which values Arcadium’s diluted share capital at approximately $6.7 billion. The Transaction the statement said “will bring Arcadium’s world-class, complementary lithium business into Rio Tinto’s portfolio, establishing a global leader[…]

The Weir Group PLC has been awarded a £25 million contract to provide energy efficient, sustainable solutions, including a range of both WARMAN® slurry pumps and CAVEX® hydrocyclones, for the next phase of OCP Group’s Benguerir and Louta greenfield phosphate projects in Morocco. The order will support the continued construction of the Louta project and[…]

Nouveau Monde Graphite has awarded ABB a contract to supply, construct and commission the 120 kV substation for its Phase-2 Matawinie mine in the province of Quebec, Canada, as part of the construction preparation for the establishment of a 103,000 t/y graphite mining and concentrator complex. Located 120 km north of Montreal, the Matawinie mine[…]

Holcim has been pioneering the introduction of battery electric mining trucks at its South American operations, introducing the technology in the cement industry limestone quarrying sector in Argentina and Colombia for the first time via BEV trucks from China’s XCMG and SANY respectively. Firstly, Holcim Argentina has announces the addition of an electric truck to[…]

Metso is expanding its flotation portfolio with a new innovative solution, the FloatForce®+ mixing mechanism. With FloatForce®+, part of Metso’s Planet Positive offering, Metso introduces a plug-and-play solution that it says maximises metallurgical recovery, boosts pumping efficiency, and reduces energy consumption, helping customers recover valuable materials and increase revenue. Launched in 2006, Metso adds that[…]