Archives: Industrial minerals

SQM announced on December 23 that its board has approved initiating the process to increase the company’s capital by up to $1.1 billion through the issuance of 22.4 million Series B shares of common stock, subject to agreement at an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on January 22. It is part of an ambitious $1.9 billion investment[…]

Verkhnekamsk Potash Company (VPC, a part of Acron Group) says it completed the skip shaft sinking at the Talitsky mine construction site in Russia on 27 November 2020. The Talitsky mine shafts were constructed by contractor FSUE Construction Department No 30. Upon completion of the skip shaft sinking, a depth of 413.9 m was reached[…]

Cornish Lithium Ltd, the mineral exploration and development company based in Cornwall, UK, is pleased to announce that it will now accelerate the Trelavour hard rock lithium project near St Austell following the successful production of nominal battery-grade lithium hydroxide. This was achieved using ASX-listed Lepidico Ltd’s proprietary L-Max® and LOH-Max® process technologies on lithium[…]

Metso Outotec says it is complementing its line of mobile and modular stationary crushing solutions with a sizer option specially designed for soft ore and aggregate applications. The new additions to Metso Outotec’s mobile Lokotrack® product line are equipped with Komatsu’s sizer technology, and are available in five models ranging from 500 to 4,500 t/h.[…]

At Bauma China this week Volvo CE is unveiling two major new product ranges. With the market demand for excavators growing in China (many smaller quarrying and mining operations are now switching from wheel loaders to hydraulic excavators for higher productivity), Volvo CE is introducing two new ranges of excavators – Standard and Heavy Duty[…]

TAKRAF Group, through its well-known DELKOR brand for liquid/solid separation and beneficiation equipment, has announced the launch of its new generation BQR flotation cells with the proprietary MAXGen mechanism for best-in-class metallurgical performance. Maximising the sustainable recovery of minerals has become a critical success factor, at a time when the efficient recovery from less rich[…]

German continuous mining, bulk handling and IPCC technologies major FAM GmbH based in Magdeburg has opened a new office in Brazil, as part of its commodity diversification and organic growth strategy. With this important strategic step, FAM says it is now able to further support its key customers located in Brazil. The new office, established[…]

Allison Transmission will exhibit its Off-Highway Series™ of fully automatic transmission models and the latest technology at the forthcoming Bauma China 2020 show, one of the world’s leading trade fairs for construction machinery being held in Shanghai from November 24-27, and where a lot of mining equipment developments are also showcased. As the world’s largest[…]

Global mining truck major BELAZ working jointly with Russian mining company partners continues implementation of several breakthrough projects on gas-motor mining equipment. The company said the project meets mining customer aims to switch to alternative, more ecological pollution-free fuels. Joint work on the gasification of BELAZ mining vehicles has two directions – gas-diesel hybrids (dual[…]

In September 2020, a new thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions manufacturing and service centre in Ankara, Turkey, started operations. Covering a total area of 14,000 square metres, including offices and four workshop halls for 30 employees as a beginning, this new manufacturing and service centre expands the global service network of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions. With a local[…]