Archives: Industrial minerals

After securing a contractor to build the power generation facilities at its Coburn project in Western Australia, Strandline Resources has appointed subsidiaries of Woodside Energy and EDL, in joint venture (WEJV), as preferred contractor to supply LNG to the mineral sands development’s power generation facilities. The WEJV solution provides Strandline with a long-term clean, reliable[…]

Strandline Resources says it has taken another important step towards development of its Coburn mineral sands project in Western Australia by appointing Contract Power Australia as preferred contractor to build, own and operate (BOO) the power generation facilities for the project. Coburn’s purpose-designed power infrastructure is based on a low-cost, low-emission solution integrating natural gas[…]

Advanced-stage sulphate of potash (SOP) exploration and development company Reward Minerals Ltd has appointed globally-recognised EPCM company Bechtel to complete a review of its 100%-owned Lake Disappointment Potash Project (LDPP) which is located east of Newman in north-western Western Australia. The LDPP hosts Australia’s largest high-grade drainable SOP brine resource with the highest evaporation rate[…]

Headquartered in Kolkata, Birla Cements is part of the MP Birla Group, with cement production in seven locations in India and a total capacity of 15.5 Mt/y. The company’s limestone mining operation is located in the state of Rajasthan, near the city of Chittogarh, which is home to the historic Chittor Fort. Since the Chittor[…]

Komatsu is getting ready to launch a new upgrade to its Joy 12HM46 continuous miner for industrial minerals that will boost its cutting power. The addition of a new optional gearcase on the machine will see cutting power increase by 50%, according to the company, with a spokesperson confirming the newest addition to the continuous[…]

TAKRAF, formerly referred to as a Mining Division of Tenova, has announced that it has, as of October 5, 2020, revised its branding to now operate as TAKRAF Group which includes the TAKRAF and DELKOR brands. “The revised branding underlines our core strengths and value-adding proposition towards clients and partners within the mining and adjacent[…]

Liebherr Group recently commissioned its 100th PR 776 Litronic crawler dozer, a major milestone for this machine, which was launched only in 2016 and is manufactured in Telfs, Austria. Paul Moore spoke to Liebherr Area Sales Manager, Max Muench, about the journey so far with the powerful machine, which is mainly used in the mining[…]

LKAB says it is planning a fossil-free industrial park for recycling mine waste and producing critical raw materials. In the ReeMAP project, of which the aim is to develop technology for recycling mine waste, LKAB also plans to produce input materials, including hydrogen, and to electrify processes and, thereby, virtually eliminate carbon dioxide emissions in[…]

Today, Apatit JSC (PhosAgro Group) Kirovsk Branch mining complex on Russia’s Kola peninsula is the world’s largest producer of the high-grade phosphate raw material apatite concentrate. Together, Apatit’s mines produce 38-39 Mt of ore per year, and the Kirovsk mine is the largest, producing 22 Mt. The enterprise has progressed through each step of the[…]

A fundamental step for the acceleration of innovation in Chile, thus promoting technology transfer to the industry, is one recently carried out by the Integrated Pilot Center for Mining Technologies, CIPTEMIN, together with Chile’s national mining company, ENAMI; with the signing of a strategic collaboration agreement that makes available to mining supplier companies, small and[…]