Archives: Industrial minerals

Epiroc has introduced HATCON, a remote monitoring device for breakers and drum cutters that keeps track of location and operating hours to improve efficiency and safety. The cloud based platform My Epiroc gives customers notifications about service, create task lists and provides a great overview of the entire fleet. All the data is presented in[…]

The proven product portfolio of HAZEMAG & EPR GmbH is now to be marketed by HAZEMAG Systems GmbH. The sales and process know-how as well as the competence in the plant business within the HAZEMAG Group will now be centralised at the Düsseldorf location. The range of equipment from HAZEMAG & EPR includes mining crushers,[…]

An international research team has pioneered and patented a new filtration technique that could one day slash lithium extraction times. The study, published today in the international journal Nature Materials, presents findings that demonstrate the way in which Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) channels can mimic the filtering function, or ‘ion selectivity’, of biological ion channels embedded[…]

MacLean Engineering’s annual letter to customers and innovation update is always full of interesting reflections & the 2020 communication, recently released, is no exception. The start of a new decade and the rapid approach of its 50th anniversary in 2023 the company said provides a good vantage point to take stock of the past year[…]

In what will be a huge blow for some of the most historic mining technology & equipment manufacturing locations in Germany and indeed the world, Caterpillar Inc. today announced it is “exploring strategic alternatives for certain mining products” adding “in order to remove structural cost in the business and improve competitiveness, the company is contemplating[…]

TOMRA Sorting Solutions is gearing up for major sensor-based ore sorting orders from the North America mining market after signing a co-operation agreement with the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC). The company has won mining work across the globe over the last five or so years, moving from Africa diamond operations to a phosphate mine in[…]

On 20 January 2020, the boards of the UK polyhalite mining project owner Sirius Minerals PLC (developing the 10 Mt/y Woodsmith mine which will ramp up to 20 Mt/y at full production), global mining major Anglo American PLC and Anglo American Projects UK Ltd announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a[…]

Descartes Labs, a New Mexico-based geospatial analytics company, has announced the availability of its Advanced Mineral Exploration Package, a specialised data platform and modelling workbench for exploration geology and data science teams to access remote sensing and machine learning capabilities globally. The Advanced Mineral Exploration Package lets clients integrate in-house data with the platform, giving[…]

The mining industry – both globally and in Africa – has entered a new era in which automation technologies are increasing at a rapid rate. This means there is an increased need for this sector to embrace 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies and become innovative in the the production processes. To assist mining companies to[…]

TOMRA says it has opened new regional headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa, to strengthen its commitment to customers in southern Africa. The initiative is designed to enhance customer care through even better technical support, service and training, and to ensure prompt availability of spare parts, it said. The move will also improve operational efficiencies by[…]