Archives: Industrial minerals

United Mining and Chemical Company (UMCC), in Ukraine, has recently commissioned eight banks of Mineral Technologies’ MD Spiral Separators (models MG6.3 and HG10i) as part of the refurbishment of its Irshansk mineral sands operation, the Australia-based company reports. Business Development Manager, Dale Henderson, said Mineral Technologies had worked with UMCC for several years and during[…]

Vision, industry savvy and leadership of the brother-sister executive team, President Kris Jeremiah and Chief Executive Officer Katie Jeremiah, have made Aggregate Resource Industries (ARI) the largest drill and blast company in the Pacific Northwest. They’ve earned awards along the way, such as the Medium-Sized Family Business of the Year and Oregon Stater Engineering Award.[…]

Snow Lake Resources is the latest company to eye up ore sorting to reduce costs and increase productivity, with the exploration company asking DRA Global to come up with an effective strategy for its Thompson Brothers lithium project, in Manitoba, Canada. Brent Hilscher of DRA will be in charge of this ore sorting project, examining[…]

Las Coloradas, located on the northern edge of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico is home to salinity concentration ponds belonging to Industria Salinera de Yucatan SA de CV (ISYSA), a solar salt extraction mining operation that harvests up to 750,000 t of salt a year at this site. The salt harvesting process begins with water flowing[…]

In the investor presentation accompanying its 2019 full FY results ending September 30, global mining explosives and blasting solutions leader Orica had some interesting updates on the market progress with its latest technologies. First off, its says there is continued growing market interest for wireless initiation technology, which is headed by its WebGen™ offering which[…]

NioCorp Developments says Cementation USA, part of the Cementation Americas Group, has been selected as the lead engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the underground aspects of the proposed Elk Creek Superalloy Material project in Nebraska, USA. In addition, the company announced that it intends to engage The Nordmin Group of Companies to provide[…]

Doosan Infracore Europe BV has announced a massive order for around 100 new Doosan wheel loaders from CEMEX, one of the leaders in the global building materials industry. Under the new deal agreed, Doosan has been confirmed as the sole supplier of new wheel loaders for the European operations of CEMEX, covering limestone quarrying and[…]

Drawing on its extensive experience in providing solutions for optical connectivity in harsh environmental conditions, HUBER+SUHNER says it is now leading the way in supplying the mining industry with innovative bespoke solutions that address the market challenges. Working with Ampcontrol, a key player in the industry for power solutions, HUBER+SUHNER says it has created a[…]

FLSmidth recently announced two important flotation innovations – its mixedROW™ Flotation System, which “combines the best attributes of two technologies to create next-level results” and the Froth Recovery Upgrade Package which finds solutions to flaws found in original froth recovery technology. Ahead of the Flotation Technology report in the November ’19 edition of International Mining,[…]

Harsco Corporation has announced that its Environmental division (HE) will serve as pilot customer for Volvo Construction Equipment’s (Volvo CE) new autonomous battery-electric hauler. While not yet on the market, the hauler is being heralded as the “next groundbreaking step in Volvo CE’s innovation journey.” “We are delighted to partner with Volvo CE on this[…]