Archives: Industrial minerals

PT Borneo Alumina Indonesia has appointed a Black & Veatch-led project management consortium (PMC) to develop an alumina refinery in West Kalimantan. The facility, the first of its kind in Indonesia, according to Black & Veatch, will feature a 1 Mt/y smelter-grade alumina refinery, a 2 x 40,000 cu.m/h coal gasification plant and a 3[…]

Kerman Contracting says it has been awarded a contract by Albemarle Lithium on the greenfield lithium hydroxide production plant in Kemerton, Western Australia. The scope of this project comprises two separable portions – one includes the design and construction of the pyromet buildings, such as the spodumene storage building, the acidified ore handling building and[…]

FLSmidth has released two major products that advance flotation recovery. The mixedROW™ Flotation System, which combines the best attributes of two technologies to create next-level results, is now ready to hit the market along with a new Froth Recovery Upgrade Package. “Flotation systems are a vital technology in minerals processing and extraction. But despite their[…]

The Zeppelin Group is advancing its cooperation with Caterpillar. Zeppelin is set to take over the distribution and service of Cat construction equipment and special equipment for surface and underground mining in Sweden and Denmark (including Greenland). The portfolio also includes drive, propulsion, traction, and energy systems, as well as machine and equipment rental. The[…]

Fluor is well known in the mining world for its EPC/EPCM services on notable projects like Anglo American’s Quellaveco and expertise in mineral processing and metallurgy projects. But the company is shortly announcing a new San Diego, California-based spin off company called Virta Inc, which it says “brings innovation to the design and supply of[…]

Noront Resources has announced agreements with Algoma Steel and Hatch to facilitate development of the Ring of Fire mineral district and the associated Ontario-based processing facilities, in the north of the Canadian province. “Noront is partnering with two Ontario-based industrial and engineering giants to advance Ring of Fire development,” said Alan Coutts, President and CEO[…]

eMining looks to be two-and-a-half years ahead of its competition with the development of its battery-powered haul truck, the eDumper, but many hurdles still lie ahead for the KUHN Schweiz-owned company to convert this market lead into orders. Seeing it in the flesh last week at the Ciments Vigier SA limestone quarry, near Biel-Bienne, in[…]

The international Mining and Minerals Hall (MMH), in Seville, Spain, has more than 70 speakers lined up for its next edition, taking place on October 15-17. MMH 2019, taking place at the Seville Conference and Exhibition Centre (FIBES), is the third edition of the meeting. While it will keep the same format as the previous[…]

Metso is expanding its remote monitoring services for the mining industry by opening its first Metso performance centre in Santiago, Chile, and by building up capabilities for a second centre in Changsha, China. Additional centres will be opened in major mining regions during 2020-2021. The new state-of-the-art Metso performance centres offer “continuous automated monitoring, improvements[…]

With the advent of high capacity and expensive earthmovers, mining operations have to achieve higher productivity in order to justify big investment. Graham Upton, Director of Business Development at Doron Precision Systems will discuss a unique approach to mine equipment operator training at the forthcoming Truck & Shovel conference in Singapore in two weeks time.[…]