Archives: Industrial minerals

ASX-listed SciDev Ltd says it has been awarded a three-year contract with Iluka Resources for delivery of MaxiFlox® chemistry to the Jacinth–Ambrosia zircon mine, in South Australia. The contract, expected to be worth some A$8-12 million ($5-8 million) over the three-year term, follows the delivery of a chemical products trial for the miner in the[…]

Perth-based CPC Engineering has entered into what is says is a ground-breaking joint venture with African companies to service the continent’s mining industry. Africa Project Partnerships, formed in the first quarter of 2019, brings together companies with expertise across a range of disciplines with the ability to deliver EPC and EPCM projects. APP is working[…]

McLanahan Corporation has welcomed Engecampo as its newest partner. Engecampo will sell and distribute McLanahan’s line of mineral processing solutions, including feeding, crushing, dewatering, sampling and scrubbing equipment throughout Brazil. “We are delighted to be partnered with such a highly respected local organisation and we know that Engecampo shares our passion for customer service and[…]

Mobilaris Mining & Civil Engineering has announced the official launch of Mobilaris Onboard™. Mobilaris Onboard™ “is a revolutionising new product running on a standard tablet with a patent pending disruptive technology that makes high accuracy positioning in underground mines possible, even without any positioning infrastructure.” “We are confident that Mobilaris Onboard™ will cause a paradigm[…]

GHH, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of heavy vehicles for mining, tunnelling and special civil engineering, is focusing on Turkey as a growing market: An extensive cooperation with the regional partner Foramec has been agreed. For years, substantial investments have been made in Turkey in large infrastructure and mining projects. Also, there are plenty[…]

Epiroc, the leading productivity provider for the mining and infrastructure industries, says it will expand one of its main production facilities, in Örebro, Sweden, “to boost productivity and ensure long-term efficiency.” The company says it will expand and consolidate the production capacity utilised by the Surface and Exploration Drilling division, including constructing a major new[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has introduced two new innovative solutions to reduce noise emissions in surface top hammer drilling. The new options for Ranger™ DXi series and Dino™ DC410Ri surface drill rigs help to mitigate harmful noise at construction worksites and quarries. “Many contractors and quarries face increasingly restrictive noise limits, particularly in urban[…]

In response to several current needs and trends in underground mining, Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has relaunched and upgraded its 400i-class drill family. A common denominator across the series it says is strong symbiosis of sound engineering design and advanced automation solutions.”The Sandvik 400i class offers a well-rounded package for mining and construction in[…]

Australian mining company Centrex Metals has partnered with CDE Meta to deliver a state-of-the-art wet processing plant, currently under installation at the company’s Ardmore site, that will produce phosphate concentrate, a sought-after commodity in the agricultural industry. Located south of Mount Isa in North West Queensland, Centrex Metals’ Ardmore Phosphate Rock Project focuses on processing[…]

Limestone has been mined from the Ube Isa quarry in Yamaguchi, Japan, since 1948. What makes this mine special, however, is that it is located in the immediate vicinity of a residential area – the nearest home is only 150 m away. This is why Ube Industries, the owner of the quarry, hired Okumura Engineering[…]