Archives: Industrial minerals

Kalium Lakes Ltd has announced that it has awarded the SOP product haulage and port contract for its Beyondie Sulphate of Potash Project (BSOPP) to Toll Mining Services. The contract includes the full logistics chain of product transport from mine site to shipping, including collection of various SOP products at the BSOPP site; product haulage[…]

W Resources says it has signed a contract with FPMI to provide low cost haulage and crushing services to its Régua tungsten project in northern Portugal. Under the contract, once mining has commenced, ore from Régua will be hauled 27 km to the existing FPMI crusher and crushed to a range of 5-10 mm. As[…]

WA-based Advanced Energy Resources (AER) has commenced construction of its 3.5 MW wind, solar and battery project to supply WA garnet producer GMA Garnet’s Port Gregory wet plant operations, 40 km south of Kalbarri. The project will use various innovations including a world first back-to-back microgrid inverter topology and refurbished Enercon wind turbines. Due for[…]

Kespry, the drone-based aerial intelligence solution provider, has announced the results of what it says is the industry’s first mining and aggregates customer survey. Kespry surveyed its 220 mining and aggregates customers that use its platform across 3,311 worksites across North America, with 22,987 missions in 2018 alone. These companies typically use Kespry for inventory management,[…]

Macmahon Holdings in a widely expected move has announced it has executed a binding agreement to acquire 100% of GF Holdings (WA) Pty Ltd and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the GBF Underground Mining Group) (GBF). The purchase price will comprise an upfront component reflecting an enterprise value of circa A$48 million, and two[…]

To extend the scope of filter press offerings to customers, Outotec has launched the FP-S filter press, which features a standard design and options for short lead times and reduced capital expenditure for customers. For standard filtration applications, when a short delivery lead-time and safe, reliable operation are top of the priority list, Outotec says[…]

Over 75 mining companies from across Canada, USA, Mexico, Morocco, China, Australia, Peru and Chile attended FLSmidth’s Tailings Forum in Tucson, AZ on Thursday. The focus of the forum was on filtered tailings management and the potential of the EcoTails® solution in reducing water costs, tailings dam risks and minimising environmental footprint. Todd Wisdom, Director[…]

The way we consume products is changing and MICROMINE is offering customers a new way to license its industry-leading software solutions – via subscription. Offering flexibility and convenience, customers can now purchase a subscription-based license for two of MICROMINE’s leading software bundles and pay-by-the-day. “At MICROMINE we are always looking for ways to help our[…]

Dr Bruno Oberle, Chair of the Global Tailings Review has announced the scope of the review and the next steps including his intention to visit local communities living near tailings storage facilities. The review will be divided into three phases. The first, a research phase, includes engagement with communities living and working near tailings storage[…]

Metso has signed an agreement to acquire McCloskey International, a Canada-based mobile crushing and screening equipment manufacturer with market share in the aggregates sector, as well as customers in the frac sand and industrial minerals segments. “The mobile aggregate equipment market is expected to grow by 4-6% annually during 2019-2023, driven by the underlying road[…]