Archives: Industrial minerals

Electric drive technology is at the forefront of innovation in Longview, Texas, where Komatsu Mining has opened a new Electric Drive Innovation Center. Komatsu has decades of experience when it comes to developing SR (switched reluctance) technology. That’s no small feat and it is something that should not go unnoticed. Earthmoving industry pioneer RG LeTourneau[…]

W Resources has fed the first ore through its newly commissioned jig and mill plant at its La Parrilla tungsten-tin mine in Spain. The move follows construction completion in April and commissioning of the conveyors, pumps, thickener, two mills and two jigs over the past month, the company said. The plant takes ore crushed to[…]

A new chemical complex aimed at increasing the production of fertilisers in Uzbekistan is to be built, with help from thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions, lead investor Ferkensco Management Ltd reports. The construction of the new facility is in line with the Presidential Decree of April 3, 2019 on reforms in the chemical industry and making it[…]

Outotec has introduced the 2nd Generation Paste Thickener to, it says, maximise underflow density regardless of challenging mineralogy and tailings feed-rate variation. The thickener enables consistent and efficient dewatering performance – even with changing process conditions, according to the company. “Through consistent performance and high underflow density, the 2nd Generation Outotec Paste Thickener maximises beaching[…]

TNG has engaged construction group McMahon Services to progress the program of work for the non-process infrastructure (NPI) requirements for its flagship 100%-owned Mount Peake vanadium-titanium-iron project, in the Northern Territory of Australia. The contract encompasses the NPI at both the Mount Peake mine site, located 235 km north of Alice Springs, and the Darwin[…]

Outotec President and CEO, Markku Teräsvasara, says the company saw signs of increased greenfield investments in both minerals processing and metal refining technologies in the most recent March quarter, providing the company with a positive outlook for the rest of 2019. The mineral processing and refining company reported 1% year-on-year growth, to €336.1 million ($370.7[…]

SIMPEC says it has been awarded more than A$5 million ($3.46 million) in scope extensions to its current contracts in Western Australia. WestStar Industrial’s engineering contractor business said the bulk of this work is either underway or will commence imminently and was built on the original awards from MSP Engineering (for the Tianqi Lithium Kwinana[…]

FLSmidth has launched a downtime analysis solution designed to increase plant uptime by identifying the causes of plant and equipment failures. “Unplanned downtime costs businesses billions of dollars each year globally. For cement and mining customers, the impact of plant and equipment failures can be enormous: production stoppages and reduced productivity. That’s why FLSmidth have[…]

Schlumberger has entered into an earn-in agreement with Pure Energy Minerals Ltd that could see it become the 100% owner of a lithium brine project in Nevada, US. Pure Energy has granted subsidiaries of Schlumberger an option to acquire all of its interests in the Clayton Valley project in return for constructing, at its own[…]

Original equipment manufacturer, Multotec says it has won a tender from Tronox’s Namakwa Sands to replace a trommel at the mine’s Primary Concentration Plant East (PCPE) at its Brand se Baai site, in South Africa. Greta Mantell, Technical Sales Representative at Multotec Manufacturing, said the scope of supply included the trommel screen, screen panels and[…]