Archives: Industrial minerals

MCi Carbon, an Australian clean technology platform, has commenced preliminary engineering work for its first industrial large-scale plant in collaboration with refractories leader RHI Magnesita. Alongside an additional multi-million-dollar investment from RHI Magnesita, this accelerates MCi Carbon’s mission to scale-up and commercialise its carbon capture and utilisation technology, the company said. “This investment marks a[…]

In a major development for the Chilean mining industry, Codelco and SQM have announced a public-private partnership to jointly develop productive and commercial lithium activities in the Salar de Atacama for the coming decades. This association, to the extent that certain conditions are met, will materialise as of January 1, 2025, and will be structured[…]

In today’s economy, businesses are facing great challenges to remain one of the best in their field of expertise. Nevertheless, over the last 60 years, AKW Apparate + Verfahren GmbH (translated AKW Equipment + Process Design) has managed to build up a strong reputation and become an important player in the field of customised process[…]

Turner Mining Group, a leading provider of mining services, has been awarded a five-year mining contract with Bayer, a global leader in life sciences and agriculture, at their Soda Springs, Idaho facility, which includes a phosphate rock mine. This strategic partnership represents a significant milestone for both companies, as it combines Turner Mining Group’s industry-leading[…]

Mineral sands major Iluka has awarded Worley a contract to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for Iluka’s Balranald Critical Minerals project in New South Wales, Australia. The project will extract and process mineral sands – primarily the titanium mineral rutile but also zircon and rare earths – for producing high grade, high[…]

The JOEST group, based in Duelmen, Germany, a worldwide leading supplier of vibrating screens for mining as well as other solutions for bulk material handling with over 1,000 employees, is taking over Mogensen GmbH & Co. KG in Wedel, as well as Fredrik Mogensen AB based in Hjo, Sweden, and Allgaier Mogensen S.L.U. in Madrid.[…]

Betolar and Metso have agreed on cooperation in which Betolar’s technology can be offered globally to mining and refinery customers using Metso’s lithium hydroxide process. With material technology solutions for Betolar’s side stream research, the analcime sand generated as a side stream in lithium extraction is analysed and its further processing value is assessed. With[…]

On November 6/7 this year, IM had the privilege with a small group of mainstream journalists to get a detailed insight into Anglo American’s Woodsmith polyhalite project in North Yorkshire, which included a visit to the foreshaft area of the service shaft, the base of the MTS shaft, the transport tunnel itself at the Lockwood[…]

Following previous announcements made on June 15 and November 2, 2023, Avalon Advanced Materials Inc and SCR-Sibelco NV have announced the closing of their joint venture transaction. The new joint venture company, Separation Rapids Ltd (SRL), has a mandate to advance mining activities at the flagship Separation Rapids hard rock lithium (petalite) deposit near Kenora, Ontario,[…]

Pronto, the Silicon Valley-based autonomy pioneer with a new Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) approach for mining, has announced a partnership with RAICO SA, a leading mining and forestry equipment sales and rental services provider in Chile, to scale mining and forestry autonomy in the country. Under the agreement, RAICO will exclusively provide sales, distribution, installation,[…]