Archives: Industrial minerals

The flotation process can be divided into two stages: formation of the bubble-particle aggregates in the slurry and recovery of these aggregates in the froth. Historically, most attention – both from the theoretical and practical point of view – has been given to the first part of this process. But due to a newly developed[…]

thyssenkrupp’s plant engineering business says it has won a major order from Egypt chemical and fertiliser manufacturer NCIC (El Nasr Company for Intermediate Chemicals). The order for the engineering, procurement and construction of the fertiliser complex will see thyssenkrupp realise the project in a consortium with the Egyptian company PETROJET. thyssenkrupp said the order value[…]

BCI Minerals says it has appointed GR Engineering Services as the lead engineer for the Mardie salt and potash project definitive feasibility study (DFS) on the northwest coast of Western Australia. As lead DFS engineer, GR Engineering will be responsible for coordination and integration of the process and engineering design packages for the ponds and[…]

In it latest report covering Q4 2018, Parker Bay Company says the market for large-scale surface mining equipment continues the recovery/expansion that began in the second half of 2016, with the gains recorded in Q4 2018 nearly three times the level reached at the bottom of the four-year long contraction that ended in mid-2016. “On[…]

Outotec has signed a contract with Morocco-based OCP Group for the delivery of a sulphuric acid plant for fertiliser production. The approximately €80 million ($90.2 million) order has been booked into Outotec’s 2019 March quarter order intake, the company said. Outotec’s delivery includes the engineering, procurement and construction of the plant, which is based on[…]

Outotec has today published its 2018 sustainability report. The online report, themed ‘Co-creating for future plants’ illustrates the benefits of various stakeholders collaborating for the sustainable use of Earth’s natural resources. “Outotec’s sustainability work in 2018 included, for example, updating the company values utilising crowdsourcing within the company, conducting a materiality assessment based on a[…]

Telia, Ericsson and Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) have launched Sweden’s first 5G network for industrial use today at Volvo CE’s facility in Eskilstuna. Volvo CE will then become one of the first in the world to use 5G technology to test remote-controlled machines and autonomous solutions. The 5G network will be used at Volvo[…]

Bauba Platinum Ltd recently reported that the new wash plant at its Moeijelijk Chrome Mine in Limpopo – which was commissioned and started production during November 2018 – has been producing according to its planned throughput levels since January 2019, with spiral feed approximating 35,000 t per month. Commenting on Bauba’s results for the first[…]

In its latest Financial Year 2019 H1 results (to end December 2018), South Africa-headquartered Murray & Roberts says significant growth has been recorded in its Underground Mining platform order book, which by the end of that period stood at ZAR25.7 billion and ZAR8.1 billion in “near orders” which it defines as “tenders where the Group[…]

Philippi-Hagenbuch Inc, a global leader in off-highway truck customisation, has “revolutionised” a new version of their Autogate® Tailgate – a PHIL innovation unveiled 50 years ago specifically for Komatsu rigid frame trucks. With its introduction in 1969, PHIL’s Autogate Tailgate was the first commercially available tailgate and it says has since become the de facto[…]