Archives: Metallurgy

Two standout research and field work contributions that have the potential to improve environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance across industry have been awarded the highly respected CEEC Medal for 2020. Attracting a record 23 high-quality nominations from across the globe, the shortlisted Operations and Technical Research papers showcased exciting site improvements and innovative ideas[…]

Extensive testing conducted by a Kalgoorlie, Western Australia-based research hub has found Western Australian Goldfields mine sites can add value to their operations by focusing on small size fractions. In recent decades, the primary driver to maximise profitability of mining operations has been to mine and process as much material as possible to exploit economies[…]

Dundee Sustainable Technologies (DST) and its proprietary GlassLock Process™ is to help a West Africa mine stabilise legacy arsenic-bearing material at its gold operation following a new mandate agreement. The mandate agreement, entered on June 8, consists of delivering an engineering package for a plant using DST’s GlassLock Process. It follows a preliminary metallurgical test[…]

Less than two weeks into being a public entity, Neles has become the subject of a friendly takeover offer from Alfa Laval AB. The two have entered into a combination agreement pursuant to which Alfa Laval will make a voluntary recommended public cash tender offer for all issued and outstanding shares in Neles that are[…]

Crushing, grinding, flotation, solvent extraction, electro winning, tailings management…Metso Outotec covers it all. The new mineral processing entity might be less than a week old, but many in the industry would have, no doubt, had some burning questions to ask since the planned merger was announced on July 4, 2019. IM had a chance to[…]

A company out of Arizona, USA, believes it has come up with a density separation technology that could upgrade heavy metal concentrates without the need for water or chemicals. Lost Dutchman Mine (LDM), named after the legend of a rich Arizona gold deposit discovered by an elusive Dutch prospector, never since located, is the company[…]

World-leading analytical instrumentation and automation solutions provider Malvern Panalytical Ltd has been awarded a significant new contract by SCOTT Technology Ltd, a world-leading supplier of sample preparation equipment and provider of complete end-to-end automation solutions. The contract includes engineering, design, equipment supply and the provision of a fully automated robotic analytical system at Rio Tinto’s[…]

MOGAS Industries has completed the acquisition of assets of Watson Valve, a US-based turnkey manufacturer of severe service valves for industries including mining. Watson has a global install base of over 3,400 valves, primarily in the mining industry, but also encompassing the oil & gas and chemical industries, MOGAS said. “This strategic purchase expands MOGAS’[…]

The first public showing from executives of the new Metso Outotec has highlighted just how big the new group will be within the mineral processing ecosystem. Circa-15,000 employees, some 5,000 service representatives, around €4.2 billion ($4.7 billion) of sales in 2019…the stats are impressive. The minerals sector dominates within this, representing 61% of 2019 sales.[…]

Outotec has introduced its new MesoTHERM BIOX process to significantly reduce cyanide consumption in refractory gold ore treatment. Traditionally, cyanide consumption with conventional bio-oxidation residues is higher than with residues produced through other oxidative technologies. The Outotec MesoTHERM BIOX® process, based on Outotec’s existing mesophile BIOX process, offers an easy, cost-effective upgrade path that can[…]