Archives: Metallurgy

Ferrexpo’s Poltava Mining subsidiary has been on a journey to both stimulate demand for iron ore pellets and increase the Fe content of its product. The crushing and flotation technology of Metso has played a key role in this evolution, according to Alexey Strikha*. In 1960, the exploration of Kremenchug magnetic anomaly started on the[…]

Emerson has agreed to acquire Intelligent Platforms, a division of General Electric, as it looks to expand its potential customer base in markets such as metals and mining. “Intelligent Platforms’ programmable logic controller (PLC) technologies will enable Emerson, a leader in automation for process and industrial applications, to provide its customers broader control and management[…]

Poseidon nickel has signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) with two exploration companies in Western Australia to toll-treat nickel ores. This follows Poseidon’s recent feasibility study which confirmed that the re-start of its own Silver Swan mine and Black Swan mine and concentrator were economic. The MOUs were signed with exploration companies Sulphide X and Estrella[…]

Tenova HYL has been contracted by HYBRIT to supply its direct reduced iron (DRI) solution as part of the world’s first fossil-free steel-making technology in Sweden. HYBRIT, a joint-venture project between SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, was established in 2016 with an aim to replace coking coal, traditionally needed for ore-based steel making, with hydrogen, a[…]

Copper Mountain Mining Corp has reported positive results from its feasibility study on its 100% owned Eva copper project in Queensland, Australia. Highlights from the study are summarised in the table.  All costs and values use bank consensus metal prices with long-term metal prices of $3.08/lb of copper and $1,310/oz of gold. The Australian Dollar[…]

A new LOESCHE vertical roller mill is in the process of being assembled at Aluminium Corp of China’s (Chinalco) copper smelting plant in the southern Chinese province of Fujian. The three-roller mill will be operated by Chinalco’s Southeast Copper Ltd subsidiary and is able to grind 100 t/h of copper matte to a fineness of[…]

X-ray ore sorting is already making great waves across the mineral processing industry by reducing plant throughputs, increasing head grades and cutting operating costs. One of the leaders in this growing field, TOMRA, believes its new COM XRT 2.0 sorter takes these attributes to another level. This upgraded model features higher belt speed and throughput, translating[…]

Energy Fuels Inc expects to resume vanadium production at its 100% owned White Mesa Mill in mid-November 2018, producing significant quantities of salable V2O5 product by the end of December 2018. When production begins, Energy Fuels will be the newest vanadium producer in the world and the only primary producer of V2O5 in North America.[…]

ABB believes it has a solution for monitoring the input and output of crushers, one of the key pieces of equipment in almost any mining operation. Its non-contact laser level products, such as the LM80 and LLT100, provide solutions for accurate control of crusher operations, according to the company. In rock crushing operations, one usually[…]

The world’s largest sodium cyanide (NaCN) production facility is expanding further, with Cyanco’s flagship Winnemucca, Nevada, plant set to grow by another 35,000 t/y. Cyanco’s investment will strengthen its position as a global leader for the supply of this reagent for gold and silver mining around the world, it said. Headquartered in Pearland, Texas, Cyanco[…]