Archives: Metallurgy

TAKRAF is continuing to boost its market share in the comminution sector after receiving a contract to supply two high pressure grinding rolls (HPGR) to a cement plant in Turkey. Demand for HPGR technology from the mining sector has been on the up in recent years as companies, especially those in the iron ore game,[…]

Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, has received the first shipment of caustic soda for its under-construction Al Taweelah alumina refinery. Caustic soda and bauxite are the two most important raw materials in alumina refining. Stocks of these materials are initially required for the carefully-planned[…]

Wood has been contracted by ASX-listed Vimy Resources to carry out the engineering scoping study for the Angularli uranium project in the Northern Territory of Australia. Work has already commenced on the study, with completion expected by the end of the year, Vimy said. Angulari is located in the King River-Wellington Range tenement group and[…]

Jack Holmes, formerly Technical Director of Anglo American Corp (AAC), is inducted into the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame for his massive contribution to the large-scale commercialisation of solvent extraction of copper, in Zambia and worldwide. In 1970, Holmes persuaded the understandably apprehensive Board of Anglo American Central Africa Ltd to abandon convention and[…]

Thor Mining has made a metallurgical test work breakthrough at the Kapunda copper project in South Australia, indicating in-situ recovery (ISR) may be a viable extraction solution at the historic mine. The results show two days of bottle roll leach testing using a biodegradable amino acid as a lixiviant can recover up to 78% of[…]

RNC Minerals has received positive results from CRU’s value-in-use market analysis on RNC’s innovative roasting approach on several different nickel concentrates, including the nickel-cobalt concentrate grades expected to be produced by its Dumont nickel-cobalt project. Dumont is the largest known undeveloped nickel reserve in the world and second largest undeveloped cobalt reserve. “CRU’s market analysis[…]

Sotkamo Silver is looking to become one of the few precious metal operators using X-ray Transmission (XRT) ore sorting technology at its project in Kainuu, central Finland. The project, which IM visited as part of the Finland Mine Safari for analysts and investors organised by Mining Finland this week, is expected to start production in[…]

ALCORE Ltd, a subsidiary of Australian Bauxite Ltd, has been given the licence rights to use the ALCORE raw bauxite processing technology worldwide. The licence will allow the company to build multiple plants globally to meet growing demand for aluminium fluoride and the associated co-products that come with refining raw bauxite using the technology. ALCORE[…]

OZ Minerals has recently become a Mining3 member, augmenting the strong membership base with another high-performing global mining company. Mining3 Chief Executive Officer, Professor Paul Lever, said he is delighted to have OZ Minerals—one of Australia’s largest copper producers—on board. The company’s Prominent Hill mine is shown in the picture. “With high-quality assets across the[…]

Galantas Gold has commenced operations at its Omagh processing plant, in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, sourcing feed from the underground Kearney gold vein development. The processing plant has had a recent upgrade to some sections and is expected to operate part-time until production stoping commences, anticipated late in 2018 or early in 2019. The plant[…]