Archives: Metallurgy

BacTech Environmental Corp has shipped approximately 150 kg of arsenopyrite gold concentrate to Laurentian University in Canada. With the supervision of Inspectorate Ecuador (subsidiary of Bureau Veritas), the concentrates were collected from various flotation plants in Ponce Enriquez, southern Ecuador. In addition to concentrate, smaller samples of oxidised rock and unprocessed arsenopyritic ore were shipped.[…]

Marenica Energy and Paladin Energy have agreed to conduct an U-pgradeTM amenability test work program on low grade ore samples from Paladin’s 75%-owned Langer Heinrich uranium mine (LHM) in Namibia. The aim of the testing is to confirm if implementation of Marenica’s proprietary U-pgrade process can result in substantial benefits; including reduced unit operating costs[…]

Voltaic Minerals Corp reports that Lithium Selective Technologies (LiST) has provided an interim update from its process facility in Northern California. The company had engaged LiST on an interim basis to continue its development of a lithium extraction process for non-conventional brines. LiST has completed preliminary testing using its hybrid technology for the recovery of[…]

As International Mining’s annual review article on tailings management closes for the July issue comes news from Ucore Rare Metals that a strategic consortium in which it is involved, organized to recover rare earth element (REE) products from coal mining refuse in the USA, has been selected by the US Department of Energy (USDOE) for[…]

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy is investing $6.9 million in rare earth element (REE) research through two funding opportunities. Three projects have been selected to receive approximately $3 million for research aimed at producing salable rare earth elements (REEs) from domestic coal and coal by-products. In addition, DOE has announced[…]

ALTA 2017, the 22nd annual ALTA conference was held 20-27 May in Perth, Australia. The conference was very well-attended with 243 attendees from 26 countries, a 20% increase on 2016. The event was opened by Conference Convenor, Alan Taylor, Metallurgical Consultant/Managing Director, ALTA Metallurgical Services. He thanked the 22 sponsors, co-sponsors and partners for their[…]

An Australian technology that provides new knowledge on orebodies and associated alteration rapidly and cost-effectively could soon benefit the global mining industry, thanks to a commercialisation deal that will open doors to international markets. CSIRO’s advanced mineral analysis and logging technology – HyLogger – has been licensed to Australian Mining, Equipment, Technology and Services (METS)[…]

Recognition by G7 countries of the aluminium industry’s overcapacity as a result of non-compliant practices that ignore fair market practices and regulations is another step in the right direction, if we are to resolve the crisis affecting the worldwide industrial capacity for producing aluminium,” says Jean Simard, President and CEO of the Aluminium Association of[…]

Hastings Technology Metals has successfully completed the crucial continuous hydromet pilot plant operations for the Yangibana rare earths project. This project is located in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. The company plans to construct a processing plant to produce a MREC product, through the process of mining, beneficiation and hydrometallurgy. The hydromet pilot plant[…]

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, has been named aluminium company of the year at the Platts Global Metals awards. The awards ceremony took place in London and brought together the global metals industry. EGA was recognised as ‘Industry Leader – Aluminium’. Abdulla Kalban,[…]