Archives: Metallurgy

Globally the aluminium industry produces over 1 Mt of spent pot lining every year according to industry experts, much of which is kept in indefinite storage. This agreement is a further step for EGA towards re-using all spent pot lining in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in[…]

Cameco has been granted a ten-year operating licence for its conversion facility in Port Hope, Ontario by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). The new licence expires on February 28, 2027. “We are very pleased that the CNSC has accepted our application for a ten-year operating licence,” said Dale Clark, Vice-President of Cameco’s fuel services[…]

Johnson Matthey, one of the longest-trading businesses in the FTSE 100 Index, celebrates its 200th birthday this year.  Now a global leader in science and technology that makes the world cleaner and healthier, the company was founded in London by Percival Norton Johnson in 1817 as a gold assaying business.  In the same year, the[…]

Anyone wishing to see the pictures from last week’s great event at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, please go to http://www.im-halloffame.com/2015-2016-award-photos/ Nominations are sought for the next series of inductions which will take place in Denver again in February 2019.  

Goldcorp Inc and Integra Gold Corp have announced the five finalists and 11 semi-finalists for #DisruptMining, celebrating innovation in mining technology. “Selecting the five finalists and 11 semi-finalists was a difficult task for the selection committee, a testament to the number of revolutionary ideas and technologies put forth in the 153 submissions received. The sold-out[…]

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, has announced that the next generation of its process technology has reached the final feasibility stage. The new technology is expected to push the boundaries of what is possible in the global aluminium industry, improving productivity and energy[…]

Reliable Metso N SeriesTM NSPTM briquetting presses turn steel, aluminium, cast iron and other metals into a compact form for easier handling and more convenient transporting. Firmly packed, high-density briquettes increase metal recovery by enabling more accurate metering and reducing burn-off during melting. The efficient, single-ram presses are equipped with a constant feeding system and[…]

Belo Sun Mining Corp has awarded FLSmidth the first phase of an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the Volta Grande gold project located on the Xingu River, some 50 km southwest of Altamira in Pará State, Brazil. The contract includes the completion of basic engineering, selection of construction contractors and the execution planning[…]

The Colorado Cleantech Industries Association (CCIA) is now accepting applications for the Mining Cleantech Challenge (MCC), a market-driven showcase to be held in Denver, Colorado on April 12, 2017. On the heels of its successful Oil & Gas Cleantech Challenge, CCIA is launching the Mining Cleantech Challenge in partnership with mining leaders from across North[…]

Barrick Gold Corp reports on progress on projects with the potential to contribute up to 1.1 Moz of gold production at Cortez, Goldrush, Lagunas Norte, and Turquoise Ridge. It has also initiated a PFS to evaluate the construction of an underground mine at Lama, on the Argentinean side of the Pascua-Lama project. Optimization work in[…]