Archives: Metallurgy

Solvay has announced plans to expand capacity at its Mount Pleasant, Tennessee facility in the US in response to growing demand from mining operations for its ACORGA® and ACORGA® OPT copper solvent extraction (SX) products. The market for copper is expected to surge over the next decade, driven by growth in construction, infrastructure, manufacturing and[…]

Metso Outotec says it is launching the Metso Outotec Reactorwell™, a new generation feedwell for maximising thickener and clarifier performance while minimising flocculant consumption and bringing significant operational cost efficiencies. The feed system features high solids retention and mixing efficiency. It also eliminates feed short-circuiting and offers low shear for ideal floccule growth and even[…]

With the opening of Berco’s new R&D facility in Copparo, Italy, the manufacturer and supplier of undercarriage systems and components has cemented a growth plan that could see it gain further market share in both its OEM and aftermarket segments and expand its product range for mining applications. Covering 2,000 sq.m, the new department is[…]

The story that led to the installation of a Weir Minerals Enduron® high pressure grinding roll (HPGR) at Eldorado Gold’s Kışladağ heap leach operation in Turkey is a fascinating read, as well as a great example of the benefits of using such technology. Back in March 2018, Eldorado announced it would suspend mining to evaluate[…]

Ivanhoe Mines Co-Chairs Robert Friedland and Yufeng “Miles” Sun have announced that Kamoa Copper has awarded China Nerin Engineering of Jiangxi, China, with the basic engineering contract for the planned, direct-to-blister flash smelter at the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex that will incorporate leading-edge technology supplied by Metso Outotec’s facility in Espoo, Finland, and have a nameplate[…]

As part of its constant innovation in its production processes, Peruvian copper-zinc miner Compania Minera Antamina (Teck 22.5%, BHP 33.75%, Glencore 33.75%, Mitsubishi 10%) has implemented the use of Machine Learning technology with which it seeks to increase the production of copper equivalent in the concentrator plant. The statement said: “Advanced data analytics is increasingly[…]

Glencore Technology’s ISASMELT™ team have introduced what they say is the world’s first portable furnace using the same unique top-submerged lance technology of a full-scale ISASMELT. The ISASMELT F600 will enable operations and universities to test in a day and on location, what used to take months using an external provider. “Operation is straightforward. Oxygen[…]

The move away from cyanide in gold processing has been talked of for many years, with words often not followed by actions, yet David Lemieux, President and CEO of Dundee Sustainable Technologies (DST), believes the industry is now starting to get serious about assessing alternative lixiviants. His assertion comes on the back of one of[…]

SGS says it is expanding its service delivery in obtaining Chrysos PhotonAssay™ technology as an alternative to traditional fire assay procedures. The two companies – SGS and Chrysos – have reached an agreement to install a PhotonAssay unit at SGS’s Australian Minerals Regional Hub in Perth, Western Australia. PhotonAssay provides enhanced analysis of gold, silver[…]

Gekko Systems says it has entered into an agreement with Quadra Chemicals Ltd to represent its GoldiLOX leach accelerant exclusively in Canada and the USA, and non-exclusively in Mexico. GoldiLOX is an advanced leach accelerant able to, the company says, increase gold recovery while shortening intensive cyanidation times, making gold production a faster and more[…]