Archives: Mineral commodities

Draslovka a.s., a global leader in cyanide-based chemical specialties and agricultural chemicals, has acquired Blue Cube Systems (Pty) Ltd, a South-Africa-based firm that develops, builds and sells real-time mineral analysers for application in mineral beneficiation processes. Blue Cube has installed more than 100 analysers across mines worldwide and has a strong growth profile, especially in[…]

Mineral processing has evolved hugely in recent years, enabling mining companies to tackle lower grades and more challenging ores. But a lot of this has been achieved by increasing efficiencies through more refined designs of what are fundamentally the same basic processes that have been around for many decades and in some cases over a[…]

Pembroke Resources says it is fast approaching the commencement of its Olive Downs mining operations in June, working together with mining contractor Thiess and key equipment suppliers like Caterpillar and its dealer Hastings Deering as well as shovel supplier Liebherr Mining and CHPP design and construction contractors like CPB Contractors and Sedgman Pty Ltd. Chairman[…]

Teck Resources Ltd has announced that its Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 Project (QB2) has produced its first bulk copper concentrate, as the project advances commissioning and ramps up to full production through 2023. “First copper concentrate production at QB2 is an important milestone as we advance our commissioning and ramp up plan towards full production[…]

Macmahon Holdings Ltd has secured a 20-month extension of its work at the Byerwen coking coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. Macmahon has been providing open cut mining services at Byerwen since the establishment of the mine in 2017 and employs more than 520 people on site. The mine is owned by Byerwen Coal Pty Ltd,[…]

With the world moving gradually towards a circular economy, responsible waste management is becoming increasingly important in the mining industry. According to a study published by a cohort of Finnish researchers, tailings are the biggest waste stream resulting from mining, in metal value and volume. Benedikt Sobotka, CEO of Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) and Co-Chair[…]

Komatsu-Mitsui Maquinarias Perú (KMMP) and copper miner Minera Antamina have entered into an important commercial agreement that KMMP says “also becomes a commitment to the future of mining and development in Peru.” It involves the acquisition of a fleet of 20 Komatsu haulage trucks, model 980E-5SE, with a load capacity of 400 tons. These are[…]

Scania recently delivered Norway’s largest electric truck to the Verdalskalk limestone quarry in Verdal, Norway. With a total weight of 66 t, it will annually transport around 120,000 t of lime from the quarry to the port for shipment. The previous fossil fuel consumption on the route will be cut by 58,800 litres, and CO2[…]

A new bill is being put forward requesting state funding of $10 million for an overall $25 million trolley assist mining truck demonstration project at US Steel’s Minntac iron ore (taconite) mine in Minnesota, with a recent hearing held on March 1 before the Minnesota Senate’s Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate Committee. Supporting speeches were[…]

In a new roadmap launched today by the International Copper Association (ICA), members have aligned on an ambition to reach net zero in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2050, and work toward the same goal for Scope 3 emissions. As copper demand is set to double by 2050, the roadmap, Copper – The Pathway[…]