Archives: Mineral commodities

EACON Mining has secured four new projects on minesites owned by the State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) within the past six months, bringing its total operations at SPIC minesites in northern China to five. These projects it says demonstrate EACON’s product scalability and fast deployment, which allow them to rapidly expand their fleet and build[…]

Terminal Graneles del Norte (TGN) successfully completed its first trial shipment of copper concentrate, an important milestone in its expansion project. In this operation, 10,800 t of Codelco’s calcine were loaded onto a Handymax vessel, showcasing the terminal’s ability to handle the increasing demand for copper concentrate. TGN Port is located in Mejillones Bay at[…]

India’s largest iron ore producer, NMDC Ltd says it has always been a pioneer, pushing boundaries and setting benchmarks in the steel and mining industry. It has now established a new vertical dedicated to innovative technological advancements. Recently, this ‘Transformation and Innovation’ vertical was introduced into its Hyderabad head office, marking a new chapter in[…]

In a wide ranging presentation forming part of its just completed 2024 Chilean copper site tour, BHP provided a comprehensive insight into how it intends to continue delivering copper growth at its operations, including its flagship Escondida operation, via a series of pathways. Escondida like a number of other long life copper mines is facing[…]

Ceibo, a clean copper extraction technology company, and Glencore’s Lomas Bayas copper mine, have entered into a partnership to deploy Ceibo’s proprietary leaching technologies that enable a more effective extraction of copper from low-grade sulphides. Lomas Bayas has validated Ceibo’s technology and is moving toward scaling up to assess this as an alternative to extend[…]

Gradiant’s spin-out, alkaLi, it says is leading the direct lithium extraction (DLE) and production market with its EC2 technology, which has demonstrated a ‘groundbreaking’ 97% lithium recovery rate from salar brines in North America. The new technology is guaranteed by Gradiant to deliver at least 95% lithium recovery at customer sites. It says this empowers[…]

Loadscan, a global leader in load volume scanning technology, has announced the opening of a new branch in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The expansion into Brazil marks a significant milestone for the company as it continues to grow its global footprint and enhance its presence in the Latin American market. Carey West, CEO of Loadscan, is[…]

Autonomy in mining fleets is not restricted to the large truck OEM-led systems from Caterpillar, Komatsu, Hitachi and others. ASI Mining, recently fully acquired by Epiroc, has been on its own OEM-agnostic AHS journey at Roy Hill for some years now, while a raft of other technology providers have also been very active, including Pronto,[…]

Codelco and ABB have signed a letter of intent to explore a long-term strategic collaboration looking into ways to further decarbonise the state-owned mining company’s numerous operational sites in Chile by deploying digitalisation, automation and electrification solutions. The two companies aim to work together to identify Codelco’s innovation needs as the miner continues to fulfil[…]

Multotec’s experience and expertise in dense media separation (DMS) across the world it says is hugely benefiting lithium operations in Brazil. This sector is currently booming due to global demand for renewable energy storage. Multotec Brazil Country Manager Anthony Artin explains that DMS technology has been around for decades and gained extensive international recognition when[…]