Archives: Mineral commodities

On 14 June 2023 FLSmidth and KOCH Solutions have signed an Asset Purchase & Transfer Agreement involving material handling technology that is part of the Non-Core Activities segment. As part of FLSmidth’s pure play Mining strategy focusing on core technologies and services, the Non-Core Activities segment was established in October 2022 with its activities and[…]

Rio Tinto says it will partner with Gemco Rail to bring local iron ore rail car manufacturing and bearing maintenance to the Pilbara region in an industry-first. This partnership will enable Gemco Rail to expand its existing operations to establish the first ever rail ore car manufacturing and maintenance facility in the Pilbara, creating new jobs,[…]

Solvay is celebrating the completion of a 20% capacity expansion at the company’s Mount Pleasant, Tennessee facility (US), originally announced in December 2021. It says this milestone reaffirms Solvay’s commitment to the mining industry and its efforts to respond to growing demand from mining operations for its ACORGA®, ACORGA® NR and ACORGA® OPT copper solvent[…]

Intramotev, a pioneering technology company focused on developing autonomous, zero-emission rail solutions, has finalised an agreement with Iron Senergy to provide three ReVolt railcars for its 17-mile private rail line that transports coal produced by its Cumberland Coal Mine to its Alicia Harbor Facility located on the Monongahela River in Western Pennsylvania. It says this will be[…]

On June 6, Thiess Group Executive Assets, Technical Services and Technology Ramesh Liyanage and General Manager Mining Vikesh Magan joined Pembroke Resources Chairman and CEO Barry Tudor, and senior executives from Caterpillar, Liebherr and Hastings Deering, to mark the commencement of mining at the Olive Downs Complex in Central Queensland. The official moving of first[…]

Jord International has opened a new office in Denver, Colorado. Building on the firm’s 50-year history serving the global energy and resource sectors, it says the new office extends Jord’s support for the sectors’ transition to reliable, affordable and sustainable energy. General Manager – Americas, Oliver Whatnall says Jord’s permanent home in the US will[…]

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[…]