Archives: Mineral processing

Petra Diamonds says in order to help it better understand and prioritise an improved product mix at the Finsch diamond mine, in South Africa, all of the coarse diamond X-ray machines in the processing plant have been upgraded. The move, aimed at increasing the probability of the recovery of high value large stones, came as[…]

To ensure uptime on critical equipment, maintenance contracts are becoming an ever-more popular choice, according to vibrating equipment OEM, Kwatani. The South Africa-based company should know, as it has customised contracts in place to service over 500 of its machines in the Northern Cape alone. “Vibrating screens are critical to a mine’s material flow, which[…]

A Limpopo chromite mine faced various risks in disposing of its tailings and called Multotec for a solution. The chromite operation was aware of the challenges that a traditional tailings storage facility (TSF) could create, according to Multotec Process Equipment senior process engineer Khathutshelo Mutshinyalo. These include the large footprint of a tailings dam, the[…]

Dampness and fumes encountered in the processing and screening of high grade coal and ores can be transferred in controlled fashion by hooded roof fans placed at a strategic distance from the main opening of a compound. Designed and manufactured by air movement specialist Fanquip, these fans have the power to draw air through the[…]

FLSmidth says it has acquired the assets of Mill-Ore Industries Inc, increasing its level of service for customers in the mining-rich hub of eastern Canada. The acquisition, which includes facilities and equipmen, will see all Mill-Ore employees transfer to FLSmidth. FLSmidth said: “Miners in eastern Canada can now expect faster, personal and local service, with[…]

Weir Minerals Africa, having over the last 40 years proven the credentials of its Enduron® range of vibrating screens, is now locally designing and manufacturing new-generation linear motion vibrating screens. One of these new, modern screen designs is part of a recent Weir Minerals Africa complete comminution plant contract for a South Africa mining project.[…]

Outotec says it has been awarded a contract from Renaissance Minerals, a subsidiary of Emerald Resources, for the delivery of process equipment to the greenfield Okvau gold project, in Cambodia. The order value, booked into Outotec’s 2020 March quarter order intake, is around €13 million ($14.2 million). Outotec’s scope includes the delivery of an Outotec[…]

SciDev Limited says it has received a large commercial order from Phoenix Process Equipment to use its chemistry in the US-based company’s mineral processing and oil & gas processes. SciDev chemistry, manufactured by Nuoer, has been qualified by Phoenix for the use in these processes under a heads of agreement (HoA) signed between the parties[…]

Trimble has announced that the company has sold its majority ownership of Mining Information Systems (MIS) to Herga Group, headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. The Herga Group has been a Trimble dealer for more than 30 years representing the geospatial and construction portfolios in Australia and New Zealand. Financial terms were not disclosed. MIS provides information[…]

In its just released 2019 annual report, FLSmidth reviews progress with a number of its mining and mineral processing innovation projects. Taking an example, FLSmidth’s discovery of the Rapid Oxidative Leach (ROL) technology was first announced in May 2015. This ground-breaking solution overcomes three major challenges in the mining industry (copper in particular) – declining[…]