Archives: Mineral processing

Anglo American has launched a research and development project in collaboration with GEM, one of China’s largest battery and battery material recyclers, to explore new and more efficient technologies for the use of existing and alternative raw materials to be used in batteries for electric vehicles (EVs). Paul Ward, Executive Head of Base Metals Marketing[…]

Technology group Wartsila has signed a second renewal of its Guaranteed Asset Performance (GAP) agreement with Indonesian state-owned mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam). Wartsila has had a full Operation and Maintenance agreement with Antam since the power plant’s commissioning in 2005, and a GAP agreement since 2017. This latest agreement renewal order was booked[…]

In another major development in the large geared drives market in mining, on 22 January 2024, FLSmidth through FLSmidth Cement, sold its MAAG gears and drives business to the Swedish investment company, Solix Group AB. The transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2024 and includes all related assets, including intellectual property,[…]

TAKRAF Group has announced the signing of a major contract with Societe Nationale Industrielle et Miniere (SNIM) for the supply of a complete iron ore crushing, screening, and material handling system, along with a train loading station for the F’Derick project in Mauritania. It is TAKRAF’s second major contract award in West Africa recently following the[…]

Bradken, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd, has purchased the land, buildings and some facilities necessary for a foundry from Fundacion Technologica S.A. (Funtec), a manufacturer of steel castings for mining sites in Peru. Bradken says it aims to rapidly supply products and further expand its mill liner business to respond[…]

Metso has celebrated the inauguration of its screening media factory in Irapuato, Mexico, a new facility that, it says, will significantly increase its supply and delivery capabilities for mining and aggregates customers in North and Central America. The screening media center employs 46 people and is located on a 9,000-plus sq.m lot. The new screening[…]

Ero Copper Corp has provided a construction update for the Tucumã Project, highlighting significant progress since October 2023. With physical completion now at over 85% and production of copper concentrate scheduled to commence in H2 2024, the company has initiated the transition from construction to commissioning, as outlined below in the 2024 commissioning plan. The[…]

Metso says it is expanding its testing capabilities by investing €8 million ($8.7 million) to build a state-of-the-art DRI (direct reduced iron) smelting furnace pilot facility. The pilot plant will be constructed in Pori, Finland, where Metso has one of its major R&D centres serving the minerals and metals industry. The new facility will allow[…]

Société Le Nickel (SLN), part of the Eramet Group, has managed to improve uptime at its nickel furnace in New Caledonia by leveraging a new control system from Rockwell Automation. Processing ores is a complex activity requiring the stable control of the rotary furnaces’ temperature profile and automating operations across different operating ranges. Feed ore[…]

To provide customers with screening solutions that suit their needs and fit their infrastructure, OEMs must be close at hand with the right facilities and expertise, according to Mats Dahlberg, Sandvik’s Vice President for Screening Solutions in Europe, Middle East and Africa. This is a key element of the strategy being rolled out in Africa[…]