Archives: Mineral processing

Mineral sands major Iluka has awarded Worley a contract to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for Iluka’s Balranald Critical Minerals project in New South Wales, Australia. The project will extract and process mineral sands – primarily the titanium mineral rutile but also zircon and rare earths – for producing high grade, high[…]

Kenmare Resources PLC, one of the leading global producers of titanium minerals and zircon from the Moma Titanium Minerals Mine in northern Mozambique, has provided an update on some of its capital projects. A statement from Michael Carvill, Managing Director said: “The Board has given further approvals for the upgrade of Wet Concentrator Plant (WCP) A[…]

Two major global copper producers – Codelco and Teck – have announced that all of their copper operations have now met The Copper Mark – this means that more than 30% of the copper mined globally now comes from sites that have received the certification. To be verified for Copper Mark, operations are assessed and independently[…]

South32’s Hermosa project in Arizona, USA, continues to make progress, and recently provided updates on the latest developments in construction, efforts to support local workforce development and benchmarking community health metrics to support future sustainability and safety initiatives. The feasibility study and an independent peer review for Hermosa’s Taylor deposit is on track for completion[…]

Metso is introducing to its flotation portfolio the Spider crowder upgrade, designed to address the challenges posed by large flotation cells. Given that flotation operates as a continuous process, ensuring the highest level of equipment availability and efficiency is paramount. The new technology promises superior froth management, safeguarding enhanced metallurgical performance, energy efficiency and improved[…]

Metso is launching the High Efficiency Scrubber (HES) Optimizer, a digital tool that, it says, combines internal process calculations with measurements available at site to enable energy savings in the operation of Venturi-type scrubbers in wet gas cleaning plants. During the last decades, Metso specialists have built a vast technical knowledge base on wet gas[…]

Minera Arqueros S.A. has awarded Metso an order to deliver the key equipment for its greenfield copper sulphide concentrator plant project in Coquimbo, Chile. The value of the order exceeds €10 million ($6.6 million), with the scope of delivery covering the equipment from crushing to flotation, including, for example, feeders and vibrating screens, primary, secondary[…]

TAKRAF South Africa completed the design and supply of a radial stacker for the Platreef Project in South Africa in under eight months from contract award to delivery of the equipment, providing a customised solution for the greenfields platinum mine. Awarded by Ivanplats (Pty) Ltd as an EPS project, the radial stacker was supplied for[…]

Solvay has successfully completed the spin-off of its Specialty activities to Syensqo, which it describes as a pivotal moment in its rich history. This move marks a significant strategic shift for the group, positioning it as a frontrunner in essential chemicals on a global scale. It says it “prepares Solvay to enter a new stage[…]

Draslovka a.s. says it is in advanced discussions with technology-driven producers of caustic and chlor-alkali derivatives, including spolchemie, and several other international businesses with an aim of partnering with a producer to build a production facility at the company’s existing site in Memphis, Tennessee, using existing plant infrastructure. The facility will apply the latest global[…]