Archives: Mineral processing

Gekko has announced the purchase of an InLine Leach Reactor (ILR) for the Bulyanhulu gold mine, in the north-western region of Tanzania within the Kahama district, an operation under the ownership and management of Barrick Gold. The introduction of the ILR to this location is a significant development, building upon the success of its implementation[…]

In a notable achievement, TAKRAF Group has announced the signing of a major contract between Rio Tinto and TAKRAF concerning development of the Simandou iron ore complex in Guinea. The Simandou complex is one of the largest unexploited high-grade iron ore deposits in the world. The contract entails the design, fabrication and delivery of an[…]

With almost 70 years of demonstrated expertise in complex engineering, heavy fabrication, and machining for its own range of material handling equipment, Bell Equipment is now offering these specialist services to all industries in South Africa through its newly formed division, Bell Heavy Industries (BHI). Bell Equipment’s Group Business Development Director, Stephen Jones emphasises the[…]

Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been selected by Chilean copper mining giant Codelco to provide engineering and technical support for a C$16 million service agreement at multiple copper tailings sites in Chile. Copper is an essential component to meeting the growing demands of the energy transition, and proper tailings management[…]

In this first of a three-part series of articles on pre-concentration in the mining space, SRK’s Adrian Dance outlines a new vendor-agnostic, lab-based testing process that could have huge ramifications for a sector in need of guidance and strategy. Stay tuned for part two in the series, which will see SRK’s Bob McCarthy explain how[…]

NextOre Ltd says it has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement and a share subscription agreement with Gebr. Pfeiffer, a leading German comminution technology company. Pfeiffer is a family-owned business with a 159-year history of innovation, specifically in mill technologies. Importantly, Pfeiffer is aligned with NextOre’s mission to deliver sustainable breakthroughs in processing technologies, NextOre[…]

Founded in 1978, Mining Machinery Developments (MMD), a global producer of mining solutions, has grown considerably over the last 45 years. This month is celebrated its 20th anniversary in China, recognising the achievements and dedication of personnel with a variety of different activities. MMD was set up to design and produce mining solutions for the[…]

Samarco Mineração S.A. has set a monthly production record during August 2023 of 824,829 t of high-grade pellets in a single pelletising line with its 816 sq.m Metso Pelletizing Plant Indurating Machine #4 at its Ubu site in Brazil. On an annalised basis, the production is equivalent to approximately 8.8- 9 Mt/y of pellets from[…]

Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) in Africa has broken ground on a hydrometallurgical plant at its COMIDE asset to produce copper and cobalt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) The plant is designed for phased operational output, with expansion potential to produce approximately 120,000 t/y of copper cathode and 15,000 t/y of cobalt hydroxide.[…]

Earlier this year, IM Editorial Director Paul Moore had a unique opportunity to tour Codelco’s Integrated Operations Centre or CIO in Rancagua, Chile which is the primary operations, control and monitoring centre for the El Teniente (The Lieutenant) copper mine, the world’s largest underground mining operation. The CIO facility is located some 80 km away[…]