Archives: Mineral processing

With the commencement of underground operations in March 2023, Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine now has two sources of feed that comes its concentrator – open pit ore from the conventional load and haul Oyut deposit and underground ore from the Hugo North Deposit via the Hugo North Lift 1 first stage of the[…]

Rio Tinto has awarded Metso a detailed design and engineering contract for its continuous pilot plant (CPP) for the BioIron™ process. The contract is an extension of the work that Rio Tinto and Metso have been doing together on the development of the BioIron process, the effectiveness of which was successfully proven through small-scale pilot[…]

Following a long-standing relationship with Ma’aden, FLSmidth has been chosen to supply the key technologies and services for Ma’aden’s phosphate 3 phase 1 mine site in the Northern Province of Saudi Arabia. The order is valued at approximately DKK 530 million (over US$78 million) and was booked in Q3 2023. The equipment is expected to[…]

Gemfields’ 75%-owned Montepuez Ruby Mining Limitada (MRM) has entered into a legally binding contract with Consulmet Limited to construct an additional processing plant at MRM’s ruby mine in Mozambique. The addition of the second plant will triple MRM’s processing capacity from the existing 200 t/h to 600 t/h, allowing MRM to process its sizeable stockpile,[…]

Metso has developed and supplied a FIT™ Recrushing plant to Mantencion Proyectos Montajes (MPM), a contractor customer located in Chile, which operates the plant for a copper producing end mining customer. The project kicked off in 2021 when the customer approached us about a need for a new crushing and screening plant. The FIT Recrushing[…]

Binding Solutions Ltd, a UK-based metals processing technology company has agreed a major US$17.5 million strategic investment from Mineral Resources Ltd, the leading Australian mining services company with a growing world-class portfolio of mining operations in iron ore and lithium. BSL says it will use the funds raised to progress the design and construction of[…]

Mineral processing solutions major Metso has taken the innovative step of installing its own solar panels to self-supply its electricity consumption for its facilities within Codelco’s Gabriela Mistral copper mine, commonly known as Gaby. The mine is an example of innovation and sustainability for Chilean mining. The Codelco division located in the Sierra Gorda region, at[…]

Excelsior Mining Corp has entered into an Option Agreement with Nuton LLC, a Rio Tinto venture, to further evaluate the use of its Nuton copper heap leaching technologies at Excelsior’s Johnson Camp mine in Cochise County, Arizona. Under the agreement, Excelsior remains the operator and Nuton funds Excelsior’s costs associated with a two-stage work program[…]

Rössing Uranium in June 2023 released its 2022 Sustainability and Performance Report. Managing Director Johan Coetzee said the year was a busy one, with a major focus being on finalising the Life-of-Mine Extension (LoME) feasibility study which led to a positive investment decision in February 2023. Phase 4 of the Rössing Uranium mine near Swakopmund in[…]

Ore characterisation company Plotlogic and its proprietary OreSense® technology have been given a boost with the latest $28 million funding round, supported by US- and Australia-based venture capital climate and sustainability firms. In the five years since its inception, Plotlogic has become a leader in ore characterisation. Its OreSense technology is helping customers, including BHP,[…]