Archives: Mineral processing

Avalon Advanced Materials Inc has signed a memorandum of understanding to create a strategic partnership with Metso aimed at establishing terms to develop a lithium hydroxide production facility to process lithium mineral concentrates that are essential for the North American electric vehicle (EV) battery value chain. Avalon intends to deploy Metso’s technology to construct and[…]

The first battery-powered haul truck at the operations of Chilean iron ore miner Compañía Minera del Pacífico (CMP), a CAP Group company, recently arrived at its pellet plant facilities in Huasco and successfully completed a series of pilot tests which were carried out to assess its suitability for future operation at the site. The truck[…]

Wood, a global consulting and engineering company, has been awarded a major award by Euro Manganese to deliver what could end up being Europe’s largest high-purity manganese processing facility. This cost-reimbursable contract will be delivered by Wood’s Projects business unit and is in line with Wood’s end market growth strategy, it said. Wood will deliver[…]

At the recent Bank of America 2023 Smart Mine 4.0 conference, Donovan Waller, Anglo American Group Head of Technology Development gave an in-depth review of ongoing projects under its FutureSmart Mining™ banner, which broadly refers to its innovation-led approach to sustainable mining. He covered mainly six interesting areas – its African renewable energy ecosystem; the nuGen™ Zero[…]

ABB has developed the new generation AMI 5800 NEMA modular induction motor it says to offer exceptional energy efficiency and reliability in demanding applications such as pumps, compressors, fans, conveyors and crushers. Rated for a power output of up to 1,750 hp, the AMI 5800 “offers the capability for a high degree of modularity and[…]

Canada-based First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has placed an additional order with Metso for the delivery of minerals processing equipment to its Kansanshi copper mine S3 expansion. Metso’s scope of delivery includes apron feeders, Nordberg® MP800™ cone crushers, TankCell® e630 and TankCell® e300 mechanical flotation cells, high-intensity Concorde Cell™ units, ColumnCell™ units, HRT thickeners and a[…]

Siemens has announced that Innomotics has launched in Germany as a separately managed legal entity as of July 1, 2023. Under a single roof, the supplier of motors and large drives brings together business activities with low- to high-voltage motors, geared motors, medium-voltage converters and motor spindles as well as project and service offerings for[…]

NRW Holdings says its wholly owned subsidiary Primero Group Limited has entered into an EPC contract with Northern Star Resources Limited for its KCGM Growth Project in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. The execution of the engineering, procurement and construction contract follows an extensive program of work to define the scope, cost and schedule, according to NRW.[…]

Metso says it has been awarded a contract to deliver ancillary equipment for Albemarle Lithium Pty Ltd’s calcining and acid roasting facilities at the Kemerton lithium hydroxide processing plant in Western Australia. This agreeement is an addendum to the two pyro processing and comminution lines that were awarded to Metso and announced in December 2022.[…]

Metso says it has been awarded orders for the delivery of grinding plant equipment to Origin Mining Company’s brownfield Mineral Park Mill Restart project in the US. Origin Mining is managed under the Waterton Global Resource Management umbrella of investments, with Mineral Park in a historic, copper-rich mining district next to Kingman, Arizona. The total[…]