Archives: Mineral processing

CMS Cepcor Group has reached an agreement with Columbia Steel Casting Co Inc to purchase key commercial and technical assets while Columbia Steel’s plant in Portland, Oregon has closed after a history dating back to 1901. The agreement will see the CMS Cepcor Group incorporate a new company called Columbia Steel Cast Products LLC, which[…]

Saudi mining house Ma’aden has announced the signing of an Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services contract with WorleyParsons Arabia Ltd and JESA International SA. They will provide EPCM services for the construction of the Phosphate 3 complex Phase 1 project that will produce 1.5 Mt per year of phosphate fertilisers. An integrated production[…]

Central Asia Metals has provided a Q4 and full year 2022 operations update for the Kounrad dump leach, solvent extraction and SX-EW copper recovery plant in Kazakhstan and the Sasa zinc-lead mine in North Macedonia.In 2022 summary there were zero lost time injuries (LTIs) at Kounrad and two LTIs at Sasa. There was record copper[…]

The Kamoa-Kakula Mining Complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) produced 333,497 t of copper in concentrate in 2022, achieving the upper-end of the original 2022 production guidance range of 290,000 to 340,000 t. Kamoa-Kakula’s 2022 production achievement represents a year-over-year increase of 215%. The 2023 annual production guidance for Kamoa-Kakula is estimated at[…]

Metso Outotec says it has signed an agreement worth some €50 million ($53 million) for the supply of copper solvent extraction and electrowinning technology to North America. The company’s scope of delivery includes basic engineering, a technology package for the VSF® solvent extraction and electrowinning plants, as well as advisory services for mechanical installation and[…]

TOMRA Mining is to use the backdrop of the upcoming Mining Indaba 2023 event in Cape Town, South Africa, to highlight its complete sensor-based ore sorting diamond recovery solution. Kai Bartram, Global Sales Director, Corné de Jager, Global Segment Manager Diamonds, and Helga van Lochem, Area Sales Manager, will be available from February 6-9 at[…]

FLSmidth says it has been chosen to supply the world’s highest capacity in-pit crushing system to a leading copper miner in South America to boost its efficiency. The order is valued at approximately DKK320 million (over $45 million), where around DKK80 million was booked in Q3 2022 and the rest in Q4 2022. The equipment[…]

Albemarle Lithium Pty Ltd has awarded Metso Outotec an order for two pyro processing and comminution lines for its Kemerton lithium hydroxide processing plant in Western Australia, the OEM says. Previously, Metso Outotec delivered two similar pyro process lines to the plant as part of another order. Metso Outotec’s delivery consists of rotary calciner kilns[…]

Fresnillo PLC has confirmed that final testing of the downstream power distribution and control systems at the Juanicipio silver-gold project in Mexico is now complete. This concludes the additional testing requested by the state-owned power company, CFE (Comision Federal de Electricidad) to verify compatibility between new and updated substation equipment installed by Fresnillo on behalf[…]

Metso Outotec says it strengthens its market-leading position in providing unique solutions for its mining and aggregate customers through its Life Cycle Services (LCS) program. During 2022, the company says its LCS business “experienced substantial growth with more than 130 new agreements covering global and regional mining companies as well as large to mid-size quarries[…]