Archives: Mineral processing

The first photovoltaic plant built on a closed tailings dam was recently inaugurated by Chilean copper miner Pucobre, within the framework of its commitment to sustainable mining. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Minister of Mining, Marcela Hernando, the National Director of Sernageomin, David Montenegro, the Regional Governor of Atacama, Miguel Vargas, the Presidential[…]

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) has appointed Black & Veatch to design and manage the delivery of a seawater desalination plant for its Manyar Smelter in East Java, Indonesia, as part of its sustainable development commitments. The seawater desalination plant will support the processing of mine concentrates from the Grasberg mine in West Papua. The new[…]

Metso Outotec says it has been awarded an order for the supply of key minerals processing technologies to OZ Minerals’ West Musgrave copper-nickel project in Western Australia. The OEM’s scope of delivery includes an MP1250™ cone crusher, as well as Planet Positive classified flotation units and high-rate thickeners. The TankCell® e630 flotation units (pictured) are[…]

CiDRA Minerals Processing Inc and OZ Minerals Ltd have announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding that provides a basis of common understanding to commission a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study for customisation and tie-in of CiDRA’s proprietary non flotation-based mineral separation technology for operation in a grind circuit rougher application[…]

Sibanye-Stillwater’s subsidiary Keliber has partnered with Metso Outotec to provide its sustainable soda pressure leaching technology for Keliber’s lithium hydroxide refinery, which will be built in Kokkola, Finland. Keliber owns the advanced lithium project located in the Kaustinen region of Finland, which intends to be one of the first integrated operations in Europe to sustainably[…]

Australia-based West African Resources has awarded Metso Outotec an order for state-of-the-art comminution equipment worth €30 million ($32 million) to be delivered to its greenfield Kiaka gold project in Burkina Faso. Metso Outotec’s delivery includes two Planet Positive Premier™ grinding mills with a total installed power of 27 MW, as well as Metso Outotec’s proprietary[…]

Valmet and Karara Mining Ltd have signed a two-year service agreement for the delivery of filter cloths for tailings filtration to Karara’s mine in Western Australia. The agreement is effective as of November 1, 2022. The statement says the agreement ensures that Karara Mining has filter cloths for tailings filtration always available and provides support[…]

The 2023 Future Minerals Forum will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 10-12 January, including a Ministerial Roundtable, followed by the Forum and Exhibition itself. The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) President & CEO Rohitesh Dhawan spoke and participated at the first Forum in 2022 and will do so again at this[…]

Jervois, a global supplier of cobalt products, has appointed AFRY to provide the basic engineering, lead environmental permitting and conduct a bankable feasibility study to expand its cobalt refinery capacity in Kokkola, Finland. The assignment is expected to be completed in Q3 2023. To meet the increased demand, especially in the battery sector and particularly[…]

Metso Outotec says it has received orders for four anode casting shops from major copper producers in the USA, China and Africa that come with a total value of around €18 million ($19.2 million). In each of the projects, Metso Outotec’s scope of delivery includes anode casting shops with engineering and state-of-the-art technology. Harri Talvensaari,[…]