Archives: Mineral processing

BHP and Rio Tinto have formed a partnership agreement to accelerate the development of technology that, they say, could significantly increase water recovery from mine tailings, and, in turn, reduce potential safety risks and environmental footprints associated with tailings storage facilities. The first project will involve testing the application of an innovative large-volume filter unit[…]

With the market launch of the new LiKOSET thickener, international technology Group ANDRITZ says it presents a perfect solution for efficient clarification of liquids and recovery of slurry. “Based on decades of experience in thickening and clarification systems, ANDRITZ offers the LiKOSET, a highly reliable and cost-effective thickener that can be used in a wide[…]

Astec Industries’ Materials Solutions Group has launched its newest mobile rock breaker, the BreakerBOSS 5D. This new mobile mining product is used for breaking oversized rock in underground mines; typically broken at draw points and grizzly stations where rock must keep flowing. The BreakerBOSS 5D is configured with a standard Deutz, 177 hp (132 kW),[…]

Clariant Mining Solutions has opened a dedicated global Competence Center for Decarbonization Minerals (CCDM) at the Dubai Science Park in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). This laboratory is designed to meet the increasing global demand for solutions to process decarbonisation minerals more efficiently, it said. The decarbonisation of the production and transportation of goods and[…]

Technology companies ABB and FLSmidth have announced that they will share expertise under a new agreement. The two technology leaders “will collaborate to investigate ways to support the transition to carbon-neutral mining operations. ABB and FLSmidth will use their combined strengths across technology, equipment, mineral processing expertise, automation, electrification and digital solutions.” The companies will[…]

Metso Outotec is launching the innovative DRI (direct reduced iron) Smelting Furnace to, it says, substitute blast furnaces used in iron and steel making. The DRI Smelting Furnace is one of Metso Outotec’s key solutions for decarbonisation of the iron and steel industry, which currently produces about 8% of the global carbon dioxide emissions. Jyrki[…]

Solvay, a global market leader in mining reagent-based solutions for more than 100 years, says it is continuing its digital journey with SmartFloat™, which it says is a first-of-its-kind digital system based on artificial intelligence (AI) that enhances base metal flotation by improving operational efficiency, metallurgical results and sustainability. SmartFloat™ provides another tool for flotation[…]

FLSmidth has announced a strategic change to enhance long-term profitability and to accelerate growth in its core Mining business, which could see it offload its portfolio of port systems, stockyard equipment, “standard bucketwheel excavators”, “continuous surface mining equipment”, and mine & overland conveyors. The decision, which comes seven weeks after closing the acquisition of TK[…]

Metso Outotec says it has signed a Life Cycle Services (LCS) contract with Boliden for its Kevitsa mine in the Sodankylä region of Finland, which will see the OEM offer the mining company a novel Planet Positive mill lining recycling service for used liners. The 3+2-year agreement covers the supply and optimisation services of the[…]

Orica has announced the release of what it says is its most innovative fragmentation monitoring solution yet, FRAGTrack™ Gantry. The company calls FRAGTrack Gantry a market-first haul truck measurement solution that combines real-time oversize detection alerts and accurate particle size distribution (PSD) of fragmentation on all models and sizes of haul trucks. The new product[…]