Archives: Mineral processing

Martin Engineering, a leader in bulk material handling technologies and training, has announced the availability of two rugged secondary conveyor belt cleaners, both engineered for fast and easy maintenance. The innovative design of the DT2S and DT2H reversible cleaners from Martin Engineering reduces system downtime and labour for clean up or service, while helping to prolong the[…]

Metso Outotec and Dynamox have entered into a global cooperation agreement on the usage of Dynamox’s condition monitoring platform in mining and aggregates processes. Metso Outotec is offering the solution to its own installed equipment base; the partner agreement enables also third-party equipment monitoring, further strengthening the company’s digital scalability and solution flexibility. “Dynamox is[…]

Prefeasibility process engineer Wood Australia has completed a comprehensive nine-month trade-off study into the preferred process flowsheet design for De Grey Mining’s Mallina gold project, selecting a process flowsheet that incorporates high pressure grinding roll (HPGR) and pressure oxidation (POx) technology. The project, which includes the Hemi Deposit, is in the Pilbara region of Western[…]

A new technology start-up that came out of research from the University of California, Berkeley is looking to commercialise a novel, cost-effective process to capture and permanently sequester ambient carbon dioxide while producing sulphuric acid. The process should, the company says, enable carbon-negative critical element extraction and fertiliser production. Travertine Technologies, Inc. today announced a[…]

The Canada Mining Innovation Council’s cleantech solution, CanMicro, has been named as the grand prize winner of the Crush It! Challenge, being awarded a C$5 million ($3.9 million) grant to further develop the solution. CanMicro combines microwave-assisted comminution and multi-sensor ore sorting technology to selectively break particles and sort waste from desired minerals, reducing crushing[…]

OZ Minerals recently set out to contribute to the acceleration of responsible metal production by the copper industry through the Ingenious Extraction innovator challenge, the outcomes of which have just been published. The in-depth document explores potential extraction methods and technologies, specifically utilising concentrate leaching techniques that can perform economically at scale. It also outlines[…]

Australian Strategic Materials Ltd (ASM) says that its subsidiary Australian Strategic Materials (Holdings) Ltd (ASMH) has awarded Hyundai Engineering Co Ltd (HEC), a company based in South Korea, the contract to provide engineering, procurement and construction definition work (EPCD) for the Dubbo mining and processing roject. Dubbo is a potential long-term resource of rare earths,[…]

Artemis Gold Inc has announced that Sedgman Canada Ltd has executed an agreement with Metso Outotec Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Metso Outotec Corporation, to secure supply and delivery of crushing and grinding equipment for the company’s Blackwater Gold Project in Central British Columbia. The agreement was executed as part of an interim services agreement[…]

Anglo American has unloaded the first ore to the primary crusher at the Quellaveco copper project in Peru, marking a crucial milestone in commissioning tests prior to the start of operations. Autonomous truck No. 19 – a Caterpillar 794 AC whose hopper sports the colours of diversity – was chosen to unload the ore at[…]

Rio Tinto and the Salzgitter Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together towards carbon-free steelmaking by studying optimisation of Rio Tinto’s high-quality Canadian and Australian iron ore products for use in Salzgitter’s SALCOS® green steel project in Germany. Under the MoU, the two companies will explore optimisation of iron ore pellets,[…]