Archives: Mineral processing

MGX Minerals Inc has announced the engagement of global mining equipment supplier Metso Outotec for its British Columbia silicon project. The OEM has been tasked with providing design, equipment and mechanical engineering for the processing of high-grade silica from the company’s wholly-owned Gibraltar silica deposit into silicon metal 3303# grade. The primary piece of processing[…]

Having left TOMRA Mining more than a decade ago only to return to the Germany-based company in November, Kai Bartram’s re-arrival at the sensor-based sorting firm represents a good time to take stock and reflect on how far the mining sector has come with its understanding and acceptance of this type of pre-concentration technology. Bartram,[…]

i-80 Gold Corp has announced its development plans for 2022 – a catalyst-rich year as the company commences its plans to build a comprehensive Nevada mining complex. i-80 is in the process of developing multiple mining operations to achieve its objective of building a Nevada focused mining company with a goal of ultimately producing more[…]

To get a detailed insight into Accenture’s capabilities in helping shape mining’s future in terms of advanced data insights and analytics, IM Editorial Director Paul Moore took some time to catch up with Constantino Seixas, an Accenture Managing Director and Latin America lead for Industry X Digital Manufacturing and Operations. The company sees the value[…]

Asante Gold Corporation has announced that the contract to conduct mining activities at the Bibiani Mine has been awarded to PW Mining (Ghana), and that mobilisation to site has commenced. Open pit mining operations will start in February 2022, to include development of satellite pits and provide feed material to the process plant from Q2[…]

BHP has invested $40 million in Tanzania-focused Kabanga Nickel, in addition to backing Lifezone Limited and its patented hydrometallurgical technology with a $10 million investment. Kabanga Nickel Limited says its share of the cash will be used to accelerate the development of the Kabanga nickel project in Tanzania, which it claims is the world’s largest[…]

Lycopodium has announced that it has been awarded an Engineering and Construction Management Services contract from PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara (PT AMNT) for the Batu Hijau Process Plant Expansion Project in Indonesia. Batu Hijau is an open-pit copper-gold mine located on the island of Sumbawa in the province of West Nusa Tenggara, about 1,500[…]

Liontown Resources Ltd says it has awarded a key contract to Metso Outotec for the design, fabrication and delivery of a SAG mill for its flagship Kathleen Valley lithium project in Western Australia. Following the completion of the definitive feasibility study (DFS) for Kathleen Valley in November 2021, the company has completed further engineering optimisation[…]

Atalaya Mining has, following a feasibility study, approved the construction of the first phase of an industrial-scale plant using the E-LIX System to produce high value copper and zinc metals from the complex sulphide concentrates sourced from Proyecto Riotinto (pictured) in Spain. Following its announcement on October 28, 2020, Atalaya concluded the study, which evaluated[…]

The Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) has brought together a project group of global subject matter experts to publish an updated version of the ‘Determining the Bond Efficiency of Industrial Grinding Circuits’ guideline. The guideline describes the Bond method for quantifying and comparing the relative energy efficiency of most industrial comminution circuits. It’s also an[…]