Archives: Mineral processing

Combining laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) with artificial intelligence (AI), Lumine™ is an emerging new sensing platform developed as part of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) High-efficiency Mining program. “Analysing rolling stones on a moving belt is a bumpy and dusty business,” says Daniel Gagnon, Leader of the Systems Integration and Prototypes Team at[…]

Centamin’s Sukari Gold Mine (SGM) in Egypt is focused on optimising gold production through maximum operating efficiency. When the mine identified inefficiencies within the mill, including the primary gyratory crusher, it called on FLSmidth’s gyratory crusher specialists and a solution was developed that would not only fix the problem, but also increase availability in the[…]

BHP’s Chilean operations Escondida and Spence, and Olympic Dam in Australia, have been awarded the Copper Mark, recognising responsible production practices after an independent assurance process, the miner says. The Copper Mark is an assurance framework specific to the copper industry, developed to ensure value chain participants demonstrate best practice in responsible production and contribute[…]

Metso Outotec is launching a patented Virtual Inspection tool for horizontal grinding mill linings to, it says, take the benefits of 3D scanning to a new level. The new tool enables the scanned mill linings to be viewed in virtual reality and offers an efficient and safe environment for technical discussions, according to the company.[…]

Uptake, the leader in industrial intelligence software-as-a-service, has joined Oren, a global B2B digital mining services marketplace developed by Shell and IBM to help mining companies access and implement digital solutions. Uptake Fusion, which moves, stores, and curates operational technology (OT) data in an organisation’s Microsoft Azure environment for advanced applications, and Uptake Compass, the[…]

EnviroGold Global Ltd has announced that it has agreed to commercial terms with Hellyer Gold Mines Pty Ltd to reprocess the tailings owned by HGM (the Hellyer Tailings Reprocessing Project) at the Hellyer Gold Mine, Tasmania, Australia. The agreement contemplates a multi-stage Tailings Reprocessing Project wherein EnviroGold Global will add its mineral processing technology to[…]

Metso Outotec is launching what it says is yet another unique solution in its range of minerals processing plant islands: the Horizontal Mill Plant Units. The pre-engineered plant units provide optimised grinding performance and simplify project management through easy circuit selection and flowsheet implementation, according to the company. At the same time, they ensure safe[…]

Weir Minerals has upgraded its range of Trio® TC live-shaft cone crushers, incorporating the latest technology to ensure it remains integral to flowsheets long into the future, the OEM says. The Trio® TC84XR features all the robust design elements that have made live-shaft crushers a fixture of the mining and sand and aggregate industries for[…]

Diemme Filtration tomorrow November 30 will finally officially unveil its record breaking GHT5000F filter press via a live online event from its headquarters in Lugo, Italy (being streamed at 9.00 am UTC+1 and at 6 pm UTC+1). The widely anticipated model is 100% assembled at the factory now and is the largest filter press in[…]

Tata Steel’s Ores, Mines & Quarries (OMQ) Division has opened an 8 Mt/y crushing and washing plant at its Khondbond Iron and Manganese Mine (KIMM) near Joda in the Keonjhar district of Odisha, India. The facility was inaugurated today by T V Narendran, CEO & Managing Director, Tata Steel, in the presence of D B[…]