Archives: Mineral processing

TOMRA Mining is making a case for its sensor-based ore sorting solutions to be evaluated earlier in the mining project evaluation phase, with Jordan Rutledge, Area Sales Manager, arguing that consideration of its use at the very beginning of flowsheet discussions can influence up- and down-stream equipment selection. The company’s sensor-based ore sorting systems have[…]

Eramet plans to restart construction of its lithium production plant in Argentina after signing an agreement with Tsingshan that will see the China-based steel group finance the build in exchange for a 49.9% interest in the project. The construction of the 24,000 t/y lithium carbonate equivalent plant will start during the March quarter of 2022,[…]

WestStar Industrial’s engineering construction contracting business, Alltype Engineering, has been awarded a rotary kiln erection contract valued at circa-A$12 million ($8.8 million) by Lynas Kalgoorlie Pty Ltd in Western Australia. This contract, in addition to bolstering the WestStar 2022 financial year order, aligns with Alltype Engineering’s strategic plan to focus and deliver on major turnkey[…]

Rio Tinto is partnering with RESOLVE, a Washington-based nonprofit organisation, to launch Regeneration, a start-up that will use the re-mining and processing of waste from legacy mine sites to support rehabilitation activities and restore natural environments. Regeneration will extract valuable minerals and metals from mine tailings, waste rock and water. Earnings from the sale of[…]

Kutcho Copper Corp has outlined a plan to develop an open pit and underground operation at its copper and zinc project in northern British Columbia, Canada, with the publication of a feasibility study. The results of the study highlight an 11-year mine life with metal production of 533 Mlb (241,765 t) of copper, 841 Mlb[…]

Veris Australia, a provider of spatial data services, has been selected to provide surveying, pipeline design, data and GIS support services for a concentrate and return water pipeline associated with the Iron Bridge Magnetite Project in Western Australia. The works, to be executed under subcontract with MPC Kinetic, are expected to generate A$2 million ($1.5[…]

Nordic Mining has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Nordic Rutile AS, signed lump sum contracts for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) for the Engebø rutile and garnet project in Naustdal in Sunnfjord municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. The hard rock (ferro eclogite) deposit is one of the world’s highest–grade[…]

Asante Gold’s plan to bring the Bibiani mine in Ghana into production in the September quarter of 2022 remain on track after mobilising a contractor to refurbish the process plant and made plans to upgrade its gravity gold recovery equipment. The company acquired the mine earlier this year from Resolute Mining, embarking on a journey[…]

Russian steel and iron ore major Metalloinvest participated at the Uzbekistan International Mining Forum (UIMF 2021) held 3-4 November in Tashkent. During the ‘Digital Mining: Mining Industry Modernisation – Digital Development’ session, the company’s experts shared their experience in implementing advanced technologies at Metalloinvest’s enterprises. Rinat Ismagilov, Director of the Mining Production Department, noted that[…]

BHP has signed a Share Sale and Purchase Agreement to divest its 80% interest in BHP Mitsui Coal (BMC), an operated metallurgical coal joint venture in Queensland, Australia, to Stanmore SMC Holdings Pty Ltd. Stanmore SMC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stanmore Resources Limited, has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares in Dampier Coal[…]