Archives: Mineral processing

Centamin PLC has announced early completion of its waste stripping programme at the Sukari gold mine in Egypt. Since production began in 2009 Sukari has produced over 5.7 Moz of gold, and today has a projected mine life to 2035. The operation has completed the 120 Mt volume component ahead of the fixed four year[…]

On July 16, China’s Sichuan Zigong Conveying Machine Group Co Ltd (ZGCMC), also known as Yunji Group, and Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement in Shenzhen. Relying on the advantages of ZGCMC in the mining and bulk transportation industries, as well as Huawei’s technical capabilities in cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, digital[…]

Serabi Gold is planning for the start-up a second sensor-based sorting solution from COMEX as it looks to commence operations at its Coringa project, in Brazil. The company confirmed in its June quarter results that construction of the classification plant was well underway at Coringa, with the crusher expected to be operational in August and[…]

Sandvik will introduce innovative new solutions and showcase its latest technologies at mining’s largest tradeshow, MINExpo INTERNATIONAL® 2024, in Las Vegas, including battery-electric and diesel-electric equipment to help customers improve their sustainability. The OEM will have its latest innovations on display at the show, September 24-26, including its new Toro™ diesel-electric truck demonstrator and latest[…]

Powermaster has announced the launch of its Revolution technology, which, it says, efficiently crushes materials, remediates mine sites and reprocesses valuable tailings. The Revolution is an eco-friendly gyroscopic grinder designed to process various materials, from large rocks to fine tailings. The technology is billed as cutting the cost of processing by half and reducing the[…]

BQE Water Inc., a leader in the treatment and management of mine impacted waters, has announced a contract to perform laboratory testing and conceptual engineering for a non-biological selenium removal water treatment plant using the company’s patented Selen-IX™ technology for a mine in Latin America. David Kratochvil, CEO of BQE Water, commented: “As the first[…]

Kaiser Reef Limited has commenced installation of a Wolff Batch Centrifugal Concentrator (BCC) gravity circuit and ancillary equipment at the Maldon gold processing plant as part of an upgrade program at its operations in Victoria, Australia. The Maldon plant is just 3 km from the company’s Union Hill Mine, which produced 2.1 Moz of gold,[…]

Eriez® has announced the launch of its new SEV series of Suspended Electromagnets, representing, it says, a significant advancement in suspended electromagnet design. These units feature stronger magnets housed in smaller enclosures, reducing overall weight and installation costs while optimising performance efficiency, the company says. Integrated into the Eriez SE7000 line, the new SEV models[…]

During the EXPONOR 2024 event in Antofagasta, IM Editorial Director Paul Moore met with Enaex Key Account Manager Sebastian Catron to discuss its latest innovations and offerings to the mining sector. Catron began: “After we win the bidding process to supply explosives and blasting services to a mining customer, whether that is a renewal of[…]

The Antofagasta Region was – once again – a global focal point of the mining industry, as it hosted the twentieth edition of EXPONOR, organised by the Antofagasta Industrial Association, AIA, and which was attended by IM where we carried out interviews with some major mining technology suppliers and mining companies. Juan Duran at the[…]