Archives: Mining consumables

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has signed an agreement to acquire Allied Construction Products, a US distributor of hydraulic hammers to the construction and mining industries and manufacturer of compactor plates and mounting brackets. Sandvik, which already owned 21% of the company, has had a strategic partnership in place with Allied since 2003 whereby Allied[…]

The Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (CHFCA) and Australian Hydrogen Council (AHC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen collaboration between Canada and Australia in the commercial deployment of zero-emission hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. The MOU outlines various areas of cooperation between the Canadian and Australia sectors including identifying opportunities for[…]

The Schlam Group – Schlam Engineering, DT HiLoad and The Pilbara Clean Machines (TPCM) – has been amalgamated under one name, Schlam. The move, which will unify the three companies under the one banner, purpose and set of principles, the company says, was initiated to better to reflect Schlam’s status as a “globally relevant company[…]

Sul Americana de Metais (SAM) and Huawei, a global leader in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions, signed on July 8, a memorandum for the development of unmanned mining technology and effective application of 5G in the operation of the Block 8 Project, which provides for the extraction and processing of iron ore in northern[…]

Last year, Maelgwyn Mineral Services Ltd (MMS) announced that it had been awarded a contract to supply the flotation process equipment for the Beyondie Sulphate of Potash Project (BSOPP) purification plant in Western Australia. The project is being developed by ASX-listed Kalium Lakes Ltd which recently stated on June 25 that German engineer and equipment[…]

A consortium of leading mining universities and mining companies in Europe has designed a dedicated training programme for mining professionals. “SafeDeepMining” is funded by EIT RawMaterials and aims to address the shortage of highly trained rock engineering personnel for deep mines that can deal effectively with the rock pressure problems jeopardising the extraction of deep[…]

Neles, the valves focused spin off of Metso, has announced the start-up of operations at its new valve technology centre in Jiaxing, China. The new plant strengthens Neles’ valve and related products production capabilities and increases availability for customers across various process industries, in China and globally, it said. This is the first major announcement[…]

Mining and quarrying equipment specialist Osborn says it is extending its reach into the CIS region, with a successfully completed export order to Kyrgyzstan. The equipment supplied by Osborn has been installed at the country’s second-largest gold mine, the Jerooy gold project. Osborn was awarded this significant order by project management firm Pro-Serve Consulting. The[…]

WEG Electric CIS, a subsidiary of WEG based in St Petersburg, has been awarded a contract to supply two flame-proof motors for the primary ventilation system of the Chertinskaya-Koksovaya mine in Russia. Partnering with Ventprom, a manufacturer of underground ventilation equipment, WEG has developed unique, explosion-proof motors to meet the challenging conditions of a large-scale[…]

Crushing, grinding, flotation, solvent extraction, electro winning, tailings management…Metso Outotec covers it all. The new mineral processing entity might be less than a week old, but many in the industry would have, no doubt, had some burning questions to ask since the planned merger was announced on July 4, 2019. IM had a chance to[…]