Archives: Mining events

Australian heavy rare earths producer, Northern Minerals Ltd has produced rare earth (RE) carbonate through the Browns Range pilot plant. The production of the first final product follows the commencement of commissioning of the plant in June, with RE carbonate produced following load commissioning of the hydrometallurgical circuit. Both the beneficiation and hydrometallurgical circuits having[…]

Much of the talk at Roskill’s Tantalum 2018 conference, held in London last week, was focussed on industry efforts to improve responsible sourcing of raw material tantalum. It was made clear by several speakers that tantalum is still very much a conflict mineral, defined as ‘minerals mined in conditions of armed conflict and human rights[…]

Euromoney Institutional Investor, the international business information and events group, has signed a binding agreement to sell the assets of its Mining Indaba business to ITE Group for £30.1 million ($39.1 million). Mining Indaba’s annual event, Investing in African Mining Indaba, is one of the world’s largest mining investment conferences, dedicated to the capitalisation and[…]

Roy Hill Holdings has been named the Western Australia Employer of the Year at a gala ceremony for the WA Training Awards. The awards are presented by the Department for Training and Workforce Development, to recognise the outstanding achievement of apprentices, trainees, vocational students and the contribution to training made by trainers, training organisations and[…]

The AusIMM Mill Operators Conference in Brisbane, Australia, on August 31 provided the opportunity for a formal presentation to the 2018 CEEC Medal winners. This is a prestigious annual global award that celebrates outstanding published research and field work on strategies for energy efficient comminution. This year’s award for Operations went to the authors of[…]

No growth is possible within Australia’s largest undeveloped footprint – Northern Australia – without fundamental gains in its “infrastructure trifecta”, according to one of the region’s most experienced industry lobbyists. Mayor of Mount Isa, Madam Mayor Joyce McCulloch, said today the costs and handling of the region’s three main infrastructure essentials – energy, transport and[…]

With the recent proliferation of fibre-optic cables, an interest has emerged in their use as sensors. When appropriate hardware is employed, fibre optic cables can be used for both temperature and vibration monitoring and have significant potential in mine monitoring and equipment maintenance. November 13-15, 2018, in Perth, Western Australia, the first Asia Pacific Workshop[…]

Ivanhoe Mines’ Executive Chairman Robert Friedland will be a featured speaker at the prestigious China Development Forum’s first fall summit in Beijing on September 16 this year. The conference’s theme is A New Chapter for China’s Reform and Opening-up. The China Development Forum, focusing on China’s continuing opening up to the world, is organized by[…]

Goldcorp has announced the third annual #DisruptMining innovation challenge and live finale event will be presented on Sunday, March 3, 2019 during the annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in Toronto, Canada. Highlights: Goldcorp and presenting sponsor KPMG will co-host the 2019 #DisruptMining innovation expo and “shark-tank” style live event at the Rebel[…]

Engineered for use in the most aggressive duties, Warman mill circuit pumps easily manage large size particles in highly abrasive slurries, the company reports. These pumps are designed for the most severe slurry applications such as ball and SAG mill cyclone feed as well as water-flush crushing in mineral processing plants. Weir Minerals Africa is[…]