Archives: Steel and iron ore

Vale has begun commissioning the Gelado Project in Carajás, in the state of Pará, Brazil, which will produce high-quality pellet feed by reusing the iron ore tailings that have been deposited in the Gelado dam since 1985, when Vale began operating in the region. In addition to providing a sustainable destination for the tailings, the[…]

Metso Outotec says it has signed a contract with Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology Co Ltd (BSIET) for the delivery of two compact-sized iron ore pelletising plants for Chengde Zhaofeng Iron and Steel Group, Co. Ltd in Hebei province, China. This is the sixth pelletising plant contract Metso Outotec has won in China since 2020[…]

It is well known in the mining industry that the biggest mining concentrators, with the highest throughputs and largest mills, have long used gearless mill drives (GMDs). Since their introduction into the market in the 1960s, the GMD installed base has increased steadily, both with respect to cumulative install power and individual drive power. Gearless[…]

BHP is trialling the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to help power mining equipment at its Yandi iron ore operations in Western Australia. Supplied through a collaboration with bp, the renewable diesel made from HVO will be used in haul trucks and other mining equipment over an initial three-month trial period, the miner says.[…]

Teck Resources Ltd has announced today the reorganisation of its business to separate Teck into two independent, publicly-listed companies: Teck Metals Corp and Elk Valley Resources Ltd. The separation it said “will create two world-class resource companies and provide investors with choice for allocating investment between two businesses with different commodity fundamentals and value propositions.”[…]

NioCorp Developments Ltd has executed a contract with Zachry Group to develop a cost for the surface facilities associated with NioCorp’s Elk Creek critical minerals project in Nebraska, USA. The contract represents the first phase of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracting for the $1.2 billion project, the company says. NioCorp had previously selected Zachry,[…]

Austin Engineering says it has been selected by the Western Australian (WA) Government for a grant of up to A$5 million ($3.5 million) to boost its advanced manufacturing program at its Perth-based operations in Kewdale. The grant funding has been allocated under the Government’s Investment Attraction Fund (IAF), which was announced in March 2022. The[…]

A new contract with Pilbara Traditional Owner business Gallawinya Pty Ltd, will supply up to 4,000 tyres a year for light vehicles and light trucks across BHP WA Iron Ore’s central Pilbara mining operations, the mining company says. Gallawinya is one of more than 80 Indigenous and Traditional Owner businesses engaged directly in the first[…]

Hybrid Systems Australia, Pacific Energy’s integrated renewables subsidiary, says it has delivered Western Australia’s largest network-integrated battery energy storage system (BESS) as a part of Fortescue Metals Group’s Pilbara Energy Connect project, which aims to power the miner’s Pilbara iron ore operations with renewable energy. Hybrid Systems Australia designed, installed and commissioned 42 MW of[…]

Rana Gruber has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply a fleet of 19 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), including trucks, loaders and drills, for its iron ore operations in Storforshei in northern Norway. The agreement, worth some SEK370 million ($36 million), underpins Rana Gruber’s aim to operate the world’s first carbon-free iron ore mine by[…]