Archives: Steel and iron ore

Primetals Technologies, Mitsubishi Corporation, Fortescue and voestalpine have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at designing and engineering an industrial-scale prototype plant with a new process for net-zero-emission ironmaking at the voestalpine site in Linz, Austria. The collaboration will also investigate the implementation and operation of the plant, the companies say. The new ironmaking[…]

Metso Outotec is out to improve sinter plant process performance and stability with the launch of Optimus Sinter, a digital optimiser for iron ore sintering plants. Optimus Sinter is one of Metso Outotec’s leading-edge digital solutions to ensure the optimal operation and maintenance of iron ore sintering plants, the company says. A sophisticated thermodynamic model[…]

LKAB is further increasing its safety capabilities by implementing several solutions from the Mobilaris Mining Intelligence platform at its Kiruna mine in northern Sweden, Epiroc says. The platform, now 100% incorporated into Epiroc following the consolidation of its ownership in Mobilaris MCE AB in 2021, allows all employees to receive alarm and crisis information and[…]

Sandvik invests heavily in innovation, with approximately 2,600 of the company’s 39,000 employees performing research at some 50 R&D centres worldwide. A recent article published by the company outlines how two of these researchers – Ida Borgh, Materials Specialist and Susanne Norgren, Sandvik Group expert have been trying to find a solution for replacing or[…]

A new fleet of Duratray Suspended Dump Bodies (SDB) for Caterpillar 777-05 mining trucks has been completed and shipped to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for use at the Kibali gold mine in the country. Following manufacture in Turkey, the steel frames will be transported on sea to Kenya, then 1,800 km overland[…]

NRW Civil & Mining has recently invested in two new Cat 6060 hydraulic mining shovels to meet some unique challenges at Karara Mining’s magnetite project in Western Australia’s Midwest region, engaging Cat dealer WesTrac in the process. Karara is the largest mining operation and the first major magnetite mine in the Midwest region, producing a[…]

Valmet and Karara Mining Ltd have signed a two-year service agreement for the delivery of filter cloths for tailings filtration to Karara’s mine in Western Australia. The agreement is effective as of November 1, 2022. The statement says the agreement ensures that Karara Mining has filter cloths for tailings filtration always available and provides support[…]

Mitsui & Co has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rio Tinto to jointly explore opportunities for reducing emissions and transforming the world’s supply chains. Under the MoU, Mitsui and Rio Tinto will work closely together to examine more sustainable measures such as reducing the carbon content of raw materials for iron and steel[…]

The 2023 Future Minerals Forum will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 10-12 January, including a Ministerial Roundtable, followed by the Forum and Exhibition itself. The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) President & CEO Rohitesh Dhawan spoke and participated at the first Forum in 2022 and will do so again at this[…]

Nordic Iron Ore AB has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Hitachi Energy for a service to secure necessary electrical power to its Blötberget iron ore project in Sweden. By securing stable supply of electricity to the mine, the company takes an important step in resuming sustainable mining of iron ore in Blötberget and[…]