Archives: Steel and iron ore

Metso Outotec is setting out to improve safety and productivity in pellet plants with the launch of an automatic pallet car changing device. This is an alternative to conventional solutions that require production stoppages of up to 10 minutes to remove and replace worn pallet cars, according to Metso Outotec, with the automatic changing device[…]

Epiroc is bolstering its exposure to the ground engaging tools (GET) market through the planned acquisition of Australia-based CR. The company has agreed to acquire the GET and related digital solutions company as part of a plan to expand its “first-rate offering” of essential consumables and digital solutions, it says. CR, which has an offering[…]

Metso Outotec says it will convert its existing 700 mm circulating fluidised bed (CFB) pilot plant in Frankfurt, Germany, for hydrogen-based direct reduction of fine ore as it looks to further drive down carbon emissions associated with the iron-making part of steel production. The company will apply its Planet Positive Circored™ technology as part of[…]

PROK has been selected by Roy Hill to manufacture and supply the idlers for a new circa-8km overland conveyor system as part of the iron ore mine’s Rom4 expansion in Western Australia. PROK says it was awarded the contract for the conveyor idlers off the back of a long history of success with various overland[…]

West Cumbria Mining has said it is delighted with the decision on December 7, 2022 of the UK Secretary of State for for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities , Michael Gove, to formally approve the Woodhouse Colliery planning application. It states: “The decision of the Secretary of State, which is supported by the Planning Inspector[…]

Australian Vanadium Limited says it has appointed Primero Group Ltd and GR Engineering Services Ltd to undertake early contractor involvement (ECI) services for the Australian Vanadium project crushing, milling and beneficiation (CMB) plant engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) package. The ECI process was endorsed as the appropriate way forward as it allows Australian Vanadium and[…]

Epiroc says it is pioneering a battery-electric underground mine truck prototype made from fossil-free steel in line with the company’s vision to produce the world’s greenest machines. This partnership with Swedish steelmaker SSAB, Epiroc says, accelerates the journey towards reduced carbon-dioxide emissions, ultimately helping mining companies reach their climate goals. In partnership with steel manufacturer[…]

Rio Tinto says it is planning to invest a further $600 million in renewable energy assets in the Pilbara as part of the company’s efforts to decarbonise its Western Australian iron ore operations. The investment will fund the construction of two 100 MW solar power facilities as well as 200 MWh of on-grid battery storage[…]

Rio Tinto says it has proven the effectiveness of its low-carbon iron-making process using ores from its mines in Australia in a small-scale pilot plant in Germany, and is now planning the development of a larger-scale pilot plant to further assess its potential to help decarbonise the steel value chain. The process, known as BioIron™,[…]

PIMS Group subsidiary, PIMS Mining, says it has been awarded a three-year fixed term contract – with a one-year extension option – with South32’s Illawarra Coal Holdings Pty Ltd, continuing to provide supplementary labour to its metallurgical coal mine, Appin, in New South Wales, Australia. Appin mine is around 70 km south of Sydney and[…]