Archives: Water management

Capstone Mining has brought a second Caterpillar 994K wheel loader to its Pinto Valley operation in Arizona, USA, as it looks to reduce its emissions and improve its operating cost base at the copper mine. Last year, the mine added to its fleet a Cat 994K loader, which, the company says, burns circa-30 less gallons[…]

Generation Mining Ltd has announce the results of the feasibility study for the Marathon palladium and copper project located near the town of Marathon in northwestern Ontario. It supports an open pit mining operation with a robust rate of return over a 13-year mine life. In the first three years of production following commercial production[…]

Polymetal recorded a strong set of financials in 2020, with its revenue, adjusted EBITDA and net earnings metrics all benefitting from higher production volumes and commodity prices. Revenue increased by 28% year-on-year to $2.87 billion, adjusted EBITDA rose 57% to $1.69 billion and net earnings hit a record $1.09 billion in 2020. The company’s 2020[…]

Following a successful one-week trial, heavy minerals company Tronox Mineral Sands has taken delivery of a SlurrySucker dredging unit from Integrated Pump Rental. The SlurrySucker will remove sand from the process dams near the Tronox mining operation on South Africa’s West Coast. This installation enhances the safety and efficiency of the dredging process, which previously[…]

Weir Minerals has released a new Isogate® WR knife gate valve to reduce cycling discharge while improving wear life. The lightweight, long-lasting Isogate WR knife gate valve offers miners and aggregates operators alike a step change in valve performance, according to Weir Minerals. The release came on the same week Weir Group announced its 2020[…]

Euro Sun Mining’s definitive feasibility study (DFS) on the Rovina Valley gold and copper project in Romania has outlined the development of two open-pit mines for a 21,000 t/d operation producing 132,000 oz of gold-equivalent over a 16.8-year mine life. The company plans to use a phased development approach at Rovina Valley, with the development[…]

Siltbuster, the water treatment specialist, says it has designed and installed a surface water treatment solution for Anglo American at its Woodsmith polyhalite mine on the North Yorkshire coast of England. The polyhalite deposit can only be accessed from within the North York Moors National Park, so extensive steps have been taken to limit the[…]

The newly released AFP2525 Automatic Filter Press from FLSmidth it says “delivers high availability and efficiency, with the lowest cost possible – in fact, the lowest cost per tonne of production in the industry.” To keep mines operating at its highest levels, all components of the AFP2525 Automatic Filter Press are also designed for quick[…]

Bluestone Resources has come out with a new open-pit mining plan for its Cerro Blanco project in south-eastern Guatemala that effectively doubles production and triples the potential investor returns from the gold-silver asset. The preliminary economic assessment on Cerro Blanco, which comes just under 11 months after entering into an agreement with G Mining Services[…]

Two proposals supported by the Sustainable Minerals Institute’s International Centre of Excellence in Chile (SMI-ICE-Chile) are advancing to the second round of the BHP Tailings Challenge. A global competition that aims to fundamentally change how the industry manages copper tailings, the BHP Tailings Challenge announced in January that 10 companies and consortia had been selected[…]