Archives: Water management

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) has appointed Black & Veatch to design and manage the delivery of a seawater desalination plant for its Manyar Smelter in East Java, Indonesia, as part of its sustainable development commitments. The seawater desalination plant will support the processing of mine concentrates from the Grasberg mine in West Papua. The new[…]

CiDRA Minerals Processing Inc and OZ Minerals Ltd have announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding that provides a basis of common understanding to commission a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study for customisation and tie-in of CiDRA’s proprietary non flotation-based mineral separation technology for operation in a grind circuit rougher application[…]

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[…]

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[…]

BQE Water has signed an Operating Services Agreement to provide operations services for a water treatment plant using its Selen-IX™ process technology for selenium removal at a base metal project in south-western USA. The plant will treat impacted waters to remove selenium and dissolved metals in compliance with permitted water quality requirements, BQE said. Under[…]

While the El Soldado copper operation in Chile may be one of Anglo American’s smaller assets, it has a big part to play as one of the company’s FutureSmart Mining™ hubs, piloting some of its innovative mining and processing technologies, according to Phil Newman, Anglo American’s Head of Innovation. Including in this innovative technology bracket[…]

In June, BEUMER Group completed the acquisition of the FAM Group of Magdeburg, Germany, in the process, increasing its conveyor system and loading technology offering and becoming a significant player in the in-pit crushing and conveying (IPCC) space. Close to six months after closing, IM put some questions to Stefan Hotz, Director Sales FAM Group,[…]

OZ Minerals, Boliden and Rio Tinto have agreed to collaborate to unlock new and innovative technologies for managing tailings, helping the mining industry to further reduce risk while extracting the materials the world needs for the energy transition from what was previously regarded as ‘waste’, they say. Under the umbrella of the Think & Act[…]

In the Weir Group Capital Markets Event presentation last week, Chris Carpenter revealed that the company was collaborating within its divisions on trials of ore sorting technology in an effort to move less rock at mine sites and optimise processing within the plant. Carpenter, Vice President of Technology at Weir ESCO, said the company was[…]

Foraco International, a provider of mineral and water drilling services, has announced a series of major contracts with Vale Canada for the provision of exploration, definition drilling and large diameter rotary drilling. The exploration and evaluation drilling services – both surface and underground – are key services for Vale operations and include drilling at the[…]