Archives: Water management

Datamine says it has established a dedicated environment, social and governance (ESG) business unit focused on the specific needs of the mining industry. The new ESG business unit will bring together existing technologies and services under the leadership of Chris Parry. Dylan Webb, CEO of Datamine, said: “We’ve observed that our customers are increasingly interested[…]

The first DELKOR Dry Stack Tailings (DST) system to be supplied by TAKRAF Group in Brazil is being commissioned for one of the largest steel producers in the Americas, the company says. The order for the key equipment for the DST system was awarded in January 2019 and was followed shortly by an order being[…]

SNC-Lavalin Group says it will undertake a definitive feasibility study for Verdant Minerals’ Ammaroo phosphate project in the Northern Territory of Australia. The group is providing engineering and procurement services to assess the feasibility of a 4,500 t/d sulphuric acid plant, which will be part of a fully-integrated mine and downstream processing facility to produce[…]

Chilean state-owned copper mining giant Codelco has inaugurated its modern Integrated Strategic Operations Centre (CIO-E) in Santiago, which  acts as the central “brain” of the company’s tactical mining control centres, located in Calama, Los Andes and Rancagua respectively. Codelco stated: “As of today, the company is at the forefront in the adoption of advanced technology[…]

Metso Outotec says it is launching the Metso Outotec Reactorwell™, a new generation feedwell for maximising thickener and clarifier performance while minimising flocculant consumption and bringing significant operational cost efficiencies. The feed system features high solids retention and mixing efficiency. It also eliminates feed short-circuiting and offers low shear for ideal floccule growth and even[…]

BHP’s Chilean operations Escondida and Spence, and Olympic Dam in Australia, have been awarded the Copper Mark, recognising responsible production practices after an independent assurance process, the miner says. The Copper Mark is an assurance framework specific to the copper industry, developed to ensure value chain participants demonstrate best practice in responsible production and contribute[…]

WEC Projects has secured a R3 million ($187,460) contract to supply a new sewage treatment plant for the expansion of Lucara Diamond’s Karowe diamond mine in Botswana. The mine, near the village of Letlhakane in the eastern Kalahari Basin region of Botswana, is planning to cease open-pit activities by 2026 after which it will continue[…]

EnviroGold Global Ltd has announced that it has agreed to commercial terms with Hellyer Gold Mines Pty Ltd to reprocess the tailings owned by HGM (the Hellyer Tailings Reprocessing Project) at the Hellyer Gold Mine, Tasmania, Australia. The agreement contemplates a multi-stage Tailings Reprocessing Project wherein EnviroGold Global will add its mineral processing technology to[…]

After seven years of research and investment of about BRL50 million ($8.9 million), Vale says it has developed a process for producing sand from its production processes with applications in the construction market. After adaptation in the state of Minas Gerais’ iron ore operations, the sandy material, previously disposed in piles and dams, is now[…]

Diemme Filtration tomorrow November 30 will finally officially unveil its record breaking GHT5000F filter press via a live online event from its headquarters in Lugo, Italy (being streamed at 9.00 am UTC+1 and at 6 pm UTC+1). The widely anticipated model is 100% assembled at the factory now and is the largest filter press in[…]