Archives: Water management

ALROSA says it has approved the introduction of automated wireless monitoring systems at the hydraulic structures of its tailings dumps as it looks to further reduce the risk of emergencies, improve operational safety of the structures and facilitate the accumulation of data on their operations for future analysis. The automated wireless monitoring system (AWMS) consists[…]

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) today launched a report which, it says, found that life in Mining Dependent Countries (MDCs) has improved significantly in the last 23 years. The report analyses 41 social metrics grouped under 12 relevant United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and, across three quarters of these metrics, there[…]

Compass Minerals says it has identified a lithium brine resource of around 2.4 Mt of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) at its active Ogden, Utah, solar evaporation site, and it was in the process of selecting an “extraction technology partner” that could help leverage the resource. Included within the 2.4 Mt LCE resource was an indicated[…]

Metso Outotec has signed a contract with Karara Mining Limited for the design of its tailings filtration plant expansion project at its iron ore mine in Western Australia. This agreement includes the delivery of key filtration and material handling equipment and associated services, with the typical value for an order like this is in the[…]

Orica says it has signed a landmark software licence agreement with JKTech Pty Ltd that will give it access to models developed by the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) that are used in comminution and flotation simulation. The agreement will open industry access to the Integrated Extraction Simulator (IES) with JKMRC models – by[…]

Vale is starting activities with unmanned equipment for the removal of tailings from B3/B4 dam, at Mar Azul iron ore mine, in Nova Lima, and Sul Superior dam, at Gongo Soco mine, in Barão de Cocais – both in Minas Gerais. Actions were assessed and approved by the Public Prosecutor’s technical auditor, in addition to[…]

Atlas Copco Power and Flow has introduced a new technology platform – the Wear Deflector – for its WEDA D70 electric submersible dewatering pumps that it says deliver exceptional performance, enabling construction and industrial sites to remove water more reliably and improve productivity. At the heart of Wear Deflector is an innovative hydraulic design that[…]

Magnetite Mines is preparing to commence a definitive feasibility study at its Razorback iron ore project in South Australia after receiving positive results back from a pre-feasibility study (PFS). The PFS supports declaration of a maiden ore reserve of 473 Mt based on 12.8 Mt/y plant throughput and 2 Mt/y of high-grade concentrate, but it[…]

With the world’s first hydrogen-reduced sponge iron having just been produced, most of the globe’s iron and steel companies are evaluating how they can continue to play a role in the steel-making industry of the future. The HYBRIT project milestone in Sweden has global ramifications for a sector that is among the three biggest producers[…]

CyanoGuard says it is rapidly expanding its customer base in the Americas following widespread customer success with its ground-breaking cyanide monitoring solution. With active or upcoming pilots in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru – some of the leading gold-producing countries, CyanoGuard is closing in on its mission to minimise cyanide consumption and operational costs and[…]