Archives: Water management

Technology designed to give athletes an advantage during competition is being rolled out at mines across Australia to improve the health of miners. Dehydration in mines reduces worker concentration and efficiency while increasing the risk of long-term health issues, according to MX3 Diagnostics. At the same time, hydration testing at mines can be inconvenient, inaccurate[…]

Anglo American has invested more than A$240 million ($175 million) with suppliers for its 70%-owned Aquila metallurgical coal project in Central Queensland, Australia, which, the company says, will be one the world’s most technologically advanced underground mines. Aquila will extend the life of Anglo American’s existing Capcoal underground operations near Middlemount by six years and[…]

Today, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) launched a Closure Maturity Framework – an interactive tool that will “help mining and metals companies to establish a clearer view of their asset’s current levels of maturity on their journey to achieving sustainable mine closure. The tool will assist them in understanding what future work[…]

RCT says major mining companies have strongly endorsed the implementation of its remote water refilling systems across all types of water carts and standpipes operating on global mine sites. The package forms part of RCT’s ControlMaster® Automation & Control technology offer and has been used for many years in water carts in mines while also[…]

Weir Minerals has launched its new mobile Multiflo® LF pump range featuring trailer and skid-mounted pumps specifically designed to handle liquids ranging from water, to sewage and sludge. The launch follows successful installations across North and South America, South Africa, and Kazakhstan. With the new range, Weir Minerals offers robust and high performing mobile dewatering[…]

CBMM, Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração is the global leader in the production and commercialisation of niobium products. CBMM has more than 400 customers, in more than 40 countries. Headquartered in Brazil, with offices and subsidiaries in China, the Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland and the US, the company supplies cutting-edge products and technology to the[…]

Metso Outotec says its newest addition to the FFP filter range, the Larox® FFP3716 filter, comes with compact plate pack design and smart automation, redefining the overall standard in reliability, capacity and safety in tailings filtration. Combined with Metso Outotec’s optimised filtration plant design, the FFP3716 filter offers a reliable and cost-efficient long-term solution for[…]

Los Andes Copper says additional comminution test work has confirmed the selection of high pressure grinding rolls (HPGR) circuit technology for use in the processing circuit at its Vizcachitas copper project in Chile. The use of HPGR, and the adoption of the previously announced dry-stack tailings, reinforces the company’s commitment to the environment and designing[…]

Metso Outotec has introduced a Filter Optimizer to further boost the performance of its Larox® PF filter in the mining and chemical industry processes. The optimiser improves the PF filter performance by enabling more precise control over the solid/liquid separation process, according to the company. It is intended to stabilise the effect of upstream process[…]

Multotec Process Equipment and Clean TeQ Water have combined to offer the Africa market a game changing reverse osmosis (RO) technology solution able to truly unlock the significant potential of resin chemistry for effective mine effluent treatment, Vincent Ridgard, Process Engineer at Multotec Process Equipment, says. Treating effluent on mines often makes use of RO[…]