Archives: Water management

Taseko Mines prospects of opening the US’ next commercial in-situ recovery (ISR) copper project have been strengthened following a recent hearing held by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). At the public hearing, which came shortly after the ADEQ issued the company with a draft Aquifer Protection Permit (APP) for its commercial ISR project,[…]

Wesfarmers-owned software-as-a-service company, Decipher, says it has extended its successful TSF cloud platform to provide a solution to simplify the process of tailings storage facility (TSF) data disclosure as well as helping companies align with the new global tailings standard. The recent Global Standard on Tailings Management was launched on the August 5, 2020. The[…]

Freeport-McMoRan has announced its commitment to the Copper Mark, a new, comprehensive assurance framework that demonstrates the industry’s responsible production practices and contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The Copper Mark is the first and only framework developed specifically for the copper industry and enables each site to demonstrate to customers, investors and[…]

Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, Seamus O’Regan, has announced a C$1.6 million ($1.2 million) investment in the development of an analyser able to provide near real-time measurements of the active clay content in oil sands and mine tailings. The project, led by the Saskatchewan Research Council with Suncor Energy Inc and the Northern Alberta Institute[…]

Sensor-based ore sorting test work from TOMRA Sorting Solutions has shown the potential for lowering the planned capital expenditure and operating costs associated with developing the Santa Comba tungsten-tin project in Galicia, Spain, project owner Rafaella Resources has reported. The “exceptional” ore sorting results showed a 50% rejection of un-mineralised rock and an approximate doubling[…]

Climate change and environmental social governance (ESG) will transform the energy industry risk landscape, Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, broking, and solutions company, said at the launch of its annual Mining Risk Review. This ESG transformation is taking place against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and a rapidly hardening global insurance marketplace, according[…]

Mineral process plant designs are favouring higher-capacity vibrating screens and a more holistic approach to plant optimisation, according to screen specialist Kwatani. “These trends hold great potential for the mining sector, and Kwatani has been at the forefront of technologies driving this direction,” Annelize van der Walt, Kwatani’s Business Development Manager for Mining and Minerals,[…]

Atlantic Nickel has released a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Santa Rita nickel mine, in Brazil, that shows the potential for the company to become one of the largest sustainable nickel sulphide producers in the world. The announcement, made in concert with Appian Capital Advisory LLP (the owner of Atlantic Nickel), follows the recommencement[…]

ABB has launched a new feature-rich ultrasonic level transmitter that, it says, is designed specifically for industries with large installed bases of level measurement devices, particularly water and wastewater treatment, which could find its way into the flotation process. With its modular design and intelligent algorithms, the LST200 is easy to install, commission and maintain and stable in use, decreasing total expenditure over[…]

A month after securing several major contracts with BHP, Monadelphous Group has announced another series of works packages with the major miner that come with a combined value of around A$120 million ($87 million). Two of the construction and maintenance contracts were awarded under its WAIO Asset Panel Framework Agreement with BHP. This includes a[…]