Archives: Water management

Nalco Water, an Ecolab company, has acquired Flottec in a move that, it says, will expand its flotation offerings and its work to serve the industry from mine to metal. During the next few months, the company will be integrated into the Global Mining division of Nalco Water, Ecolab’s water and process management business. The[…]

On November 6/7 this year, IM had the privilege with a small group of mainstream journalists to get a detailed insight into Anglo American’s Woodsmith polyhalite project in North Yorkshire, which included a visit to the foreshaft area of the service shaft, the base of the MTS shaft, the transport tunnel itself at the Lockwood[…]

Cornish Metals Inc is using eight Bredel 40 hose pumps and three Qdos chemical metering and dosing pumps from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) in its newly opened water treatment plant (WTP) at the South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall, England. South Crofty ceased producing tin in 1998 but Cornish Metals is working to reopen[…]

Clean TeQ has formed a 50/50 joint venture, the Future Element Joint Venture, with mine tailings management company Future Element Pty Ltd (FE), to, it says, focus on tailings management, metal recovery and waste remediation opportunities. Clean TeQ will provide the JV with licences for its proprietary ATA® accelerated dewatering technology and its suite of[…]

Rhosonics, a global leader in non-nuclear slurry density meters, has unveiled its third-generation product, the SDM ECO. The SDM ECO is a significant advancement in slurry density measurement technology, according to the company, offering improved accuracy, reliability and user-friendliness. The product preludes a new era of slurry density measurements, Rhosonics says. The SDM ECO uses[…]

CEEC International, an independent global not-for-profit committed to accelerating the adoption of eco-efficient minerals and metals production practices, has welcomed both Weir and Agnico Eagle Mines as premium sponsors and early adopters of its Global Water Initiative. Weir, a respected provider of engineered solutions to the resources sector, shares CEEC’s mission to drive the adoption[…]

Anglo American has provided its latest sustainability performance update, highlighting a number of technological advancements the company is looking to take at its in-development Woodsmith polyhalite mine in the UK and its exploration asset, Sakatti, in Finland. Anglo American says it has an integrated approach to sustainability in project development, helping secure its ability to[…]

Rhosonics is set to launch its new non-nuclear density meter, the ‘SDM ECO’, next month as part of an online event. Back in 2004, Rhosonics says it was pioneering the use of ultrasonics as an alternative to radiometric technologies for slurry density measurements. The first tests were done at the beginning of this millennium and[…]

Vale has announced the introduction of Agera – a company created to develop and expand its Sustainable Sand business. Based in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, Agera receives the sand produced from the treatment of tailings generated by Vale’s iron ore operations in the state and promotes its commercialisation and distribution. The new company[…]

Omnia Holdings has announced a strategic partnership with Sweden-based Hypex Bio Explosives Technology and the acquisition of a minority equity stake in the company. Hypex is at the forefront of innovative and sustainable civil explosives solutions and has developed a ground-breaking emulsion using hydrogen peroxide (HP), offering substantially enhanced environmental benefits compared with conventional products,[…]