FLSmidth is today far more than just a supplier of mineral processing equipment, it is a life of mine full flowsheet partner, combining its project experience and breadth of solutions with its global services offering. This means both at an early stage and through the project lifetime. The company recently announced a five year Global[…]
Boliden is a front-runner when it comes to applying technology and innovation to its Europe-based mines, and its Kevitsa copper-nickel mine, in Finland, has recently been the subject of several process plant monitoring and maintenance initiatives. Teaming up with leading mineral processing company, Metso, Boliden Kevitsa has been trialling Metso Metrics for its screen. Metso[…]
With numerous challenges facing today’s mining industry including increasing social and regulatory issues, difficult mining conditions (including deeper ore deposits), declining commodity prices and an aging workforce, the importance of applying true digitalisation strategies to the dynamic mining environment continues to increase. This means moving from equipment-centric to holistic solutions that can optimise mine peformance[…]
Liebherr is famous throughout the world for innovation, quality and efficiency of its equipment across a range of industries including mining and construction. During a visit to their Colmar factory in France, one of two global hubs for its mining solutions manufacturing operations along with Newport News in the USA, we had the opportunity to meet[…]
Restructuring the mining industry to adopt more sustainable practices will require plenty of hard work and cooperation between corporations, governments and local communities. But FLSmidth sees this as an opportunity to develop innovative and more productive solutions for its mining customers. The drive for greater sustainability represents a major opportunity for the mining industry in[…]
An interview with Niclas Hällevall, VP Metso Beneficiation Solutions, and Lars Gustavsson, Business Manager, Metso Beneficiation Solutions
Underground miners and mines are getting smarter all the time, with digitalisation, automation and electrification all being applied now at a rapid pace. Caterpillar Global Mining put together a strategy, based on canvassing its underground customers, to allow it to best serve them as part of this industry transformation. This includes not only in-house R&D[…]
In a minerals processing plant, there are thousands of valves across an operation each serving a specific purpose. Metso Flow Control, a business unit of the minerals processing giant, has been engineering such valves for over 90 years. Led by its Neles® and Jamesbury® brands, Metso Flow Control is one of the few companies offering[…]
Metso’s first-of-its-kind hybrid haul truck body comes with unmatched payload and wear life. A ground-breaking innovation, the body combines the benefits of rubber and high structural strength steel, enabling mines and quarries to haul more with less. The lightweight, rubber-lined tray builds on the company’s 30-40 years of supplying tried-and-tested rubber lining for haul trucks.[…]
