Category: Processing Solutions

Cougar Metals, a Perth, Australia-based exploration and drilling company, recently published an update on a test work program currently under way on an innovative hydrometallurgical extraction process for potential...

It sounds suspiciously like a potentially painful medical procedure, and actually is used in a number of treatments ranging from varicose vein therapy to fighting cancer. However, laser ablation is a useful microanalytic tool...

Crossbelt online elemental analyzers provide a means for reliable online analysis of bulk raw materials processed at mining operations. Minute-by-minute online analysis of ores, concentrates and various raw materials allows...

ABB has modified its ABB Ability System 800xA Power Control Library (formerly MIDAS Library) software to include more options to communicate with and control electrical devices throughout the power infrastructure for mining and...

Outotec has signed a contract for the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) of a new copper smelter to be located at Benete Bay in Sumbawa, Indonesia. The contract partner is PT Amman Mineral Industri, a subsidiary of copper and...

Heavy industry demands stronger bearings that can withstand greater loads, faster speeds, higher temperatures and the constant threat of contamination. Bearings in critical equipment are often pushed to the limits of reliable...

FLSmidth recently introduced a completely re-engineered trommel chassis and associated screen media package. The new trommel designs, said the company, have been developed using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) design calculations...

Metso has expanded its digital Metso Metrics offering with the launch of a new predictive maintenance solution for mining equipment, aimed to help maximize the uptime and performance of comminution circuits. The service was...

Authorities in Chile have approved development of the largest desalination plant in Latin America, according to a recent news report by Reuters. The project will move ahead at an estimated initial capital cost of $500 million,...

A panel discussion focusing on hydrometallurgical processing technology, held during the recent ALTA 2018 technical conference in Perth, Australia, highlighted major hydromet-related trends and issues of concern to plant...

Detour Gold, operator of one of the largest gold-producing mines in Canada, was recently recognized by Emerson for its plant reliability efforts at the Detour Lake mine in Ontario. Emerson presented its annual Reliability...

Martin Engineering recently announced a new technology that allows specially trained technicians to mount air cannons on furnaces, preheaters and in other high-temperature locations while production continues uninterrupted. The...