Handling & processing

Sandvik has received a major order from the Swedish mining company LKAB to supply automated loaders for use at the Kiruna mine in northern Sweden.

Metso has introduced modular Magnetic Separation Plant Units for high recovery and simplified operation.

RME has announced an expanded liner exchange machine range to improve relining safety and efficiency.

Betolar and Metso will cooperate in the utilisation of side streams from the lithium hydroxide process.

BacTech Environmental has received permit approval from the Ecuadorian government to begin the development of a bioleach processing facility in Tenguel.

Martin Engineering has celebrated its 20th anniversary of growth across the African continent.

TOMRA’s X-Ray Transmission sorter at Saloro’s tungsten mine in Spain has delivered an improvement in head grade.

Standard Lithium has shared performance results from its Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) process at its Demonstration Plant near El Dorado, Arkansas, US.

Nalco Water, an Ecolab company, has acquired Flottec to expand its flotation and mineral processing solutions.

Rare Element Resources has received approval for a rare earth processing and separation demonstration plant to be built in Wyoming, US.

EnergyX has announced a new platform to enhance its Direct Lithium Extraction process.

Anglo American relies on a ship loading system from FAM for the loading of mined copper ore at the Peruvian plant Quellaveco.

Keliber has signed a contract with Metso for the delivery of an effluent treatment plant for Keliber’s lithium hydroxide refinery in Kokkola, Finland.

BHP has awarded Metso an order for three high-capacity Nordberg MP Series cone crushers to be installed at its Whaleback mine in Western Australia.

Metso has opened a completely renovated minerals processing laboratory in Pori, Finland, expanding its ore sample and process testing capability.