Handling & processing

Metso Outotec will deliver two energy-efficient mills to a gold mine in Australia in 2021.

Lundin Mining Corp. has provided an initial update on the anticipated timeline to resume processing at the Chapada mine in Brazil.

Metso Outotec has signed a contract with Zijin Mining Co. Ltd for the delivery of key minerals processing equipment to the company’s Qulong Copper Mine project in Tibet, China.

Glencore will extend the operation of its copper smelter in Mount Isa and refinery after reaching an agreement with the Queensland government.

Orica’s fragmentation measurement technology has received the Good Design Award Accolade in the Engineering Design category in recognition of its design and innovation.

The FAMUR Group decided to adjust its production structures to the changing market needs following the economic slowdown in the mining industry and COVID-19 pandemic.

Vale has recently completed its first sale of iron ore using blockchain technology with Nanjing Iron & Steel Group International Trade Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Nanjing Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.

sensemetrics Inc. has recently launched a tailored IIoT solutions that gives mining companies and their insurers real-time, end-to-end tailings storage facilities insights.

CarbonChain, a UK government backed software as a service company that helps companies automate the accounting of the carbon emissions in their supply chain, has secured investment from the San Francisco based venture capital fund, Y Combinator.

At the Monchegorsk industrial site of Kola MMC (a subsidiary of Norilsk Nickel), a weighing system has been put into operation for the logistics department worth about RUB 21 million.

Boliden has invested €40 million in an expansion of its nickel operations at Boliden Harjavalta.

NETL researchers have developed a method to custom-formulate low-cost membranes to more effectively separate carbon dioxide from nitrogen in a high volume of flue gas.

Nexa Vazante (Nexa Resources) has used Orica’s wireless technology to reduce ore dilution and improve safety.

Modular Mining has recently announced that Glencore has selected the its fleet management and machine guidance systems to support the United Wambo Joint Venture project.

Hindalco Industries Ltd has entered into a MoU with UltraTech Cement Ltd to deliver 1.2 million tpy of red mud (also known as bauxite residue) to UltraTech’s 14 plants located across 7 states.