Handling & processing

First lithium concentrate from the Altura lithium mine has hit the road, heading to Port Hedland.

Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 will include the construction of a new concentrator, tailings storage facility, concentrate and water supply pipeline, desalination plant, filtration plant and port to produce copper and molybdenum concentrates.

The project will be the largest iron ore processing facility ever built in Western Australia.

The total capital cost for the concentrate plant project, which includes a crushing plant, three concentrate production trains, an airfield, a gas pipeline and a power plant, is estimated at AUS$610 million.

The company’s “plant to port material handling solutions address the production of excessive fine particles from the mining process upstream through to haulage and transfer stations.”

ANDRITZ’s new mining filter press meets the specific challenges related to dewatering iron ore.

Svendborg Brakes’ take-up winch with braking control system provided conveyor efficiency, reliability and improved the productivity of a copper mine in Chile.

A mining site in Oman has been using Magna Tyres’ 12.00R24 Magna MSO-2 truck tyres.

Redcar Bulk Terminal has signed a major land and materials handling deal with Sirius Minerals Plc.

27.00R49 Magna MA04+ giant tyres have been selected for a bauxite mine in Guinea.

Caterpillar’s 797 is the only mining truck in the size class to reach the 1000 milestone.

Downer has formed an agreement with the University of Technology Sydney and IMCRC to revolutionise the way composite polymers are used to manufacture precision-engineered mineral separation and mining equipment.

Current Water Technologies Inc. has completed a successful ammonia treatment demonstration at a gold mining operation in Canada.

RCT Global has revealed a new mining project in Indonesia, which will focus on improving operator safety and increase productivity.

Altura Mining Limited completes crushing circuit and ore stockpile commissioning at its Altura lithium project.