Changing markets and tough economic times mean the time to get smart about the supply chain is now. Andrew Okely writes*
Alaska’s Red Dog zinc mine has purchased two M3000, 1.5 MW IsaMills.
Minerals processing involves the range of activities between the exploration and mining, and the manufacturing of minerals and mineral products.
Hochschild’s Ares Mine in Peru is expanding the size of its plant and has ordered five additional Gekko Systems’ InLine Leach Reactors (ILR5000 Batch Manual) to add to its two existing ILR5000s.
THE ever-increasing size of mineral processing operations has lead to the development of ever-larger flotation cells, the largest of which now hold over 300m3 of slurry.
GRINDING technology has taken a major step forward with the first successful commissioning of a 3 MW M10,000 IsaMill in a mainstream coarse grinding duty for Anglo Platinum in South Africa, according to Xstrata Technology.
A CSIRO-developed on-line reagent monitoring system which measures collector levels within flotation pulps could prove valuable for the mining industry.
Endress delivers a two-channel four-wire device Prosonic S system for floatation cell recovery. John Immelman writes
Outotec and Teck Cominco have conducted test-work to determine the best thickening solution for flotation tailings, flotation concentrate, and post CN destruction CIP tailings stages at Pogo mine. Karl Dietz writes
OUTOKUMPU Technology’s global business name has changed to Outotec.