A CSIRO conference scheduled for Melbourne next week will highlight the importance of computational fluid dynamics modelling to minerals processing technology.
Outotec's paste and high rate thickening technology is emerging as a significant way to maximise water efficiency throughout the coal industry in Australia.
Outotec Senior Proposals Engineer - thickening - Andrew McIntosh explains thickener sizing and the importance of testwork.*
The first iron ore installation in Australia of Outotec PSI 500 particle size analyser has entered service with Rio Tinto Iron Ore at Paraburdoo, in the Pilbara.
Outotec is currently commissioning an automated mineral processing sampling and analysing system at BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam.
Changing markets and tough economic times mean the time to get smart about the supply chain is now. Andrew Okely writes*
Outotec has released a new rotor and stator design that is said to further extend the maximum air feed limit compared to other existing designs.
Open versus closed feedwells is still a debating point, Outotec special projects director Ian Arbuthnot writes for Australian Mining.
Outotec has approached a team of CSIRO researchers, working through the Parker Centre for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions, for an independent analysis of their patented new feedwell design.
Designing an efficient spare parts program is crucial to the smooth running of a minesite. Mike Tanner writes.