SULTAN says it has completed the metallurgical testwork for the John Fardy Project, obtaining “excellent” results.
27/07/2009
WORKERS at Xstrata’s Kidd metallurgical operations in the U.S look set to strike over wage increases and contracts as a three-year contract expires.
02/10/2008
FOX Resources says that it is commissioning metallurgical testwork to explore the potential of heap leaching ores from Whundo and Radio Hill.
25/05/2009
Reed Resources says better than expected metallurgical test results from the Mt Marion Lithium Project have boosted the prospects of production commencing in 2010.
20/11/2009
AUSMELT has signed a third and final contract to use its technology for a new tin smelter at Oruro in Bolivia.
08/09/2008
OUTOTEC has put a Russian copper concentrator project on hold due to financial difficulties.
29/10/2008
NEW Zealand’s largest gold producing operation, OceanaGold’s Macraes mine, is providing a world-class example of how investment in efficient technology can achieve rapid payback and increased returns even in challenging economic times.
16/06/2009
OUTOTEC has announced the appointment of Andrew Okely as Director – Sales and Marketing for Outotec in Australia.
28/09/2009
In order to manage and optimize your plant, it is critical to truly understand how the plant operates. This understanding will come through accurate and efficient measurement of key performance parameters.
14/01/2010
ARAFURA Resources has demonstrated the successful production of Rare Earth Carbonate (REC) from its pilot plant at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO).
16/03/2009
GEKKO Systems has announced that its Python 20t/hr prototype underground processing plant (Python UPP) has recently passed its crucial step after undertaking onsite trials to evaluate capacity and quality control. The plant took less than 24 hours to commission.
15/06/2009
KENTOR Gold says its bio-leach amenability testing and carbon-in-leach tests for the concentrate sample from the Savoyardy deposit shows a gold recovery of 95%.
27/07/2009
BASS Metals has signed a non-binding letter of intent with Nautilus Minerals for a potential toll treatment agreement.
06/10/2009
An Australian engineer working to reduce energy consumption in mineral processing was selected by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) as the first recipient of the Vittorio de Nora Prize for Environmental Improvements in Metallurgical Industries.
18/11/2009
INTENSIVE processing operations could be a thing of the past with the introduction of a new custom crushing and blending plant in Sudbury, U.K.
15/12/2008
XSTRATA Technology has announced that its ISASMELT top submerged lance (TSL) smelting technology has been chosen for its fifth smelter project in China.
30/06/2009
OUTOTEC Australia Floatation Manager Dr Robert Coleman says that since the mining boom is over, is more important than ever to optimise current plant performance.
22/06/2009