Industrial Minerals

Processing

• FLSmidth profit dives 86% as customers hesitate on orders 21 May 2013

  Short-term outlook for mining capex deteriorates, focus on capital efficiency Read More

• AMMG kaolin processing technology produces 99.99% HPA 21 May 2013

  Company intends to further develop process to produce 6N purity levels Read More

• SYMPHOS 2013: DuPont signs JV agreement with OCP in Morocco 10 May 2013

  African firms to receive consulting, training services under new partnership Read More

• SYMPHOS 2013: Phosphate mining challenges spur tech innovation 09 May 2013

  Development needed for fertiliser mineral output to keep up with population growth Read More

• IIT to collaborate with P&G in powder and particle science 08 May 2013

  Agreement will give IIT access to NIC high tech materials testing laboratory Read More

• POWTECH: Malvern signs agreement with NETZSCH 24 April 2013

  Companies work together to develop milling, particle characterisation technology Read More

• From glass to gold: waste glass recycling IM May 2013

  IIT is to supply a complete turnkey fine-grinding and process management installation for a new glass recycling operation in Lithuania, utilising the company’s patented technology for waste glass recycling. Kasia Patel speaks to George Ord, IIT MD, about the latest developments in glass milling for recycling applications. Read More

• Mineral Technologies launches new spiral separator 18 April 2013

  Company says MG12 model can outperform conventional flowsheets Read More

• Metso to rebuild paper machine for French producer 03 April 2013

  Switch from LWC to packaging; Metso considers standalone paper business Read More

• W.S. Tyler: Pro-Deck improves vibrating screen efficiency 03 April 2013

  Using more than one type of screen media extends equipment life and productivity Read More

• Outotec and Koppern partner to supply and produce technology 27 March 2013

  Companies will work together on lower energy comminution solutions Read More

• Remediation of red mud using Orbite technology IM April 2013 issue

  Orbite Aluminae Inc. has developed a technology capable of remediating red mud, which is produced through traditional methods of alumina production. Using an entirely chemical process, the technology has been shown to both extract alumina from aluminous clay and bauxite, and to treat red mud residue resulting from the Bayer process. Read More

• Minerals Technologies signs filler tech agreement with CMPC 22 March 2013

  First South American paper producer to adopt Fulfill E-325 technology Read More

• Atlas Copco cites Asia-Australia as top mining growth markets 20 March 2013

  Flexibility and diversity needed to weather volatility, says equipment firm Read More

• New mobile technology can test lithium samples in under a minute 11 March 2013

  MobiLab measures element concentration in salares; uses MRI technology Read More

• Mineral processing must stay innovative, says industry 01 March 2013

  Companies urged to adopt solutions-based approach to tech development Read More

• Outotec strengthens service business with software company 28 February 2013

  Acquisition of Scanalyse to enhance specialised maintenance presence Read More

• AMMG kaolin processing technology produces 99.9% HPA 22 February 2013

  Low energy and waste process has the potential to produce even higher purities Read More

• TIVAN extraction process underpins TNG project March 2013 issue

  Australia-based TNG talks to Kasia Patel about its patented TIVAN technology, an acid leach process designed to produce three high-purity projects, iron oxide, titanium dioxide, and vanadium pentoxide. Read More

• Minerals Technologies signs 11th high-filler tech agreement 11 February 2013

  North American paper-maker latest to adopt Fulfill E-325 technology Read More

• New UK foundry mould coating tech reduces prep and drying time 11 February 2013

  Manual slurry preparation and seasonal temperature change effects mitigated Read More

• Sales for processing company Outotec increase by 51% for 2012 07 February 2013

  Improved economy may encourage investments in more sustainable technology Read More

• MIT develops fracking wastewater distillation process 06 February 2013

  Researchers say new technology is less energy-intensive than standard process Read More

• ThyssenKrupp to supply €141m fertiliser processing plant 06 February 2013

  Turkish company places order for CAN and AN fertiliser production facility Read More

• IIT partners with Fitzpatrick for US distribution of milling technology 28 January 2013

  Focus on technology enhancement and development of strategic partners Read More

• State of the art mineral processing in Saskatoon February 2013 issue

  Saskatchewan Research Council constructs world class pilot plant to support western Canada’s mining industry Read More

• Saskatoon invests in mineral processing facilities 24 January 2013

  Already received a number of enquiries from potential clients Read More

• FLSmidth divests non-core activities gained with Ludowici 17 January 2013

  Danish processor to focus on six core business activities throughout 2013 Read More

• Outotec offers environmentally friendly tailings disposal 10 January 2013

  Paste technology reduces large disposal areas and simplifies mine closures Read More

• Thermo Fisher buys miniature NMR spectrometer creator 02 January 2013

  Company to expand chemical and material analysis offering with picoSpin purchase Read More

• Proppants from clays January Issue 2013

  Texas-based Brownwood Clay Holdings LLC (BCH) has developed a new technology for producing ceramic proppant material using natural mineral clay resources found near oil and gas shale plays in Texas. Read More

• Thermo Fisher launches high resolution analyser 19 December 2012

  Solid and liquid elemental composition analyser available in up to 200 Watts Read More

• New purification process converts bauxite to refractory grade 11 December 2012

  Method could reduce India’s dependence on Chinese exports, say scientists Read More

• University centre to focus on energy reduction in processing 06 December 2012

  Australian university launches centre for sustainable comminution Read More

• Triboelectric belt separator provides fine-mineral beneficiation December 2012 issue

  A new system to beneficiate fine materials with an entirely dry technology has been developed, and promises to provide the mineral processing industry with an environmentally friendly, low-energy means to separate very fine materials. Read More

• Haver & Boecker woven FFS bags to "change the way people ship" November 2012 issue

  Oelde is home to global processing and logistics equipment specialist Haver & Boecker. Read More

• Magnetic attraction October 2012 issue

  The LHGC vertical ring pulsating high gradient magnetic separator and its use in non-metallic minerals Read More

• Costs of calcination September 2012

  Calcination is an energy intensive process and as energy prices continue to increase, so do the costs of using high temperature technology in processing. Kasia Patel Read More

• Weaving out new markets August 2012

  Germany-headquartered Haver & Boecker Group has established itself as a leader in wire weaving and processing. As the company celebrates 125 years, it is targeting promising expansion plans in new regions Jessica Roberts Read More