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Metso Outotec wins China pelletising plant order 1 Equipment & Technology 

Metso Outotec wins China pelletising plant order

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Finnish mining engineering group Metso Outotec will design and supply core technologies and equipment for an iron ore pelletising plant to be constructed by China’s Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology in the southeastern city of Nantong. The order for the planned Zhong Tian plant includes the engineering and design of the indurating system, engineering of the process gas fan system, and the supply of proprietary equipment, instrumentation and control systems. Financial details of the deal, which also includes supervisory services and technical training, were not disclosed. “We are very pleased… Read More Here
WearCheck’s new transformer monitoring technology gives speedy results 2 Mining technology 

WearCheck’s new transformer monitoring technology gives speedy results

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Condition monitoring specialists, WearCheck, recently invested several million Rand in four brand new laboratory instruments for their flourishing transformer division laboratories in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.WearCheck managing director Neil Robinson says the company’s investment in the equipment has relieved some of the current sample volume pressure and reduced turnaround times in line with customers’ expectations, ensuring that transformer oil samples are processed and analysed even faster than before.WearCheck’s transformer division now has an additional two new high-speed gas chromatographs (GCs) in the company’s Johannesburg and Durban laboratories, an additional… Read More Here
Komatsu goes beyond the surface with new machines, platform 3 Equipment & Technology 

Komatsu goes beyond the surface with new machines, platform

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During Komatsu’s first-ever virtual unveiling event, it presented the redesigned WX04 Joy legacy-model load-haul-dump (LHD) as well as the all-new WX07 LHD, along with a new common platform for three new jumbo drills and one bolter model. All of Komatsu’s new releases are designed for hard rock mining. At the top of the company’s agenda was the release of its new WX07 LHD, a 7-tonne machine designed specifically for small, narrow-vein mines, especially those using cut-and-fill methods. source: Mining Magazine Read More Here
Metso Outotec to close Canada parts plant 4 International 

Metso Outotec to close Canada parts plant

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Mining engineering group Metso Outotec will close a consumables factory in North Bay, Canada, as part of a restructuring of its rubber and poly-met supply chain. Production will be ramped down by the end of the first half of 2021, with the closure impacting 65 employees, said the company. “We are continuously developing our global supply footprint to ensure sustainable and profitable growth. To close a factory is a hard but necessary decision, and we realize that it will have implications on our employees. We will work to support them… Read More Here
Miners accused of polluting Mozambique river 5 Uncategorized 

Miners accused of polluting Mozambique river

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Mozambican authorities in the central province of Manica have accused two gold producers of polluting the Rovué River with mining waste. The Rovué River flows into the Chicamba reservoir Local companies Clean Tech Mining and Gem Resources have now had their operations suspended in the area, reported the local Portuguese language news service Lusa.  “Technically, the areas where they were working have enough space to open  segmentation basins and be able to reuse the water” but in what was a “deliberate action” they released sludge into the river, Octávio Semba, a mining… Read More Here
Aluminium demand growth will soon outpace production growth 6 Aluminium International 

Aluminium demand growth will soon outpace production growth

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Research agency Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research says the global primary aluminium market will remain largely in oversupply, owing to absolute production remaining higher than consumption this year, but the surplus is likely to start narrowing from 2021. This will remain the case up to 2024, before widening again from 2025. From 2025 onwards, Fitch expects the market oversupply to widen again, as demand will benefit from construction industry growth in key countries and the growing recognition of aluminium as a lightweight substitute for steel in automotive. Fitch further explains that global aluminium production will continue to rise over the coming… Read More Here
Robex signs solar deal for Nampala 7 Gold International 

Robex signs solar deal for Nampala

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Canadian gold producer Robex Resources has chosen British fuel and lubricant distributor Vivo Energy to manage construction of a hybrid fuel and solar power plant at the Nampala mine in Mali. Gold production at Nampala rose 13% to 13,921 ounces in the second quarter of 2020 A 3.9 MWp photovoltaic power plant with a battery storage capacity of 2.6 MWh will be built and integrated into Nampala’s existing thermal power plant, said the companies, with the aim of reducing energy costs and carbon emissions. The plant aims to reduce the… Read More Here
Ituri Energy to Produce 15MW of Clean Power in the DRC 8 Mining in DRC Energy 

Ituri Energy to Produce 15MW of Clean Power in the DRC

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The company Ituri Energy (Energie de l’Ituri) was officially launched this week, with the mandate of providing the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with 15MW of clean electricity. Four megawatts (MW) of power will be derived from solar energy, while 11MW will be produced from hydropower. The creation of Ituri Energy comes as a result of the organization of a roundtable in November 2019, during which Jean Bamanisa, Governor of the Ituri Province, announced plans to raise the region’s access to power from one percent currently to 30% in 2023.… Read More Here
Kansanshi Mine Targets 130,000 Ounces of Gold 9 Gold Mining in Zambia 

Kansanshi Mine Targets 130,000 Ounces of Gold

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2020 copper production expected to reach 235,000 tonnes KANSANSHI Mine is this year projected to produce 130,000 ounces of gold and 235,000 tonnes of copper. The mine has vein deposits, with economic copper and gold mineralisation occurring in three ore-types: primary sulphide, mixed supergene and oxide. Gold is the most ductile metal and a good conductor of heat and electricity. It is used in computers, telecommunication, digital technology and space exploration. According to information posted by First Quantum Minerals on its website, the company that started production at Kansanshi in… Read More Here
Caterpillar funds new initiative at South Dakota Mines for advanced mining technology 10 Equipment & Technology International 

Caterpillar funds new initiative at South Dakota Mines for advanced mining technology

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Caterpillar is sponsoring a new partnership with South Dakota Mines for autonomous robotic mining, cutting-edge software used to manage mining and construction operations, and new equipment that increases efficiency and safety. These technological advancements will increase sustainability of the earth’s natural resources while improving productivity and promoting economic development, the university said. South Dakota Mines will help lead Cat® Labs MineStar™ Consortium, which partners university faculty and students with Caterpillar engineers and researchers to help build the next generation of mining and construction technology. The university has a long history… Read More Here

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