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Metso launches modular FIT, Foresight conveyors

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Metso is launching productized FIT in-plant and Foresight overland conveyors for reliable material transportation in the mining industry. The standardized conveyor modules and premium components offer high capacity and layout flexibility and substantial savings in time and resources, from feasibility and design to implementation, thereby enabling higher lifetime productivity.  The high-capacity Metso Foresight overland conveyors are fixed or relocatable and…

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Donaldson releases Dalamatic G2

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Donaldson Company has introduced the Donaldson Dalamatic G2 Smart Collector, which is said is a next-generation baghouse collector engineered to handle challenging dusts.  Engineered to work with materials that create sticky or agglomerative dust, the evolutionary Dalamatic G2 dust collector includes patented Dura-Life bag filters. The envelope shape allows for greater bag movement to dislodge challenging dust cakes and helps…

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Gold Fields CFO Schmidt to retire

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South African miner Gold Fields has confirmed the early retirement of its chief financial officer and executive director Paul Schmidt. The company said Schmidt will also be stepping down from its board of directors. Both changes were effective 30 April, though he will remain with the company through 30 June. Alex Dall, currently the vice president of Corporate Finance, has…

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Marcobre’s Ina Justa earns Copper Mark

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Miner Marcobre, owner of the Mine Justa copper operation in the Ica region of Peru, has received certification from The Copper Mark. The company said in a social media posting that the certification is good for three years. It is just the third mine, aside from Cerro Verde and Condestable, in Peru to earn recognition for its environmental, social and…

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Rio Tinto, Eramet submit lithium extraction tech proposals for Chile

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Miners Rio Tinto and Eramet are among 30 companies that have submitted proposals to develop lithium extraction technology for a Chilean salt flat in the early stages of exploration, reported Reuters. Chile is seeking to develop the salt flat known as Salares Altoandinos for lithium mining.  State-run mining body ENAMI has asked bidding companies to detail step-by-step plans to test…

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The Boom is coming to Newmont

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Newmont Mining has selected lifting systems supplier Boom Logistics for a contract at its Boddington gold operation in Western Australia. The five-year contract is expected to generate revenue of A$60 million. It will be effective in the fourth quarter of this year. The details of the systems to be utilised weren’t disclosed. Boom CE Ben Pieyre said the deal builds…

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Two seriously injured after burns at Mont Isa smelter

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Two male workers from Glencore’s Mount Isa operations in Queensland received burn injuries in an incident at the complex’s copper smelter on 25 April. Glencore has not yet made any public statement, but per an ABC North West QLD report, the two have serious burns and one was in an induced coma and on breathing assistance in Brisbane for burns…

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Metro Mining terminal to triple transshipping capacity

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Metro Mining said its Offshore Floating Terminal (OFT) Ikamba safely departed Weipa, Queensland, Australia, on 25 April and completed its final stage of mobilisation to the Skardon River. Three days later, Ikamba commenced cargo operations loading bauxite onto a capesize vessel, 8 nautical miles from shore. OFT Ikamba triples the miner’s potential transhipping throughput but also provides additional resilience and…

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BinMaster suspends production after tornado

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Nebraska-headquartered supplier BinMaster has confirmed that its production and shipping are temporarily suspended after a tornado that crossed parts of the state damaged its campus. All employees are safe after the April 26 event, the company confirmed. It is now examining contingency plans to implement that will offer full service to its customers. While the company did not indicate when…

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America’s Coal Associations release statement on EPA Final Carbon Rule

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The nation’s miners and coal allies from around the country who collectively account for 400,000 American workers and $261 billion in annual economic activity, join hand-in-hand today to strongly oppose President Biden’s EPA for utilizing federal rulemaking to essentially attempt to shut down coal plants and coal mining operations across the country. Full story.

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