BKT announced the appointment of Craig Borman as head of OTR at the American subsidiary of Balkrishna Industries Ltd. The arrival of Borman at BKT USA underlines the company’s strategic vision towards the OTR industry, as part of BKT’s roadmap to 2030 in the mining, construction, port, and materials handling sectors. With nearly two decades of experience in sales and…
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Metso expands screening portfolio with Grande Series screens
Metso has launched its Grande Series of screen, which it said marks a major advancement for customers by delivering high-performance screening solutions specifically engineered to maximize productivity and efficiency in mining and aggregates operations and to meet the most demanding screening requirements.
Read MorePerpetua picks Hatch for Stibnite EPCM
Perpetua Resources, which is developing the open-pit Stibnite gold project in the Stibnite-Yellow Pine district of central Idaho, has tapped Hatch as its engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) contractor following a highly competitive review process. Perpetua officials said the move is significant in the project’s timeline, as EPCM work will allow it to transition from planning to development ahead…
Read MoreAmerican Rare Earths confirmed oxide production at Halleck Creek
Explorer American Rare Earths, which is advancing its Halleck Creek project in Wyoming, confirmed this week that it had produced rare earth oxides from its ore using an updated preliminary pre-feasibility study mineral processing flowsheet. The company said a mixed rare earth oxalate and mixed rare earth oxide were created from purified leachate solution using the material from impurity removal…
Read MoreMetso grows its North American presence
Metso celebrated the opening of its new Pittsburgh office, on Dec. 9, marking an important move to enhance its bulk material handling and port solutions engineering capabilities and strengthen customer proximity in North America. The new Pittsburgh office underscores Metso’s commitment to delivering exceptional customer service and technical support in the region. “Metso offers value across the minerals value…
Read MorePerpetua, INL, Battelle advancing pilot plant
Miner Perpetua Resources has come together with the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) via Battelle Energy Alliance for a critical mineral pilot plant using Perpetua materials. The INL will host, commission, and operate the flexible, modular pilot processing plant expected to be capable of recovering various critical and defense-related minerals, including antimony from the miner’s ores. The companies are seeking to…
Read MoreVale, Glencore Canada to evaluate copper deposit developments
Vale Base Metals (VBM) recently announced a new agreement with Glencore Canada to jointly evaluate a potential brownfield copper development project at their adjacent properties in the Sudbury Basin in Canada. The agreement provides a framework to explore the significant synergies of mining both companies’ underground deposits via the existing shaft and infrastructure at Glencore’s Nickel Rim South mine. When…
Read MoreRio Tinto produces first copper with Nuton technology
After more than 30 years of research and development, the first copper cathode using Rio Tinto’s Nuton technology, a proprietary bioleaching process that relies on microorganisms grown on site, was produced at Gunnison Copper’s Johnson Camp mine in Arizona last month. “This is a breakthrough achievement for our Nuton technology, which is proving that cleaner, faster, and more efficient copper…
Read MoreNormet Xrock launches Xrock Autobreaker
Normet Xrock has announced the launch of the world’s first autonomous rock-breaking solution, the Xrock Autobreaker, which eliminates the need for human presence at one of the most hazardous intervention points in underground mining while ensuring continuous, reliable rock flow. Secondary rock-breaking is one of the most critical ore flow control stages in mining. Material imbalances, such as large boulders…
Read MoreMechanical Ingenuity releases Wavecrest
Mechanical Ingenuity said its new patent-pending Wavecrest offers an all-in-one solution that addresses electrical problems, including protection against sensitive electrical equipment from unplanned power disturbances including harmonics, surge, sags, swells, transients, overvoltage, undervoltage, EMI noise, and more. Wavecrest is the first technology to protect against the multitude of harmful and annoying power disturbances, cleaning up “dirty” power to protect equipment…
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