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GRAPHITE: Nouveau Monde enjoys $4.25M federal grant
QUEBEC – Nouveau Monde Graphite of Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Que., has received a $4.25-million commercialization grant from the federally funded Sustainable Development Technology Canada program. The funds will be used to build a value added graphite purification processing plant near the Matawinie…
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FLOTATION: Eriez explains innovative two-stage StackCell
DELTA, B.C. – Eric Wasmund, global managing director of Eriez’ Flotation Division, is presenting a paper about the innovative StackCell two-stage flotation cell as part of the technical program at Copper 2019. Copper 2019 is part of the Conference of…
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GOLD: Spanish Mountain pleases with excellent met test results
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver-based Spanish Mountain Gold has the results of the latest metallurgical tests for its Spanish Mountain project 70 km northeast of Williams Lake. The results were in line with earlier test results. Tests were performed on the…
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ORE SORTER: Tomra’s advanced technology can make green mining profitable
GERMANY – Tomra’s advanced sensor-based sorting technologies offer mining operations the dual benefits of energy efficiency and the ability to recover valuable ore even from sub-economic deposits or dumps. This has become increasingly relevant as the mining industry – a…
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NICKEL-IRON: Met tests of Baptiste yield better recovery rates says FPX
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver-based FPX Nickel says recent testing puts the nickel recovery rate from its Decar nickel-iron project at 94%. Samples from the Baptiste deposit were ground to 80% passing 90 microns to reach the 94% rate, compared to…
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LITHIUM: Orocobre, partner to build hydroxide plant in Japan
JAPAN – Headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, Orocobre with Toyota Tsusho Corp. and Toyotsu Lithium Corp. have broken ground and begun construction at the Naraha lithium hydroxide plant. The plant is the first of its kind to be built in this…
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GOLD-SILVER: Integra gets excellent recoveries from DeLamar heap leach tests
IDAHO – Vancouver-based Integra Resources says the latest results are excellent from heap leach tests on material from its DeLamar gold-silver project in Owyhee County. The project includes the DeLamar and Florida Mountain deposits, both of which contain unoxidized as…
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PUMPING: GIW asks – do you know what Murphian particles are?
GEORGIA – There is a tiny particle that can cause big problems for any slurry pumping operation. GIW Industries shares how to adjust transport velocity to avoid the issue. The answer to avoiding the issue comes from Reab Berry, former…
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Custom screen solution improves plant performance at Bell Creek
Polydeck can increase throughput by 32%
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MINERAL PROCESSING: E+H Canada invests $28M for net zero centre in Canada
BURLINGTON, Ont. – Endress+Hauser Canada will build a new $28 million, Customer Experience Centre a stone’s throw from its current one in this city that will emphasize sustainability throughout while delivering a superior customer and employee experience. The new two-story…
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GOLD: Met tests return high recoveries for Anaconda’s Goldboro
NOVA SCOTIA – Anaconda Mining of Toronto is pleased with the high gold recovery rates – 87% to 99% – on samples from its Goldboro project 175 km northeast of Halifax. The tests were conducted at Base Metallurgical Laboratories in…
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GRAPHITE: Nouveau Monde raises $22M, will build demo plant
QUEBEC – Nouveau Monde Graphite, with offices in Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Que., has raised $22 million for the next phase of work at its Matawinie graphite project 150 km north of Montreal. The funds will be used for the continuing operation of…
