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Metso Outotec introduces energy saving stirred mills
Metso Outotec has been a frontrunner in driving stirred milling innovations for decades and is now excited to introduce its comprehensive portfolio featuring three stirred milling solutions – Vertimill, Stirred Media Detritor, and HIGmill. Ideal for grinding finer products, stirred…
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Osisko Development likes sorting for Cariboo gold ore
The verdict is positive on the Tomra ore sorter at the Cariboo gold project, says owner Osisko Development (TSXV: ODV). Using an X-ray transmission (XRT) sensor, the equipment does improve the grade. A 2,200-kg ore sample was first screened to…
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Maritime closes purchase of Nugget Pond gold circuit
As Maritime Resources (TSXV: MAE) completes a feasibility study for the past-producing Hammerdown gold project in Newfoundland and Labrador, the company has closed the purchase of the Nugget Pond gold circuit from Rambler Metals and Mining (AIM: RMM). This mill…
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Power Play: CMJ and Mining Intelligence take a look at Canada’s top undeveloped battery minerals projects
The largest undeveloped battery projects in Canada
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First Cobalt secures five-year cobalt sulphate offtake contract
As First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC) readies for a restart of its Ontario refinery next year, the company has announced a five-year offtake agreement with London-based metals trader Stratton Metals for the sale of cobalt sulphate from the Temiskaming Shores hydrometallurgical…
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Schlumberger New Energy to build direct lithium extraction pilot plant at Clayton Valley
Pure Energy Minerals’ (TSXV: PE) partner, Schlumberger New Energy, has announced plans to develop a lithium extraction pilot plant at the Clayton Valley lithium brine project in Nevada. Plant construction and development will be in the hands of NeoLith Energy,…
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TOMRA launches TOMRA ACT user interface for work flow optimization
TOMRA has launched TOMRA ACT, a new user interface which, together with a new image processing pipeline and additional process data for TOMRA Insight, allows for improvements in the overall sorting process for greater productivity and profitability. Control without complexity…
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Rio Tinto to recover tellurium from waste at Kennecott mine for solar market
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) is investing $2.9 million in a new plant at its Kennecott copper mine in Utah to recover tellurium, a critical mineral used to make solar panels. The plant will recover tellurium from waste already…
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New filter press from FLSmidth delivers high availability and water recovery
FLSmidth has released the AFP2525 automatic filter press, which delivers high availability and efficiency at the lowest cost possible – according to the release, at the lowest cost per tonne of production in the industry. To keep mines operating at…
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PMC, Gekko sign agreement for North America-based mineral laboratory services
PMC Laboratory (Process Mineralogical Consulting) and Gekko Systems have signed an agreement that makes PMC the exclusive mineral laboratory services provider for Gekko’s North and South American customer base. Together, PMC and Gekko will be able to provide customers with…
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Generation Mining completes pilot plant testing for Marathon
Generation Mining has completed the second phase of metallurgical testing and pilot plant trials for its Marathon palladium-copper project in northwestern Ontario, 30 km from the Hemlo gold camp. The results, which will inform a feasibility study for Marathon expected…
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First Cobalt starts pre-construction work on Ontario refinery
First Cobalt has begun pre-construction work at its permitted cobalt refinery in Ontario. The company is now working on detailed engineering and procurement of long lead-time items, including a cobalt crystallizer and solvent extraction and filtering equipment. Pilot plant test…
