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Mine-to-Mill optimisation at Mont Wright

Mine-to-Mill optimisation at Mont Wright J Hi/11, R Ouellet2, R Deslias3, I K Kapinga4, P O Devin5, H Achache6, W Valery7, R Hayashida8, T Farmer, B Bonfi/s10 and K Duffy11   Director Mining Services, ArcelorMittal Exploitation miniere Canada, Fermont (Quebec) GOG 1JO, Canada. Email: hill@...
12-Jul-2023

Towards waterless operations from mine to mill

Towards waterless operations from mine to mill Saija Luukkanena,•, Antti Tanhuaa, Zongxian Zhanga, Raul Mollehuara Canalesa, Ilpo Auranenb a/University of Oulu, Faculty of Technology, Oulu Mining School, PO Box 3000, FI-90014, Finland b /MA Engineering, Sinikalliontie 3B, 02630 Espoo, Finland &n...
12-Jul-2023

Commissioning a HydroFloat® in a Copper Concentrator Application

Commissioning a HydroFloat® in a Copper Concentrator Application Arburo, Karina - Principal Process Development, Anglo AmericanZuniga, Jaime - Especialista Metalurgia, Anglo AmericanMcDonald, Adrian - Lead Processing Development, Anglo AmericanValdes, Felipe - Engineering Manager, Eriez Chile, Erie...
12-Jul-2023

Pre-Concentration – More than Bulk Ore Sorting

Pre-Concentration – More than Bulk Ore Sorting L Pyle1, W Valery2, P Holtham3 and K Duffy4 1. Minerals Processing Engineer, Hatch, Brisbane, Qld, 4000. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Global Director–Consulting and Technology, Hatch, Brisbane, Qld, 4000. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 3. Senio...
12-Jul-2023

The thin line between accuracy and bias in characterisation of ore grindability

The thin line between accuracy and bias in characterisation of ore grindability F Faramarzi1,4, R Morrison2 and T G Vizcarra3 1. Global Senior Mining Industry Consultant, Dassault Systemes, Brisbane Qld 4000. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2. Honorary Professor, JKMRC, The University of Queensla...
12-Jul-2023

Innovations in Comminution

Innovations in Comminution    Greg Lane, Chief Technical Officer, Ausenco  Grant Ballantyne, Director Technical Solutions, Ausenco  Bianca Foggiatto, Director Comminution & Processing, Ausenco   Watch Full Webinar here    Agenda 1. Why focus on comminu...
12-Jul-2023

Sustainable Production of Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide (EMD)

Sustainable Production of Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide (EMD) Mbuyu Ntunka1,2 and Brian Loveday1 1Discipline of Chemical Engineering, Howard College Campus, University of KwaZuluNatal, Durban 4001, South Africa 2Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of The Built Environment, Durban Univers...
12-Jul-2023

Exploring the Connection Between Elemental Sulphur and Sulphide Minerals During Stage A Conditions – Design of Experiments

Exploring the Connection Between Elemental Sulphur and Sulphide Minerals During Stage A Conditions – Design of Experiments H. Kim, O. Kökkılıç, F. Rosenblum, K.E. Waters* Authors: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. * Corresponding author: Kristian.wate...
12-Jul-2023

Recovery of oxalic acid from hydrochloric acid by solvent extraction

Recovery of oxalic acid from hydrochloric acid by solvent extraction Reza Aref Sami Virolainen2 LUT University, School of Engineering Science, Department of Separation Science, Yliopistonkatu 34, FI−53850 Lappeenranta, Finland 2 LUT University, School of Engineering Science, Department of Separa...
12-Jul-2023

Application of soda sludge in the preparation of cement clinker

Application of soda sludge in the preparation of cement  1 clinker 2 Xianjun Lyu1*, Qiang Wang2, Qing Liu3, Xiao Liu4, Wentao Zhou5 1. College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, China. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; phone number: +86 13589...
12-Jul-2023

Effects of ultrasound on the electrochemical cementation of copper onto iron

Effects of ultrasound on the electrochemical cementation of copper onto iron Mohamed Aâtach1*, Miguel Antunes Simão1, and Stoyan Gaydardzhiev1 1 GeMMe – Minerals Engineering and Recycling, University of Liege, Allée de la Découverte 9, Sart-Tilman B52/3, 4000 Liege, Belgium ; mohamed.aatach@uliege....
12-Jul-2023

Guidelines for Transporting and Stacking Dewatered Tailings

Guidelines for Transporting and Stacking Dewatered Tailings Author: Christopher S. Olsen FLSmidth Application Specialist in Mining Salt Lake City, Utah, USA This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The handling and stacking of dewatered tailings can be handled with either ground haulage vehicles or with bel...
12-Jul-2023

Heavy metal remediation using zeolite synthesized from coal fly ash

Zeolite synthesis from Coal Fly Ash and its application to heavy metals remediation from water contaminated with Pb, Cu, Zn and Ni ions Sofi Buzukashvilia, Roberto Sommervilleb, Weiqing Hua, Ozan Kökkılıça, Philippe Ouzilleaua, Neil A. Rowsonc , Kristian E. Watersa* aDepartment of Mining and Mater...
12-Jul-2023

Challenges of closing water loops at mineral processing sites

Challenges of closing water loops at mineral processing sites Paper Draft for Sustainable Minerals ‘23 Conference Falmouth, Cornwall, UK | June 7-9, 2023 Diana Kasymova 1,2,*, Eija Saari 1, Kari Heiskanen 1, Benjamin Musuku 2,3, Olli Dahl 2 1 Metso Outotec 2 Aalto University 3 Boliden Kevitsa...
12-Jul-2023

Modelling High Pressure Dewatering Rolls for Mineral Tailings

Modelling High Pressure Dewatering Rolls for Mineral Tailings Nilanka Ekanayakea,b,∗, Sajid Hassana,b, Peter Scalesa,b, Robin Batterhama,b and Anthony Sticklanda,b,∗∗  aThe Department of Chemical Engineering, Parkville, Melbourne, 2200, Australia bARC Centre of Excellence on Eco-Efficient Be...
12-Jul-2023

Decarbonising pathways for cement and concrete: Will innovation overcome industry resistance?

Decarbonising pathways for cement and concrete: Will innovation overcome industry resistance? Jannie S.J. van Deventer Zeobond Pty Ltd Factory 10, 260 Wickham Road, Highett, Victoria 3190, Australia Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Extended Abstract: Background: The global annual cement consumption in...
12-Jul-2023

Secondary Materials in the European Aggregate Market – What is Feasible Now?

Secondary Materials in the European Aggregate Market – What is Feasible Now? Lee, C.*, Dacklin, L., Asbjörnsson, G., Hulthén, E., & Evertsson, M. *Chalmers University of Technology, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Abstract: The take-make-waste linear economic model used across the globe for production is no...
12-Jul-2023

Closing the Loop – Integrated Recycling

Closing the Loop – Integrated Recycling Aaron Taylor – Wardell Armstrong International Closing the loop on critical materials will alleviate the huge vulnerability existing in our supply chain security. Circular economies must begin with sustainable production, followed by moving away from linear...
12-Jul-2023

Novel agglomeration process for nickel beneficiation

Novel agglomeration process for nickel beneficiation   1. PhD Student, ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals, Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources, University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW 2308. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2. Research Ass...
12-Jul-2023

ESG IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH SENSOR-BASED SORTING FOR LITHIUM PEGMATITE ORES

ESG IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH SENSOR-BASED SORTING FOR LITHIUM PEGMATITE ORES Priscila M. Esteves1, Lutke von Ketelhodt 2, Lerato Kotelo2, Victoria Karem3 1 Steinert Latinoamericana, Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil 2 Steinert GmbH, Cologne, Germany 3 Steinert US, Cincinnati, United States HIGHLIGHTS • Appl...
30-Jun-2023

Lithium hydroxide for a circular economy

Lithium hydroxide for a circular economy Peter Ehrena a S Lithium Ark Holding B.V., Savelsbosch 4, Maastricht, 6228 SB, Netherlands Abstract Although lithium is widely distributed on Earth, there are few commercial sources where lithium is found in concentrated values suitable for producing lit...
30-Jun-2023

Lithium and the energy transition

Lithium and the Energy Transition: Cornish Lithium as a Case Study for Responsible Mineral Extraction L.Cranea aCornish Lithium, Cornwall, UK Corresponding author: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Keywords: lithium; lithium-ion batteries; sustainable mining; circular economy; energy transition. ABSTR...
30-Jun-2023

Eriez - Water Management - Global Mining Review

Article by Eriez plublished in the Global Mining Review (March 2023) on water conservation and the role of coarse particle floation.  The full March edition of the Global Mining Review can be found here.     
27-Mar-2023

2021/2022 Annual Report

CEEC International has released its Annual Report for the 2021-22 financial year, which includes updates on CEEC’s activities and events from the year. 
15-Dec-2022

CEEC Financial Year 2020/2021 Annual Report

CEEC has finally released its Annual Report for the 2020-21 financial year, which includes a note from the Chair and CEO, information about CEEC, and events from the year. Unfortunately this is much later than hoped, due to the operational and leadership changes announced a few months ago. It refle...
21-Jul-2022

New Breakage tester - The double wheel breakage test

Bueno, Torvela, Chandramohan, Liedes, Powell, Chavez Matus, Published in Minerals Enginering April 2021 ABSTRACT The mining industry needs a low-cost and reliable breakage characterization test which can rapidly process a large number of samples for geometallurgical modelling. The more samples a...
09-May-2022

Throughput improvements at the Capstone Pinto Valley Operation

Erol, Wettstein, Dance Presented at Comminution '21 - April 2021 ABSTRACT Over the past few years, Pinto Valley Mine of Capstone Copper has made steady improvements in mill throughput from a combination of blasting, crushing and grinding operational changes. Detailed data collection exercises (in...
09-May-2022

SAG mill energy and wear insights derived from measuring inside the mill

Shelley, Davies, Olivier and Atta Danso ABSTRACT This paper reflects on how measurements from inside an operating SAG mill might be used to better understand throughput, mill wear and energy dissipation within the mill. The paper discusses how the measurements might influence and enhance approach...
09-May-2022

Rethinking Grinding Efficiency in Ball Mills

Chandramohan, Bodurov, Kolev, Weerasekara, Lane Presented at MEI Comminution '21 - April 19 - 22 ABSTRACT Improving the grinding efficiency in tumbling mills is essential to minimising comminution energy consumption. Over the years, fundamental insights gained from ball mill operation provided en...
09-May-2022

The extended drop weight testing approach – What it reveals

Faramarzi, Napier-Munn, Morrison, Kanchibotla Published in Minerals Engineering July 2020 ABSTRACT The heterogeneous nature of orebodies introduces large uncertainties into all quantitative evaluations, process design and process predictions. Measuring the extent of the variability of ore compe...
09-May-2022