Highlights at HILLHEAD 2024

Ore crushing processes have not changed very much in recent years. Never­theless; there have been significant modifications to the machine technology and to the systems. In this article, the most important topics are discussed and the current trends are presented. ...

Summary: The deteriorating quality of resources is becoming an increasing problem in mining. To compensate for the poorer qualities, the volumes of materials extracted are being in­creased, leading to exponential growing of the energy required, and ...

With their separation and sorting solutions Trenn- und Sortiertechnik GmbH (TST) is one of the leading companies in this market segment. At IFAT ENTSORGA 2010 the company represents with the slogan...

The Borth rock salt mine and salt works are located in Rheinberg, about 60 km from Düsseldorf. Between 7000 and 8000 tons of salt are mined and processed there every day. The plant is operated by K+S,...

Reliably operating belt conveyors are the basis for trou-ble-free process safety. They are used in a wide range of industries in different environments (Fig. 1), like in the extreme weather conditions...

1. Introduction Urea, due to its extremely pronounced capacity to absorb and fix water, is classified as highly hygroscopic. The product is an important nitrogen fertilizer, and is also used...

The Sociedad Contractual Minera El Abra is one of the leading mining enterprises in Chile. It extracts copper ore in one of the largest opencast pits in the Atacama Desert in the northern part of the...

The issue of dust and spillage is quite common at conveyor transitions points throughout an operation’s bulk handling system and can have many causes, including the loading of the belt on the...

T‌he efficiency of cargo handling for ship transport is primarily determined by the speed of the loading process, as the demurrage times in the port represent a significant cost factor. Usually,...

In ten years Trump Technik Service GmbH based in Velbert has advanced from a traditional screen hire firm into a specialist service provider for the entire mineral and waste processing sector. Since...