Highlights at SOLIDS 2024

Issue 03/2014

Increasing daily throughput

The Minera Esperanza mine in Chile has decided to commence a project with Metso which targets to increase the mine’s annual production of copper and gold by 15-20 %. This will be done by installing...

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Issue 03/2014

Belt Alignment Controller Now Available with Shorter Roller Arm

The Model TA Belt Alignment Control by Conveyor Components Company is a rugged and dependable deviation switch for belt conveyors when they become misaligned due to an unbalanced load, high speed,...

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Issue 03/2014

State of the art

Dear Readers It is the aim of any business activity to stand the test in the market. This is also true of the mineral raw material processing sector. Producers and users are anxious to think and...

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Issue 03/2014

Unmixed

Efficiency of processing methods for the recovery of unmixed material fractions from masonry - Part 1

1 Introduction To meet the growing demand for the reuse of recycled mineral aggregate in production, a strategy of differentiation or integration can be adopted [1]: • Differentiation strategy:...

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Issue 03/2014

Good prospects for fillers

The use of fillers reduces the costs of many products and also often improves them. They influence rigidity, weatherability, electrical conductivity, and other characteristics of the final product....

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Issue 03/2014

Output instead of carryback

Bulk material places particular high demands on conveyor belt systems. The transported materials are often heavy, pointed or sharp-edged and leave dirt and dust behind. Furthermore, open-air plants...

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Issue 03/2014

Silica sand washing plant for Tooperang Quarry

Tooperang Quarry has announced the completion of a silica sand washing plant at a new site near Adelaide/South Australia (Fig. 1). The plant has been supplied by CDE and is producing glass sands for...

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Issue 03/2014

New plant ensures optimum use of raw materials

The company WESTKALK carried out important construction and maintenance measures in the first weeks of the new year 2014. After preceding earthwork and formwork, the family firm has started to place...

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Issue 03/2014

Acquisition completed

Metso has completed the acquisition of the Spanish grinding media supplier Santa Ana de Bolueta SA (Sabo). The acquisition will complement Metso‘s current comminution wear parts offering for mining...

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Issue 03/2014

New partnership

CDE Global has recently announced an official alliance with one of the world’s largest manufacturer of organic coagulants and synthetic flocculants, SNF (UK) Ltd. This partnership will allow CDE to...

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