Highlights at SOLIDS 2024

Issue 10/2011

Valuable salt

Uyuni Salt Lake: one of the largest lithium reserves in the world

1 Lake Uyuni According to the research work of the public-owned company Comibol, the lithium reserves found in Bolivia amount to 100 mill. t lithium and 2000 mill. t potassium. General Motors and...

more
Issue 10/2011

Recovery

Canada’s mining industry experiencing an upswing

1 Introduction In comparison with the Euro countries, Canada’s economy suffered little damage during the recent global economic crisis. The average real economic growth was 2.1 % between 2000 and...

more
Issue 10/2011

20 % more space booked, new demonstration area

The 15th ECOMONDO (Fig.) International Trade Fair of Material & ­Energy Recovery and Sustainable Development is to be held in Rimini from November 9 to 12, 2011, in parallel to the 5th KEY ENERGY...

more
Issue 10/2011

VDMA Construction Equipment and Building Material Machinery: joy and sorrow at mid-year

The mid-year business situation is highly diverse for companies in the German construction equipment and building material machinery industries. While some sectors are beginning to approach their...

more
Issue 09/2011

The Third Order of Loesche Copper Matte Mill

In May 2011 Loesche GmbH has been awarded the third order of Copper Matte mill-LM31.3 in Fangchenggang City, P.R. China, following the YangGu Copper Matte project in September 2009 and Tongling Copper...

more
Issue 09/2011

Pinions instead of belts

Gravel plant reduces costs and maintenance

1 The Norwegian producer NorStone NorStone is Norway’s largest producer of gravel products. The company supplies aggregates for concrete and asphalt, stone cladding for coastal regions, and other...

more
Issue 09/2011

Long-throw atomizer delivers high-efficiency evaporation

A global innovator in atomized mist technology has introduced a long-throw evaporator engineered to reliably dissipate excess water in large areas. Initially targeted to mining, oil/gas (including...

more
Issue 09/2011

High-capacity frac sand processing

The Minerals SeparatorTM from ROTEX Global, LLC (Fig.), is now available with productivity-enhancing upgrades for high-capacity frac sand processing. The ­Minerals SeparatorTM from ROTEX Global,...

more
Issue 09/2011

New imaging technology increases the efficiency of flotation processes ­in ­concentration plants

It is now possible to use measurement devices based on impedance tomography to create real-time 3D images from inside the pipelines and tanks used by the processing industries. One significant...

more
Issue 09/2011

Measure properly

Industrial Measurement Technology - The Basis for Automation in Processing Technology

1 The basis of a good measuring-technology solution The bulk-materials-using industry is exposed to heavy cost pressure; plants must nowadays be operated more efficiently, and at a higher performance...

more