Tsubaki has introduced a wear indicator for large pitch chain drive sprockets which provides a clear indication of wear, allowing the sprocket to be replaced before it fails. Eliminating the ...
In the Norwegian port of Narvik, Swedish mining company LKAB employs a huge loading station to load bulk carriers with iron ore. Any shutdown of the station is enormously costly. Because, in this instance, time really is money, experts from the SKF Soluti
W eighing a total of 2500 tonnes, the gigantic loader in the
port of Narvik ensures that iron ore from the LKAB mines in Kiruna, Svappavaara and Malmberget finds its way into the entrails of the...
On 12 and 13 November 2014 about 150 experts in the field of mineral processing and recycling again met on the occasion of their annual meeting in the event hall “Old Refectory” of the Freiberg...
After the annual conference “Processing and Recycling” had been held from 2012 to 2016 at the “Alte Mensa” conference centre at Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, this year the event was...
If you have to move loose material such as sand, mud and silt, you can safely leave the shovel behind: A Tsurumi pump with a jetting collar takes over the job. The Germany-based manufacturer now...
A faultless and comparable analysis is closely linked to accurate sample handling. Only a sample representative of the initial material can provide meaningful analysis results. This can be achieved by...
Dear readers,In Germany, the extraction of hard coal has become history after the closure of the last mine – Prosper-Haniel mine in Bottrop on 21 December 2018. However, in other countries of the...
Photo-optical particle analysis in mineral processing
1 Sample preparation
Precondition for the increasingly important process monitoring is accurate sample preparation. As moved and transported bulk solids are subject to separation, sampling must be...
Resand Ltd, which specialises in the regeneration and recycling of foundry sand, is the first company to launch an electric sand reclaimer on the European market. The reclaimer unit is a modular...
