With the Zinc Expansion Project, Lundin Mining expects to expand production from the existing mining areas and from the deeper, higher-grade zinc deposit Lombador Phase 2 (LP2). In May 2017, Lundin...
Wuppertal-based company SOP is located in the district of Vohwinkel, not so very far from the city’s famous “floating tram”. In the early years following its founding, the company was mainly...
At a recent mining convention in Las Vegas, Mathias Moritz, MD of Commodas Mining GmbH in Germany, delivered a strong and positive message to delegates: sensor-based sorting machines have impacted on...
For years now, the company has not only been known for separation solutions that use magnet technology, but also for sensor sorting machines. As a result, the company’s name will no longer include...
Ore sorters are now used in an increasing number of mining and retreatment process plants around the world for upgrading feed to mineral processing plants. They can separate mineral from rock at a...
On 22nd May 2014 the machine manufacturer AERZEN celebrated the 150th anniversary of its foundation. From foundry to a worldwide successful company group – AERZEN has experienced all sorts of ups...
The chances of a sustainable supply with energy – Part 2
5 Energy flows
Human life on the planet earth is possible only within an extremely narrow „temperature window“. Without the flows of energy from external and internal energy sources which supply...
The chances of a sustainable supply with energy - Part 1
1 Introduction
The social challenges, conflicts and legislative provisions concerning the supply of energy are as old as humanity itself. Alongside the supply of food, the energy problem has always...
1 Development of the mining industry
For a long time, South Africa enjoyed a booming economy. However, growth weakened considerably at the start of 2009 and the country has entered a recession for the...
Magnetic and sensor sorting solutions company Steinert has set up a new testing plant at Navachab gold mine, near Karibib, in Namibia – owned by private equity firm QKR. The test facility is available for testing in beneficiation and preconcentration proc
How come that a Steinert customer opens the door to support other potential Steinert customers in Africa and gave green light for a test facility at his plant? Hildebrand Wilhelm, ore processing...