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Issue 11/2024 Exceptional findings

TOMRA Mining XRT technology as a complete diamond recovery solution

One of the largest rough diamonds in recorded history, a 2492-carat stone, was recovered last August by Lucara Diamond Corp. with TOMRA X-Ray Transmission (XRT) technology at the Karowe Mine in...

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Issue 10/2024 Sensor-based sorting

Maximum added value from the quarried quartz stone

The global market for quartz has been growing steadily and this trend is set to continue, demanding increasingly high purity levels. This demand comes from different industries, which have varying...

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Issue 09/2024 Precision in particle detection

Sensor-based sorting technology for a tin plant in Namibia

Andrada Mining has purchased TOMRA XRT sorters as part of its expansion plans at the flagship Uis Mine in Namibia. The sorters feature TOMRA’s latest innovation launched earlier this year at the...

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Issue 07-08/2024 Efficient dry processing in the mining industry

Use of allsort® XRT sorters and allair® air jigs from allmineral

The mining industry faces the challenge of using resources as efficiently and sustainably as possible. One of the key methods for improving the yield of resources is the efficient beneficiation of...

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Issue 06/2024

STEINERT acquires MSort product line

The Cologne-based sorting specialist STEINERT is further strengthening its market position. The company has established the new subsidiary, STEINERT MSort, and has acquired the innovative MSort...

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Issue 06/2024 Optimised use of data

Excellent results at Mothae Diamonds in Lesotho

The Mothae mine, located in the Maluti Mountains of Lesotho is known to produce large, high-value diamonds which command the second highest dollar per carat for kimberlite diamonds worldwide. The...

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Issue 01-02/2024 Improved quality

Feeding in the processing plant at the Saloro tungsten mine

TOMRA has installed a first X-Ray Transmission (XRT) sorter at Saloro’s tungsten mine in Barruecopardo/Spain. The sorter, implemented in the beneficiation stage, is consistently delivering a much...

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Issue 01-02/2024 10 years of innovation and success

Sensor-based sorting in Latin America

The Companhia de Ferro Ligas da Bahia (Ferbasa) is located in Ipueira, a municipality in the state of Bahia in the northeast of Brazil. Ferbasa operates one of the largest chromite mines in Brazil and...

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Issue 12/2023 Reduced environmental impact

Sensor-based sorting of sulfide ores

The increase in global demand for copper, zinc and lead poses a challenge for mining operations: increasing their efficiency and productivity to meet the demand while ensuring their profitability and...

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Issue 11/2023 Opportunities for future

TOMRA Mining XRT technology at QMAG’s Kunwarara magnesite deposit

QMAG Pty Limited, part of the Refratechnik group, owns the Kunwarara deposit of cryptocrystalline magnesite – one of the world’s largest – located in Central Queensland/Australia. It mines the ore...

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