Issue 04/2018

Dear readers,  The mining industry faces important challenge, as outlined in the report on “Global mining trends 2018” (from pp. 54). Although commodity prices are on the rise again, most markets are...

Summary: The mining industry faces important challenges. Although commodity prices are on the rise again, most markets are still facing high costs and severe competitive pressures. The capital ratios...

Summary: The efficiency improvement in the comminution of ores has been on the international agenda of the mining industry for some time but substantial advances are still relatively scarce. It is...

On 1st March 2018 Reiner Furthmann took on the position of Managing Director Technology at AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH in Rheinberg/Germany. His main responsibilities are Research & Development, Design &...

The founding of sand and gravel excavating company “Lenz & Co” in 1906 laid the cornerstone for today’s LZR – Lenz Ziegler Reifenscheid GmbH in Kitzingen/Bavaria, supplying also ready-mixed concrete....

Metso has signed a significant service agreement including refurbishment services for screening equipment used in mining applications, related spare parts and support. This new agreement is Metso’s...

Over the past few years, SCHADE has won several orders for large-scale circular and longitudinal stockpile equipment in China, South Korea and other countries of Southeast Asia. The Limay II project...

In October 2017, SCHADE Lagertechnik GmbH won a further order from Baosteel Iron & Steel Company Ltd., Shanghai, this time for an additional supply of 4 Semi-Portal Reclaimers. These machines have a...

A new stand-alone dust collector from Flexicon removes airborne dust from upstream processes, and discharges it into containers positioned below the collection hopper, protecting operators and...

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...

Singleton Birch supplies products and services for steel production, land stabilization, acid neutralizing, water treatment and building mortars. The company has resolved a significant fugitive...

The first European Mineral Processing and Recycling Congress – in short: EMPRC – which will take place from 25 – 26 June 2018, will turn into a platform for the intensive exchange of knowledge with...

Many years ago, the NEBOLEX Umwelttechnik GmbH, based in Kirchberg in the Hunsruck, specialized in dust absorption by water fog, producing an atomizing system for the reduction of dust. A prerequisite...

W ith the use of a classifying screen, the efficiency of the crushing and screening process in natural stone and recycling applications can be improved. To obtain a high-quality end-product, it is...

Compact crushers and screens that can be transported on 3-axle roll-off tippers are the machines of choice when it comes to responding flexibly to demand. This was the case at Fritz Bauer GmbH, a...

Operating an old quarry cost efficiently sometimes means venturing down new roads in the production process. At the quarry operated by Terratec-Basalt GmbH, the plan is to lower operating costs. For...

“Disposing of waste costs money”. And as obvious as this introductory statement is, it is just as clear that every producer should make efforts to integrate the waste in meaningful value creation. In...

The dust arising from work in opencast mining, in bulk transport, processing and storage as well as in tunnel construction leads to strain – everywhere in the world. Also, the recovery of recyclable...

Powders make a lot of dust. Breathing in dust particles that cannot be broken down by the body can trigger inflammation processes in the lungs. It is currently under discussion whether titanium...

Screens from Merz Aufbereitungstechnik GmbH are used for a range of duties in various sectors such as the chemicals, construction, and non-metallic minerals industries, etc. The customer’s specific...

W hether excavated earth, sand, gravel, C&D waste or top- soil, Komptech drum screens can be used for these difficult materials without problems. Based on its long experience, this Austrian-German...

Profound understanding of raw materials’ characteristics is essential for process and resource efficiency in the mining as well as in the recycling sector. Materials characterization has become a...