Issue 10/2020

Dear Readers The continuous optimization of existing plants or proven process technologies serves to make production processes more efficient and effective. The technical article „From operating...

Summary: Real time analysis of ore quality between the mine and mill provides major benefits to copper mining and processing operations. Prompt gamma neutron activation analysis (PGNAA) is a proven...

Many solutions have already been developed to prevent dust emissions at special sections of conveyor belt systems and at transfer points. All measures taken for this purpose serve to protect the...

M‌SE Filterpressen GmbH has completely revised the tra­ditional filter press syste and developed a high-performance filter press in close cooperation with industry-specific ­customers. The new product...

C‌urt Ebert’s company tradition began in October 1920 in Dortmund, initially as a trading company for industrial screens for the construction industry and coal mines. Due to the increasing demand,...

Machines, equipment and sensorsFor the preparation of representative samples, the paper presented by Dr Tanja Butt, Thomas Schmatz and Holger Neumann (Retsch GmbH) on “Processing slags/waste-derived...

I‌mproving efficiency, reliability and processes is an ongoing challenge in the mining industry. The new HPGR Pro (high-pressure grinding roll) from thyssenkrupp addresses these requirements. Based on...

A‌t the Calanda Group in the Chur Rhine Valley/Switzerland, a new crusher of the type GIPO­REC R 131 FDR GIGA DA has been in operation since May 2020. As a first in Switzerland, the 80-tonne crusher...

S‌tand-apart feature of Allgaier Process Technology’s TK-D is combined drying and cooling. Dried product can be cooled to especially low temperatures, close to the temperature of the ambient or...

T‌here are events and seminal moments that propel an issue into the public consciousness. Consider rousing addresses by the likes of Sir David Attenborough and activist Greta Thunberg and their...

D‌uring the smelting of raw ore materials, dusts are produced that still contain small amounts of metals. In the past, these dusts were dumped in overground storage sites. For a long time it was not a...

W‌essjohann Fördertechnische Anlagen GmbH is launching a new design of its transfer stations on the market. Whereas the abrasive properties of bulk solids used to cause problems in the area of the...

E‌fficient material flow is a critical element of wet mining processes. Accumulation or blockages in storage systems and build-up in process vessels can impede material movement, causing bottlenecks...