Thunder Bay, Ontario - Benton has announced that it has completed a drill hole at the Great Burnt Main Deposit to test a parallel conductor interpreted to be a footwall zone located approximately 150 m to the east of the main deposit. All samples have been submitted to the lab,

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Endeavour Silver has announced the successful fabrication and installation of its primary ball mill trunnion at the Guanaceví mine. Guanaceví processing resumed to full capacity this week after the trunnion failure in August. After a 15-week period of operating at a reduced capacity averaging 620 tonnes

The metallurgical industry faces robust environmental targets, significant investment challenges to implement transformational technologies, and global competition that drives tight margins. To thrive in this rapidly evolving landscape, industry leaders must understand and align themselves with market transitions and leverage the best technologies to stay ahead.  With mounting pressure to

Nucor Tubular Products Marseilles awarded Danieli Centro Tube a contract for a new orbital cut-off saw for the existing 5K-ERW mill in Marseilles, Illinois, USA. The new orbital cut-off saw will cut to length welded tubes up to OD 6 5/8 inch (168 mm) and equivalent square and rectangular sections,

Metso is introducing the integrated Copper Electrowinning (CuEW) Plant to ensure safety and operational sustainability for high-purity copper cathode production. The pre-engineered layout accommodates a range of capacities, ensuring flexibility and scalability. “The integrated Copper Electrowinning Plant produces high-purity cathodes and offers proven reliability and availability by leveraging modern, proven

Metso is launching a next-generation Anode Furnace for reducing CO2 emissions, improving impurity removal capabilities and bringing flexibility in treating secondary materials. The upgraded Anode Furnace is part of the Metso Plus offering. “Raw materials pose both great challenges and opportunities for copper smelters today. Whether it is bringing in new primary concentrates,

Shougang is the first BF-BOF steel enterprise in China that has achieved ultra-low emissions. Pursuing this vision Shougang selected Danieli Zero Bucket electric furnace technology to be first in producing automotive-exposed grades by EAF. Featuring horizontal preheating and continuous charging technology, the new Danieli Zero Bucket will have a capacity

Metso is launching the Next generation Fluid Bed Roaster, encompassing all the features developed and implemented in recent roaster projects executed globally. The Next generation Fluid Bed Roaster is a reactor with improved individual components and digital tools to enable more efficient and stable roasting plant performance.“We are excited to

SSAB, one of the world’s most carbon-efficient steel companies, has chosen SMS group for the construction of a new 190-ton EAF, which is set to be one of the largest installations in the world with an upper shell diameter of 9.3 meters. The new EAF, located in Oxelösund, has its

Metso is extending its hydrometallurgy offering with the launch of OKTOP® BIOX® Reactor. The reactor is ideal for the pre-treatment of refractory gold concentrate and base metal leaching. It is part of the Metso Plus offering and enables enhancing oxygen mass transfer to improve energy efficiency and process performance during the leaching process. “The OKTOP® BIOX® Reactor

Italian steel producer Feralpi Siderurgica (part of Feralpi Group) has granted the final acceptance certificate (FAC) to Primetals Technologies for a revamp of its 6-strand billet caster at the steel plant in Lonato del Garda, Italy. The revamped caster was implemented within just six weeks during the planned summer shutdown

Primetals Technologies has upgraded the automation systems at the finishing mill of SAIL Bokaro's  hot-strip mill in Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, India. This project was completed within 26 months, one month ahead of schedule. The upgrade, featuring advanced Level 1 and Level 2 automation solutions, ensures improved quality, reliability, and

A steel producer based in the U.S.A. has recently awarded Primetals Technologies a contract for the engineering, supply, and startup of a 68-ton EAF Ultimate electric arc furnace integrated with Active Power Feeder power supply technology. The order also includes a primary dedusting system, a material handling system, auxiliary equipment,

Recently, Primetals Technologies signed the final acceptance certificate (FAC) with aluminum producer Hulamin following the successful installation and commissioning of new hot edge inductors for its cold mill rolling line (S5) in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. This upgrade effectively addressed the tight edge issues in aluminum strip that occurred during high-speed

Australian company Green Steel Australia awarded Danieli with the order for a new 600,000-tpy rolling mill for the production of rebar in straight lengths from 10 to 50 mm dia, and spooled coils from 8 to 32-mm-dia in customized coils weighing up to 8 tons. Green Steel Australia relied on

Metso is launching Water Treatment Skids (WTS) for efficient and reliable water treatment in industrial settings, like mining, metallurgical and chemical processing. Water Treatment Skids, which are part of the Metso Plus offering, use centrifugal separation and self-cleaning filtration to remove particles and solids. With automated controls and a compact, modular design,

Recently, Hyundai Steel in Dangjin, South Korea, has placed an order with Primetals Technologies for a blast furnace gas injection study. The study will be executed in two phases.  Phase 1 will focus on a process performance study which will evaluate the impact that injecting hydrogen bearing gases into the

Metso is expanding its flotation portfolio with modular Concorde Cell™ Plant Units. The new solution consists of prefabricated and pre-installed containerized units, which streamlines the setup process and minimizes on-site installation work. Deployment is safe and rapid, resulting in faster return on investment. “Concorde Cell™ Plant Units feature a complete

Metso will deliver four Peracidox™ scrubbers to Hindustan Zinc to minimize sulfur dioxide emissions at their plants. The scrubbers will be installed at the sulfuric acid plants at the company’s zinc smelters in Chanderiya and Debari in India. Metso has delivered numerous Peracidox™ scrubbers around the world. The ones to be

Blast Furnace No.1 at Dragon Steel Corporation’s (DSC) plant in Taichung, Taiwan, was originally designed, supplied, built, and commissioned by Primetals Technologies in 2010. Having exceeded its capacity with a record performance of 15 percent above design, the furnace will be taken offline in 2025 for a revamp in preparation