This image was downloaded from Istock AngloGold Ashanti rebounded to a third-quarter profit on higher gold prices, after suffering a loss in the corresponding period due to restructuring costs and other one-off factors, the miner said on Thursday. The gold ...
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Clean belts mean smooth operations—learn how a little maintenance can save big on downtime and costs.
Introduction Material that sticks to a conveyor belt after passing over the head pulley is known as carryback. This carryback falls off the belt as it passes over return idlers, creating piles that increase dust exposure, pose safety hazards, and ...
Gold ETF demand turns positive for year-to-date, says WGC
Global physically-backed gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw inflows for the sixth straight month in October, with year-to-date flows turning positive for the first time this year, the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Thursday. Demand was supported by North American ...
Centrifugal collectors or cyclones
Cyclones are a dust collection device that separates particulate from the air by centrifugal force. The cyclone works by forcing the incoming air stream to spin in a vortex. As the air stream is forced to change direction, the inertia ...
Rio Tinto and China’s State Power Investment Corporation partner to trial battery swap truck technology
Rio Tinto will partner with China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) to demonstrate battery swap electric haul truck technology at the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia. Battery swapping technology allows a battery electric vehicle to quickly exchange a discharged ...