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Today, Solvay is officially opening two rare earth recycling units in France. In order to diversify its sources of supply and preserve resources, the Group has developed a process for recovering rare earths contained in end-of-life equipment such as low-energy light bulbs, batteries or magnets. This original recycling channel derived from the Group’s research programs opens up new growth opportunities for Solvay’s “Rare Earths” activity.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/27/idUS85604+27-Sep-2012+HUG20120927

Mineral Processing Manager Greg Rasmussen talks about the role of one of the leading exponents in new mining technology in the introduction of new ideas to the industry.

http://www.bus-ex.com/article/xstrata-technology

BAMAKO – Mali’s first gold refinery will be built in a $58-million joint venture between Swiss Bullion Company and Malian firm PAMBC, officials said on Monday.

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/firms-pen-deal-for-malis-first-gold-refinery-2012-09-25

Outotec provides flotation technology for copper concentrator in South America

Outotec will supply flotation technology for a major copper producer in South America to their concentrator expansion. The site is one of the largest copper producing sites in the world. The contract value is over EUR 30 million.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/18/idUS54848+18-Sep-2012+HUG20120918

The mining industry has risen to become the anchor to Zimbabwe’s economic growth and development accounting for up to 60 percent of foreign exchange earnings and 13 percent of GDP last year. Senior Business Reporter Golden Sibanda took advantage of the Mining Indaba to talk to Chamber of Mines Zimbabwe president Mr Winston Chitando on this and other issues. Excerpts .

http://allafrica.com/stories/201209170085.html

VICE President John Nkomo has urged the government to provide mining companies with incentives that encourage them to set up beneficiation plants locally.

http://www.newzimbabwe.com/business-9037-VP+urges+processing+of+minerals/business.aspx

Mining companies and their suppliers from all over the world will come together to learn about the latest scientific and technical developments at the 26th International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC), which will be held in New Delhi, India, from 24-28 September. The theme of the congress is “Innovative Processing for Sustainable Growth”.

http://www.process-worldwide.com/mechanical_process_technology/bulk_materials_handling/articles/378033/

Invitation

It is a great honour for the mineral engineering fraternity in India to host the XXVI International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC) in New Delhi from September 24 -28, 2012. It is indeed a privilege for us in India to invite you to come and celebrate sixty years of IMPC in New Delhi in September 2012. The Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers (IIME) and The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) will be organizing the XXVI IMPC in collaboration with and support from other professional organizations and industry.

http://www.impc2012.org/Default.aspx

ONTARIO – Gowest Gold of Toronto has completed testing of commercial scale, dual energy x-ray transmission (DEXRT) ore sorting equipment on ore from the Frankfield gold project 42 km northeast of Timmins and says this type of pre-treatment works well on mineralization from Frankfield East, and it has the potential to reduce both capital and operating costs at the project.

http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/news/mineral-processing-ore-sorting-will-cut-costs-for-gowest-at-frankfield/1001682907/

State-owned minerals researcher Mintek has completed the construction of, and is now commissioning, a new R40-million water atomisation plant at its Johannesburg facility, in Randburg, which it says will benefit the platinum industry in particular.

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/new-water-atomisation-plant-to-benefit-platinum-industry-2012-09-07