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New SPECTROBLUE ICP-OES Spectrometer

SPECTRO Analytical Instruments, a leading supplier of analytical instruments for optical emission and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, has introduced the SPECTROBLUE, an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) that sets new benchmarks among compact, mid-range spectrometers for simplified operation, low maintenance and affordability.
MEI Online | September 8, 2011 | 6:01 pm

ALS Group expands mineral testing services capabilities and geography

Campbell Brothers Limited announces that its testing services business, the ALS Group, has entered into an unconditional agreement to acquire all the issued share capital in Stewart Holdings Group Limited (Stewart Group), a global testing services provider to the minerals industry, with completion anticipated to take place on the 21st July 2011.
MEI Online | July 14, 2011 | 6:22 pm

Ionic solution for metal extraction

There is something about ionic liquids that attracts the interest of researchers seeking greater efficiency in electrical and chemical systems, from improved batteries to industrial catalysts and solvents.
MEI Online | July 5, 2011 | 7:05 pm

Donald Leroux appointed Algosys’ VP Business Development

Donald Leroux joined Algosys inc. in November 2010, taking responsibility for Algosys’ global business development. Having commenced his career as plant metallurgist at the Brunswick concentrator and scientist at the Noranda Technology Centre, Leroux has subsequently held senior leading positions with the Noranda and Falconbridge mining groups before joining COREM as Director, Technology Development and Transfer and then Genivar as Director, ­ Process Engineering. Read more
MEI Online | June 30, 2011 | 7:31 pm

Larox Flowsys changes name to Flowrox

Larox Flowsys, the worldwide supplier of flow control and pumping solutions has decided to change its name to Flowrox. The visual look and feel has also been renewed. The new name and outlook will be taken into use gradually by January 1st, 2012. Read more
MEI Online | June 20, 2011 | 4:51 pm

Finding the iron in iron ore

Shipping iron ore is easy. Knowing how much iron you have actually shipped is another matter - one that keeps both the exporters and the buyers awake at night because it is the iron content, not the raw tonnage, that determines the final price. Tricky as that might sound, it all comes back to the fact that every iron ore mine is different and most mines also have different grades of iron in the same pit. In one corner the ore might grade as high as 60 per cent iron, whereas another part of the same orebody might grade 57 per cent. This leads to that critical question: how much iron is actually being sold? Read more
MEI Online | June 20, 2011 | 4:47 pm

Vale inaugurates Brazil’s first ferronickel plant in Pará

This month, Vale opened its first nickel operation in Brazil. Onça Puma, in Ourilândia do Norte, southeast Pará, is one of the largest ferronickel production plants in the world. The project, which covers the municipalities of Ourilândia do Norte, Tucumã and Parauapebas, has an annual production capacity of 220,000 tons of ferronickel, containing 53,000 tons of nickel, a highly valued product in the steel industry. Read more
MEI Online | May 19, 2011 | 1:49 pm