Michael MacFarlane, Mining Consultant and former Executive Vice President, Business Strategy and Innovation, AngloGold Ashanti contributed an excellent article to Dassault Systemes GEOVIA's Special Report on Mining Innovation. Mike discusses actions companies are taking to address investor confidenc...

26-Feb-2014

CEEC's mission is to accelerate the transfer of knowledge, with the aim of this knowledge being the reduction in comminution, to improve the efficiency of mineral processing. Innovation is defined as  the art of introducing new ideas or methods; therefore adopting improved comminution processes r...

20-Feb-2014

The Global Mining Standards and Guideline group (GMSG) formed a new working group called the Working Group on “A Standard for Industrial Comminution Efficiency” in 2013. The group is headed by CEEC advocate Robert E. McIvor, who has devoted his career to the design and improvement of the processing...

19-Feb-2014

The team at Metcom Technologies have just released their latest Grinding Bulletin, describing "Work Index" and its correct application. Click here to see the February 2014 Grinding Bulletin. Metcom is the world leader in training and knowledge transfer in mineral grinding circuits. They offer com...

15-Feb-2014

CEEC's team is always on the look out for insight into ways accelerate the adoption of new technology, new  flow sheets and improved results. the following article by Kay Sever resonated strongly: does it apply in your work place? Early rockets were designed with two stages - one with the power to...

14-Feb-2014

IM Technology Hall of Fame 2013. Comminution award to Prof Alban Lynch

05-Feb-2014

Mining Magazine Awards 2013 – CEEC is a winner! The Editor's Award: CEEC International Ltd "The Coalition for Energy Efficient Comminution (CEEC) was established by a range of companies in the mining sector. It aims to improve understanding of research findings and alternative comminution strate...

04-Feb-2014

Ian Ball has been gaining  a lot of attention lately for his success in mining despite his youth. Ian is the new President of McEwen Mining. "Lately, the 32 year old has been spotted driving a 100-tonne haul truck at the silver mine he discovered in Mexico, and the Bay St. hotshot makes a nice allo...

29-Jan-2014

The most recent CEEC newsletter has been published. This issue features news on energy management in Ghana; industry events in Canada, and the most popular discussion on CEEC's LinkedIn group in mid 2013. [caption id="attachment_2855" align="aligncenter" width="661"] CEEC Newsletter January 2014[...

14-Jan-2014

The 46th Annual Canadian Mineral Processors Conference will be held in Ottawa at the Westin Hotel January 21 to 23, 2014 in the Confederation Ballrooms (4th Floor). The conference will feature presentations on various aspects of mineral processing including grinding, flotation, new technologies, lea...

02-Jan-2014

Ernst & Young is a Gold Sponsor of Mines and Money London 2013, Europe’s leading capital raising and mining investment forum which attracts more than 3,000 investors and developers annually for deal-making, knowledge sharing and market analysis. Last year’s report put Resource Nationalism in...

02-Jan-2014

The 9th International Comminution Symposium (Comminution ‘14), organised by MEI in consultation with Prof Malcolm Powell (JKMRC) and Dr Aubrey Mainza (Centre for Minerals Research, UCT), is on track to be the biggest event in the series. With 4 months still to go before the start of the event in Cap...

30-Dec-2013

For the first time, the global mining industry has a Hall of Fame (www.im-halloffame.com) focussed on recognising the technology innovators and developers that are so important to our future advancement. Members of the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame college of voters from around the wo...

28-Dec-2013

Orica distributed this flyer at a recent Mining industry dinner. Watch this space for more details on efficiency gains from Orica's blasting products in early 2014.

25-Dec-2013

Published earlier this year, this report profiles the work at Chalmers University in Sweden. ​"At least ten percent of the electricity produced in South Africa is used to crush and grind rock. This statistic is but one metric of the importance of the mining industry to the country's economy. Here...

23-Dec-2013

Today CEEC International Ltd launched a video addressing the key issues related to comminution: why comminution deserves the attention of senior executives, the potential financial upside and ways in which alternative comminution strategies can alleviate issues such as rising energy prices, lower or...

13-Dec-2013

CEEC's Board sends its hearty congratulations to fellow director Maryse Belanger on her recognition by the Women in Mining UK   “WIM (UK)” 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining Project as one the the most inspirational Global Women in Mining. Maryse is passionate about innovation in the mining in...

11-Dec-2013

The Global Mining Standards and Guideline group (GMSG) recently announced the formation of a new working group called the Working Group on “A Standard for Industrial Comminution Efficiency”. The group is to be headed by CEEC advocate Robert E. McIvor, who has devoted his career to the design and imp...

03-Dec-2013

Comminution '14 Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa April 7-10, 2014 www.min-eng.com/comminution14/ The 9th International Comminution Symposium (Comminution '14) is organised by MEI in consultation with Prof Malcolm Powell and Dr. Aubrey Mainza and is sponsored by TOMS, Starkey & Assoc...

02-Dec-2013

The November 2013 issue of Materials World, the member magazine of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. has a key feature on eco-efficent comminution. Journalist Guy Richards quotes global industry leaders in his profile of Eco-efficient comminution. Crushing victories - comminution...

19-Nov-2013

On behalf of the Pope, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State, welcomed mining industry leaders to the Vatican on 7th September. The occasion was the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace’s Day of Reflection on environmental and social questions relevant to the mining industry. The day was...

09-Nov-2013

[caption id="attachment_2580" align="aligncenter" width="700"] L-R: Owen Hegarty, CEEC Patron; Sandy Gray Gekko Systems and Joe Cucuzza AMIRA prepare to address the delegates at Mines and Money Melbourne 2013.[/caption] CEEC Patron Owen Hegarty, AMIRA's Joe Cucuzza and Gekko Systems's Sandy Gray...

02-Nov-2013

[caption id="attachment_2573" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Queensland Premier Campbell Newman congratulates representatives of the Metso PTI team. Left to right: Kristy- Ann Duffy (Mineral Process Engineer), Walter Valery (Senior Vice President - Global), Premier Campbell Newman, David La Rosa (...

31-Oct-2013

JKTech has been recognised as a global provider of innovative technologies to the international resources industry, by taking out the coveted Minerals and Energy Award announced at The Premier of Queensland’s Export Award in Brisbane last night on 24thOctober.   The Minerals and Energy Award is...

29-Oct-2013

Download details here: CallforNominationsCEECBoard   Nomination & Expression of Interest – CEEC Board Please be advised that the Annual General Meeting for CEEC International Ltd (CEEC) will be held on Thursday, 21st November, 2013, at 5.00 p.m. (AEDT). In accordance with the Cons...

24-Oct-2013

The 2013  CEEC Medal presentation on October 11th drew many  from North America: here are pictures some of our guests. [caption id="attachment_2466" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Sandy Gray from Gekko Systems chatting with Andy Maclean and Gavin Ritson (Hatch)[/caption]   [caption i...

22-Oct-2013

Attending Procemin 2013? Make sure you register for the course being run by  Alex Doll, Comminution Consultant, Canada, and Peter Amelunxen, Aminpro Chile. The course is for engineers with intermediate or advanced understanding of grinding circuits: EPCM engineers who will be designing and...

08-Oct-2013

Honourable Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines will join present as  keynote for the first installment of the 2013/14 AME BC Speaker Series with an update on current issues in the mineral exploration and development industry including taxation, permitting and environmental assessment, Aborigi...

27-Sep-2013

The IMPC 2014 is expected to gather over 1,000 professionals and academics from the mining industry representing approximately 60 countries. Top universities specialising in mineral processing,all major mining companies, plus the leading providers in the world of services and technologies will att...

10-Sep-2013

12 case studies show sustained improvement of 15% - 48% throughput over last 10 years at sites including Mt Rawdon, Henty, Kambalda, Sepon Gold and more, reports Orway Mineral Consultants. Table 1 below is taken from Orway Mineral Consultants (WA) Pty Ltd white paper recently published. It provid...

10-Sep-2013

Powerful x-rays can now be used to rapidly and accurately detect gold in ore samples, thanks to a new technique developed by CSIRO – a move that could save Australia’s minerals industry hundreds of millions of dollars each year. Working with Canadian company Mevex, CSIRO has conducted a pilot stu...

05-Sep-2013

Review OSIsoft’s library of user case studies which includes issues related to energy monitoring and management. One such example is the paper on Smart monitoring of cement plants for energy efficiency.

28-Aug-2013

From Author: Clara Ferreira-Marques (Reuters) Posted: Thursday , 22 Aug 2013 LONDON (REUTERS) - After extensive cost cuts in a bid to woo investors, the low hanging fruit has been plucked, but more is needed if the major producers are to recover fully. Mining firms are wooing investors with...

27-Aug-2013

Harmony repositions itself for the future Published on 14 August 2013 Best annual lost time injury frequency rate ever 7% year-on-year increase in underground grade Major reductions in costs and capital Headline profit per share* of 47 SA cents (5 US cents) for  financial year 2...

19-Aug-2013

he Cooperative Research Centre for Optimising Resource Extraction is pleased to announce the publication of “Understanding Mine to Mill”, a publication written by Don McKee documenting the history of the Mine to Mill concept. Don McKee is an expert in research and education within the mining and...

03-Jul-2013

Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) is an industry-wide, performance-based program that was developed to  help mining companies evaluate and manage their environmental and social responsibilities. The program’s  main objective is to enable mining companies to meet society’s needs for minerals, metals a...

13-Feb-2013

International Journal of Mineral Processing 2004 Despite reservations of a number of researchers concerning the applicability of Bond's equation for relating specific energy to the size reduction of rocks, his approach has become an industry standard. Data from a large number of pilot and full-s...

29-Mar-2005

Ore blending for process optimization is becoming an increasing factor for managing cost and productivity. Economic mining and processing a very low value ore in an extremely competitive market results in constant cost-cutting initiatives. The inherent conflict between the lowest possible mining cos...

02-Jan-2004