Sorting

Jig, heavy-medium separators
Separating equipment
Flotation equipment
Optical and sonsor-aided sorting processes and equipment

Issue 01-02/2024 Improved quality

Feeding in the processing plant at the Saloro tungsten mine

TOMRA has installed a first X-Ray Transmission (XRT) sorter at Saloro’s tungsten mine in Barruecopardo/Spain. The sorter, implemented in the beneficiation stage, is consistently delivering a much...

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Issue 01-02/2024 10 years of innovation and success

Sensor-based sorting in Latin America

The Companhia de Ferro Ligas da Bahia (Ferbasa) is located in Ipueira, a municipality in the state of Bahia in the northeast of Brazil. Ferbasa operates one of the largest chromite mines in Brazil and...

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Issue 12/2023 Reduced environmental impact

Sensor-based sorting of sulfide ores

The increase in global demand for copper, zinc and lead poses a challenge for mining operations: increasing their efficiency and productivity to meet the demand while ensuring their profitability and...

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Issue 11/2023 Opportunities for future

TOMRA Mining XRT technology at QMAG’s Kunwarara magnesite deposit

QMAG Pty Limited, part of the Refratechnik group, owns the Kunwarara deposit of cryptocrystalline magnesite – one of the world’s largest – located in Central Queensland/Australia. It mines the ore...

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Issue 11/2023 New e-book about pre-concentration

How sensor-based sorting technology makes mining profitable in line with ESG principles

The mining industry is having to contend with more stringent environmental demands and ever more scarce resources. As a result of increasing energy and raw material prices, sensor-based sorting is...

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Sensor-Based Sorting and Control 2024: Call for Papers – extended deadline

The deadline for submission of abstracts is extended to October 15th, 2023. As in previous years, SBSC 2024 will be addressing new developments and applications in the field of automated separation...

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LIVESTREAMS: How sensor-based sorting technology makes mining profitable in line with ESG principles

How sensor-based sorting technology makes mining profitable in line with ESG principles. This technology is gaining importance in the face of more stringent environmental requirements and limited...

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How sensor-based sorting can help unlock untapped potential and meet the rising demand

The global demand for lithium is soaring, driven by the growing adoption of electric vehicles and grid-scale lithium-ion batteries for energy storage. Some forecasts project the demand to reach as...

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Issue 07-08/2023 Processing contaminated ore

TOMRA Mining technology to be installed in the world’s largest Lithium sorting plant

TOMRA Mining’s experience in the design and installation of large-scale ore sorting plants and its collaborative approach was the key to the successful design of the world’s largest lithium sorting...

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Sensor-Based Sorting and Control 2024 – Call for Papers

As in previous years, SBSC 2024 will be addressing new developments and applications in the field of automated separation and sensor-based control for primary and secondary raw materials. The...

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