Resumen de How portable processing is shaking up mineral beneficiation
Industrial Minerals
According to Jessica Charles, a geochemist at international mining consultancy SRK Consulting, which specialises in geochemical characterisation of mine wastes, there are a number of factors behind the increasing use of mobile testing equipment in the mining industry. According to TNT, the company opted for portable technology because it allowed for the fully independent movement of each piece of mobile conveying equipment on the tailings stacking pad, reducing the need for stoppages if the tailings stack needs to be shifted. “According to the United Nations, the number of people living in cities globally could double by 2050 to 6.5 billion. Given the pace of change in the mining and mineral processing sectors over the past decade, spurred principally by digitalization and artificial intelligence, it seems likely that portable equipment will become a much bigger part of the processing industry, as long as it can continue to deliver cost benefits and meet quality thresholds.This development will go hand in hand with a clear trend towards modular mining developments and mounting research into the viability of urban mining as part of efforts to deliver a circular economy for finite mineral and metal resources.
