Jim Cahill recently connected with Emerson’s Thishen Naidoo, a heavy industries marketing leader for the machine automation solutions portfolio. Here is their interview of his interesting and problem-solving take on the current state of mining.
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Mining Process Optimization
One of Emerson’s Principle Consultants, Lou Heavner, was recently asked a series of questions about process optimization in the mining industry. Here are Lou’s answers to the questions asked.
Tailings Valve Difficult Choices
Alek Duerksen’s Global Mining Review article, Making the Difficult Choices, describes the difficulties of tailing disposal and provides suggestions for choosing the proper automated isolation valves for this application.
Improving Mining Personnel Safety Performance
Safety is of paramount importance in mining operations—both personnel and process. But what role can today’s rapidly advancing technologies play? From a personnel safety standpoint, miners need identification of personnel in case of emergency with access control and record of working hours inside the mine.
Improved Mining Operations by Detecting Roping and Plugging on Hydrocyclones
Author: Douglas Morris One of the most ubiquitous operations in any mine is the use of hydrocyclones (cyclones) in the comminution circuit to sort particle sizes for mineral processing. Downstream of this process is the flotation circuit, which can be adversely...
Energy Consumption–the Constant Struggle in Mining
Author: Juan Carlos Bravo It is no secret that the mining industry is energy intensive and most of the power grids are at the limit in providing power to existing mining operations. In order to remain competitive or expand operations, miners need to secure a reliable...
Attracting the Next Generation of Miners
Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo, a member of the metals and mining industry team, recaps need for technical expertise from a presentation at a recent mining industry conference. On April 9th, I attended the EXPOMIN in Santiago, Chile. It is one of the largest mining...
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