Process – Bianca Nogrady

Raking in the benefits

November 6, 2008No Comments

From CSIRO’s Process Magazine, February 2008:Although a rake may appear to be a fairly straightforward piece of technology, when used in mineral processing facilities, the difference between a well-designed or poorly-designed rake can mean millions of dollars in scaled, damaged or poorly operating equipment.Research is suggesting that even small changes to the size, shape, location … Continue reading Raking in the benefits

Meeting of models helps reduce toxic waste

November 18, 2007No Comments

From Process magazine, October 2007:An unfortunate twist of chemistry means that one of the earth’s most beautiful metals requires one of the planet’s most deadly compounds to extract it from an ore body: gold mining relies on the use of cyanide to dissolve gold into solution so it can be recaptured as pure metal.The inevitable … Continue reading Meeting of models helps reduce toxic waste