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10 MINE POWER Flexibility and modularity are being embedded in new future-ready mine design work, Dan Gleeson says
16 MINERAL SEPARATION In this separation technology update, Paul Moore focuses on magnetic methods, plus the latest on hydrocyclones, spirals & shaking tables
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29 COMMINUTION & CRUSHING The debate in the processing plant between crushing and grinding continues as the energy intensity of the size reduction process faces further scrutiny, Dan Gleeson reports
51 PASTE & TAILINGS Paul Moore looks at backfilling technology and equipment plus tailings pipeline innovation and monitoring
62 PRECONCENTRATION & ORE SORTING The mining sector should stop striving for lab-based precision and focus on making staged orebody knowledge improvements with these technologies, Dan Gleeson hears www. im-mining. com MARCH 2026
COVER: ABB
ABB has launched the latest version of its flagship distributed control system( DCS), ABB Ability™ System 800xA ® 7.0, to help mine operators modernise without disruption and accelerate their path toward next‐generation automation. Building on ABB’ s long-standing approach to modernisation without disruption, it says the ABB Ability™ System 800xA 7.0 distributed control system( DCS) acts as a bridge to future automation technologies.
https:// new. abb. com / control-systems / system-800xa
COMMINUTION PASTE & TAILINGS MINERAL SEPARATION PRECONCENTRATION & ORE SORTING MINE POWER
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