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STEINERT

sorts out

industry

success

There is currently nothing History would suggest the most successful ore sorting operations
hotter in mining circles than over the years have been tied to the base metals sector and one of
the best-known case studies on record is leading nickel producer
gold and iron ore - a fact Western Areas Ltd.

not lost on the team at Western Areas used revolutionary ore sorting technology from STEINERT
STEINERT Australia. to convert 170,000t of previously disregarded material into low-cost feed
for processing at its Forrestania nickel operations.
Since then a number of other base metals companies have followed suite
and deployed STEINERT ore sorting machines. Therefore, it is no surprise
that several gold and iron ore players are lining up for the chance to see
whether the value of their projects can be boosted through an investment
in ore sorting.
Pantoro Ltd successfully pioneered ore sorting for gold producers two
years ago when the unheralded miner installed a STEINERT ore sorter as
part of a processing plant upgrade at its Nicolsons mine.
With the price of gold trading at unprecedented levels, other producers
are keen to get in on the action, according to STEINERT Australia managing
director Johan van Zyl.
“We have done well in excess of 100 individual trials for different
companies over the last year or so and the vast majority of those were for
gold producers,” van Zyl says.
“Because the gold price is so high, a lot of people are now investigating
what technologies are out there to ensure their projects are more robust
when it comes to leaner times. We certainly think there’s a benefit for the
gold producers to look into using ore sorters, regardless of the point in the
commodity cycle.”
Another gold company which has recognised the benefits of ore sorting
is Novo Resources Corp. The Canadian-based explorers have purchased a
www.steinert.com.au 1m wide STEINERT KSS | XT CLI sensor sorter for upcoming field trials at
the Purdy’s Reward, Comet Well and 47K concessions in the Pilbara.

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