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Vol. 12, No. 17 Week of April 29, 2007
Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industry

MINING NEWS: Technology enhances Red Dog processing

Operating for 17 years, Arctic lead-zinc mine shows no sign of slowing down, and finding space for new equipment is a challenge

Sarah Hurst

For Mining News

As production steadily increases, investment in mill upgrades is making a big difference in the quality of lead and zinc concentrates at Teck Cominco’s Red Dog mine in northwest Alaska. Bringing in new equipment and enhancing systems is always a challenge because the facility is already a labyrinth....

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‘Expert system’ control equipment introduced

Upgrade improves quality of lead concentrate


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