Listed below are news stories relating to pyrometallurgy in the mineral processing and extractive metallurgy industries. The date on which they were added to this page is in brackets.

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• Ausmelt Signs Agreement for Tin Fumer Basic Engineering (May 7, 2008)
  


• Outotec's Ferrochrome Process Wins Cleantech Finland Competition (Nov.26, 2007)
  


• Ausmelt Signs Agreement for Continuous Copper Converting (Mar.28, 2007)
  


• Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) Awards Contract for New Brazilian Ferronickel Facility (Dec.11, 2006)
  


• Implats Successfully Commissions Mintek Technology (Oct.12, 2006)
  


• Ausmelt wins First Lead Smelter Contract in China (Aug.15, 2006)
  


• ConSep Pty Ltd has recently expanded through the acquisition of Holland Equipment (Jul.11, 2006)
  


• Commercial Development of ConRoast Process in a New Independent Base Metals Refinery for Platinum Industry in South Africa (Jun.9, 2006)
  


• Mintek Process Control Commissioned on SA's Largest Ferrochrome Furnace (May 31, 2006)
  


• Warner Process Reviewed (Apr.10, 2006)
  


• Next Generation Flash Furnace Injection Technology Offers Benefits to Copper and Nickel Industry (Feb.14, 2006)
  


• Special Pyrometallurgy Issue of Minerals Engineering Published (Feb.14, 2006)
  


• Milestone for Thermal Magnesium Process (Aug.23, 2005)
  


• New Contract Win takes Ausmelt into China's Nickel Industry (Jul.5, 2005)
  


• Jaguar Nickel Establishes Technical Advisory Team to Adapt Existing Ferronickel Process (Jul.4, 2005)
  


• Shevchenko Ferronickel Smelting Campaign Under Way (Mar.9, 2005)
  


• Re-designed PYRO-JET Kiln Burner - New Burner Generation for Increased Efficiency (Oct.7, 2004)
  


• Molten Mysteries Unearthed (Aug.17, 2004)
  


• Mintek Awarded Contract for Kazakhstan Ferronickel Testwork and Pre-Feasibility Study (Aug.12, 2004)
  


• ISASMELT Advances Further on the World Stage (Mar.3, 2004)
  


• Metso Supplies Equipment for Iron Ore Pelletizing Plant in China (Jan.27, 2004)
  


• New Smelter Approved to Expand Ferrochrome Production Capacity by 25% (Dec.10, 2003)
  


• Smelting's Declining Role in the Copper Industry (Nov.6, 2003)
  


• Mintek Installs Minstral Furnace Controller at CCM, Brazil (Oct.10, 2003)
  


• HIsmelt Signs Agreement for Technology Transfer into China (Sept.10, 2003)
  


• Boston University Research Breakthrough Puts TAA on the World Stage of Metal Refining Technology (Aug.19, 2003)
  


• SPCC Opts for Isasmelt Technology (Jul.24, 2003)
  


• Tantalum Australia Cements Boston Uni Deal (Jul.18, 2003)
  


• AusmelT Wins Russian Copper Plant Contract (Jul.9, 2003)
  


• Gypsum Calcining (Jul.3, 2003)
  


• Launch of Metals-Recovery Empowerment Project (Jun.12, 2003)
  


• Smelters Thought To Be Behind Copper Probe (May 16, 2003)
  


• Mintek Innovation Gains Global Acceptance (May 1, 2003)
  


• Largest ISASMELT Doubles Capacity of Indian Copper Smelter (Apr.14, 2003)
  


• Hismelt Looks Good in Western Australia (Apr.14, 2003)
  


• Second Metso Kiln for Minntac (Mar.10, 2003)
  


• Copper from Lead (Jan.16, 2003)
  


• AusmelT Secures Contract for New Copper Plant at Korea Zinc (Dec.23, 2002)
  


• Rammer Keeps Chilean Copper on the Move (Dec.18, 2002)
  


• Special Issue of Minerals Engineering (Dec.2, 2002)
  


• HIsmelt ^® Technology (Nov.8, 2002)
  


• Aker Wins HIsmelt^® Contract (Nov.4, 2002)
  


• HIsmelt^® Contract for Outokumpu (Oct.30, 2002)
  


• PYROSEARCH Update (Oct.23, 2002)
  


• Outokumpu Flash Smelting Process Received ASM Historical Landmark Award (Aug.7, 2002)
  


• Iluka's New Synthetic Rutile Process (Aug.6, 2002)
  


• TsumEb Project Potential Confirmed (Jul.23, 2002)
  


• Rio Tinto Gives HIsmelt Thumbs Up (Jul.18, 2002)
  


• New Chinese Smelter Reaches Full Production in Less Than One Month (May 20, 2002)
  


• Mount Gibson Iron Limited Enters Into Technology Agreement with Ausmelt for Production of Pig Iron (May 7, 2002)
  


• MIM Process Technologies Benefiting Copper Production (Apr.22, 2002)
  


• Noranda to Permanently Close Gaspé Copper Smelter (Apr.2, 2002)
  


• Kobe and Mesabi Developing New Ironmaking Technology (Jan.24, 2002)