LOAD AND HAUL


COM Tertiary XRT-D-ControlBox


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Exploring how XRT sorting technology helps to keep Koura’s Las Cuevas operation efficient


oura Mining Operations has chosen Tomra Mining’s XRT sorters, The COM Tertiary XRT and the COM 1200


XRT to help remove waste from their feed at the Las Cuevas fluorspar mine in Mexico. The operator will also benefit from the support of Tomra’s Mining’s Applications and Service teams. Commissioning of the new sorters is planned for early 2025.


From left Amaury Colunga Orbia (Koura) Albert du Preez TOMRA Mining Javier Medellin Orbia (Koura)


THE CHALLENGE: EFFICIENT REMOVAL Koura supplies high-purity metspar and acid spar products from the Las Cuevas fluorspar mine in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, one of the world’s largest and most productive fluorspar sources. Koura has agreed to install two X-Ray Transmission Tomra Mining (XRT) sorters at the mine with a view to significantly reducing silica and calcium carbonate content in their run-of-mine material to improve processing efficiency and increase the quality of their fluorspar product. Koura is responsible for over 20%


of global fluorspar supply and the partnership reflects a decade-long relationship built on ‘advanced


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