Mineral Technologies
Website verified August 2026
Key takeaways
- Category: Mining Software
- Based in: Carrara Gold Coast Queensland Australia, Perth Western Australia Australia, Brisbane Australia and 7 more locations
- Serves: Africa, Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Worldwide
- Operating: Established 1940
- Certified: ISO 9001 certified (Australian and South African facilities)
Mineral Technologies is a specialist provider of fine physical mineral separation solutions, services and equipment across all stages of the project lifecycle. Established in 1940, the company has 80+ years history in the minerals industry. Unique to the industry, Mineral Technologies’ in-house teams turn individual expertise into beneficiation strategies with global experts under one roof, collaborating to maximise fine mineral recovery.
The company operates through three pillars: Process Design (metallurgical laboratory analysis, geology and mining, flowsheet modelling); Engineering (modular plants, project delivery); and Equipment (spirals, gravity separation, magnetic separation, electrostatic separation, advanced surge bin, mobile mining unit). Mineral Technologies serves commodities including mineral sands, iron ore, chrome, industrial minerals, silica sand, coal, tin and tungsten ores, and tailings reprocessing.
Beginning with Bert Watson establishing Mineral Deposits Syndicate in the 1940s on the Gold Coast, the company developed the first fibreglass spirals for export in the 1960s and was listed as a public company in 1967. Ernst Reichert developed the first Cone Concentrators and electrostatic plate separators. The company was purchased by BHP in 1984, acquiring new technologies including Doug Wright’s wash water-less spiral technology in 1985 and Vickers Fine Minerals Engineering Division in 1986. The company’s responsibility approach focuses on reducing the global mining footprint by wasting less and recovering more from existing sites, with a goal of processing marginal deposits that others leave behind or lose to tailings.
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Company details
- Projects and clients
- Mindarie Sands (250 TPH), Frances Creek (MP-24), Wonnerup Project (3xMP-24), Mt Newman Iron Ore Mine Western Australia, Bridge Hill Ridge NSW, Hawks Nest NSW, Crescent Head NSW, Viney Creek NSW, Ceylon Mineral Sands Sri Lanka, Sierra Rutile Sierra Leone, Grande Côte Senegal, Chemours North America, Mineração Taboca Brazil, Millenieum Brazil, Bhushan Power and Steel India, AVG Brazil, Arrium Australia, Mont-Wright Canada, Tonkolili Sierra Leone
- Scale
- 80+ years experience, 40+ spiral variations, 20-40 spiral types, 1+ million MT spirals manufactured, 40+ years some separators still in operation, 30+ years electrostatic machines still performing, 100+ successful WHIMS refurbishments globally, 120+ years combined product focused experience in core product team, 50% throughput increased since 19xx, Mobile Mining Unit 600-750 TPH capacity, Booti Booti plant upgraded to 1700 tph, MMU pumping range up to 900m with 8m static head, plants capable of processing 5 to 7,000 tonnes per hour, Bridge Hill Ridge plant processed over 130 million tonnes of mineral-bearing sands, processed millions of tonnes of fine coal worldwide
- Also worth knowing
- Ernst Reichert developed first Cone Concentrators and electrostatic plate separators; Doug Wright's wash water-less spiral technology acquired 1985; Vickers Fine Minerals Engineering Division acquired 1986; MDL was second largest producer of rutile and zircon in world for a time; MDL prepared first ever environmental impact statement in Australia for a mining operation 1970s; John Lyons developed Lyons Unit, finalist 2021 Austmine Champion of Innovation Award and 2020 Engineers Australia Professional Engineer of the Year Award; MMU achieves up to 70% CO2 reduction compared to traditional dry mining; MMU can reduce operating costs up to 50% compared to truck-and-shovel dry mining; HTR400 roll diameter up to 400mm; Carrara separators proven for 30+ and 40+ years in operation; some machines still performing after 30+ years; WHIMS 20% improved recovery through product refinement and R&D activities over the years
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What does Mineral Technologies supply?
Geology & Mining analysis, Metallurgical Testing Services, Flowsheet Modelling & Development, Modular Plants, Project Delivery, Spirals & Gravity Separation, Magnetic Separation, Electrostatic Separation, Advanced Surge Bin (Lyons Unit), Mobile Mining Unit (MMU), Up Current Classifier, Teeter Bed Separators (Hydrosizer)
Where is Mineral Technologies based?
Carrara Gold Coast Queensland Australia, Perth Western Australia Australia, Brisbane Australia, Adelaide South Australia Australia, Richards Bay South Africa, St. Augustine Florida USA, Kochi India, Kolkata India, Goa India, Belo Horizonte Brazil
Which industries does Mineral Technologies work in?
Mineral Sands, Iron Ore, Chrome, Industrial Minerals, Silica Sand, Coal, Tin, Tungsten Ore, Tailings Reprocessing, Rutile, Zircon, Ilmenite, Cassiterite, Chromite, Garnet, Monazite, Magnetite, Hematite
What equipment or products does Mineral Technologies offer?
MT Spirals (MG12, FM1, VHG), MT Reading WHIMS (Wet High Intensity Magnetic Separator), MT Carrara Electrostatic Separation (HTR400, HTR270, ESP, Plate and Screen), RED (Rare Earth Drum Magnetic Separators), RER, IRMS, LIMS, MT Lyons Unit, MT Mobile Mining Unit (MMU), Up Current Classifier, Teeter Bed Separators (Hydrosizer), Cone Concentrators, MkI High Tension Separator, FlexSeries modular plants, Kelsey Jig plants
How long has Mineral Technologies been operating?
Established 1940, 80+ years history
What certifications does Mineral Technologies hold?
ISO 9001 certified (Australian and South African facilities)
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