Koura has once again chosen TOMRA Mining to support its operations at the Las Cuevas fluorspar mine in Mexico, convinced by the superior performance of TOMRA XRT sorters in removing waste from their feed. This choice also reflects Koura’s confidence in the high-quality, professional support of TOMRA Mining’s Applications and Service teams. Commissioning of the new XRT sorters is planned for early 2025.
Koura, Orbia’s Fluor & Energy Materials business and a leading global supplier of high-purity metspar and acid spar products, extracts the raw mineral from the Las Cuevas fluorspar mine in San Luis Potosí, Mexico – one of the world’s largest and most productive fluorspar sources. Koura has signed a contract with TOMRA Mining to install two cutting-edge X-Ray Transmission (XRT) sorters to significantly reduce silica and calcium carbonate content in their run-of-mine material, making processing more efficient and increasing the quality of their fluorspar product.
As the largest fluorspar producer in the world, responsible for over 20% of global fluorspar supply, Koura’s choice to partner again with TOMRA reflects a decade-long relationship built on technological excellence and dedicated service. Koura has been using TOMRA’s Color sorters at its San Luis Potosí processing plant and the Las Cuevas mine to remove calcium carbonate waste from its fluorspar feed. With TOMRA’s XRT sorters, scheduled for installation in late 2024 and commissioning in early 2025, it aims to improve further the efficiency of the process while reducing costs and environmental impact through minimized water and chemical consumption.
