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Mining services – parts, people and partnership

From safety to profitability to sustainability – miners are under pressure to deliver in an industry that is as relentless as it is demanding. To succeed, you need a mining services partner with the equipment and process expertise and global positioning to be your technical support on the ground. FLS is ready to serve.

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Explore our full-flowsheet mineral processing parts and services for sustainable mining operations

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Maximise productivity with mining equipment parts and services

Across our portfolio, productivity is our watchword. That’s why we have developed the strategic global presence and advanced service-based solutions required to provide responsive support, wherever you are.

Strong inventory of OEM spare parts and consumables in service centres around the world
Regional and global field engineers, plus remote asset health and performance optimisation services
Mineral laboratory services for fast, accurate mineralogical and metallurgical testing
Upgrades, rebuilds and exchange services to help you get more from your equipment

ARMOUR™

Maintain peak operating efficiency for longer with ARMOUR^™ mill liners

From the abrasion resistance of rubber to the impact resistance of steel, different material parts offer different advantages. We supply the full range of mill liners options, including composite, steel and rubber liner solutions, for reduced downtime, increased productivity and safer maintenance.

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Mining services, materials expertise

Maximise copper recovery

Lifecycle services, high quality spares and long-lasting consumables can help you get more from even the most difficult deposits. Take advantage of our process and materials expertise to discover opportunities for increased productivity at your site.

Service centers

Your equipment, our expertise

We know that in a 24/7 process every hour of downtime adds up to very high costs in lost productivity. That’s why our mining service centres are strategically located to offer local support to your operations – wherever you are in the world. 

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Frequently asked questions

FAQs for mining services

Mine optimisation aims to reduce downtime, increase the amount of sellable product and reduce the amount of raw materials, energy, chemicals and water required for the process. Typical examples of mining optimisation are extending a mill liner’s life to reduce downtime, more efficiently controlling a grinding mill to reduce energy consumption and improving the recovery rate so as to increase sellable product. Typically, these improvements are delivered through improved equipment, process or consumable design; better sensing or control functionality; and parameter optimisation.

A retrofit is adding a component or accessory to a piece of equipment that it did not have when it was manufactured. An upgrade is adding to a piece of equipment something that enhances it compared to an earlier version. The main difference is that a retrofit does not necessarily enhance it compared to the original version, for example if the original assemblies are no longer available you use a comparable alternative, while an upgrade does.

In general, there are 4 different types of maintenance:

Reactive maintenance – a piece of equipment is run to failure and then the piece of equipment is fixed. In the mining industry as unplanned downtime is costly, the aim is generally never to have an unexpected failure in the main production process and be required to carry out reactive maintenance.
Preventive maintenance – this requires a process to be stopped and maintenance to be carried out periodically based on time interval, quantity or an event. The idea behind this type of maintenance is to ensure unexpected failures that could be costly and time consuming do not occur.
Predictive maintenance – maintenance occurs based on sensors foreseeing a potential failure. For example, in a grinding mill a vibration sensor could indicate a potential bearing failure before it catastrophically occurs. Similarly wear sensors in a mill liner could indicate that wear has been less than expected so the liner change can be postponed.
Reliability-centred maintenance – this type of maintenance is based on analysing the reliability of equipment, how they fail and how critical to the process they are to determine an optimum tailored maintenance regime based on statistics. Those pieces of equipment most likely to fail and have the highest impact on the process would be maintained more often and more comprehensively.

In general, wear parts are components that require scheduled replacement due to routine wear and tear because they are coming in direct contact with the ore. Consumables can also affect the performance of the machine. Examples would be crusher and mill liners, screening media and rotor stators.

Spare parts are essential to ensure smooth operation of the machines. They require less regular replacement than wear parts and typically need to be monitored to ensure timely replacement and avoid unplanned downtime. Examples of spare parts would be anything from nuts and bolts, to seals, pinions and shafts.

Mining services – parts, people and partnership

Explore our full-flowsheet mineral processing parts and services for sustainable mining operations

Digital services

Consumables

Education

Mining field services

Minerals testing laboratories

Process automation

Recycling and decommissioning

Service centers

Spare parts

Upgrades, rebuilds and exchange

Maximise productivity with mining equipment parts and services

Maintain peak operating efficiency for longer with ARMOUR™ mill liners

Mining services, materials expertise

Maximise copper recovery

Comprehensive solutions

Advanced solutions for optimal uptime and productivity

From mineralogical analysis to advanced filtration for optimal extraction

Your equipment, our expertise

Want to talk? Reach out to our experts

Frequently asked questions

What is mining optimisation?

What is the difference between a retrofit and upgrade?

What are the different types of maintenance in the mining industry?

What is the difference between a wear part (consumable) and a spare part?

Explore our full-flowsheet mineral processing parts and services for sustainable mining operations

Digital services

Consumables

Education

Mining field services

Minerals testing laboratories

Process automation

Recycling and decommissioning

Service centers

Spare parts

Upgrades, rebuilds and exchange

Maximise productivity with mining equipment parts and services

Maintain peak operating efficiency for longer with ARMOUR™ mill liners

Mining services, materials expertise

Maximise copper recovery

Comprehensive solutions

Advanced solutions for optimal uptime and productivity

From mineralogical analysis to advanced filtration for optimal extraction

Your equipment, our expertise

Want to talk? Reach out to our experts

Frequently asked questions

What is mining optimisation?

What is the difference between a retrofit and upgrade?

What are the different types of maintenance in the mining industry?

What is the difference between a wear part (consumable) and a spare part?

Maintain peak operating efficiency for longer with ARMOUR^™ mill liners

Maintain peak operating efficiency for longer with ARMOUR^™ mill liners