South Australia’s IMP technology (IMPTEC) have developed an energy efficient super fine crusher that reduces communition costs.

The machine is used to convert black sand or iron sand waste into a replacement for Portland cement.

IMPTEC director John Doherty called the machine a game-changing invention that could become a leader in the mining industry.

“What we’re involved in is reducing the amount of energy, which is usually electrical, and the cost of media. You can also include lower maintenance costs because it’s just one machine,” he said.

He added that it reduced approximately 30 per cent of costs.

Communition is a necessary process for producing cement, particularly Portland cement.

“Our semi-commercial unit takes in two orders of two tonnes per hour,” Doherty said.