Headquartered in Langley, British Columbia, Knelson manufactures equipment for the recovery of precious metals such as gold, platinum and silver, as well as the enhanced gravity separation of base metals and industrial minerals. Knelson has more than 3000 installations in over 70 countries worldwide.
Founded in 1978 by Byron Knelson, today the company employs around 140 people and is a world leader in gravity concentration technology for the global mining and minerals processing industries.
“The acquisition of Knelson strengthens FLSmidth’s offerings especially in the precious metals processing segment and supports our ability to serve all the customers’ needs for process technology, process know-how and complete integrated solutions,” said FLSmidth CEO Jørgen Huno Rasmussen.