Minerals Processing

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Our capability is the culmination of a strong theoretical approach and extensive operational experience for innovative, cost-effective plant solutions. We custom design plant and equipment as well as troubleshoot problems.

Our clients are active in these sectors: copper and base metals (see below for projects and deliverables); aluminium; coal; iron ore; gold; mineral sands; and diamonds.


Services

  • concept development
  • feasibility and optimisation studies
  • multi-disciplinary engineering design
  • project management
  • procurement
  • maintenance and operations input
  • project audits

Strengths

  • testwork planning and data interpretation
  • metallurgical, chemical and process design
  • plant design criteria
  • process instrumentation and control
  • control philosophy and functional specification
  • equipment sizing design and data listing
  • contract and procurement documents
  • project management

Projects - base metals

  • beneficiation, HPAL and refining of lateritic nickel/cobalt
  • roast, gas handling, thermal drying and acid plant modeling, with prediction of plant performance for various feedstocks
  • diagnostic leaching of gold ores and refractory gold plant design
  • nickel sulphide comminution, concentrator review, upgrade and greenfields plant design
  • copper leach electrorefining and electrowinning plant
  • diamond and heavy mineral plant

Project capabilities - base metals

  • solids and slurry handling, storage and pumping
  • crushing circuits and facilities
  • mill and mill circuit design and selection
  • beneficiation circuit and concentrator design
  • hydrometallurgical circuits for leaching and purification
  • pyrometallurgical circuits such as roast, smelting, casting and gas handling
  • electrowinning and SX circuits
  • services and utilities

 

For more information, contact:

Andrew Sweeney  [tel 61 2 9239 7100]  [email]