Mineral Processing Division
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Laboratory Tests
Engineereing Services
Ore Characterisation

Determination of Mineralogical and Chemical Composition, Process Mineralogy

Design of Crushing, Grinding and Classification Circuits

    + Crusher Silo, Feeder, Grizzly, Screen and Crusher Selection
    + Ball, Rod and Autogeneous Mill Selection
    + Spiral and Hydrocyclone Classifier Selection
    + Determination of the Optimum Operating Conditions of Crushing, Grinding
       and Classifier Circuits

Concentration Plant Design

    + Selection and Determination of Optimum Operating Conditions of Gravity Concentrators
       (Heavy Medium, Jig, Shaking Table, Spiral, Pinched Sluice)
    + Selection and Determination of Optimum Operating Conditions of Magnetic Separators (Low
       and High Intensity Wet and Dry Magnetic Separators)
    + Design and Determination of Optimum Operating Conditions of Flotation Circuits (Chemical
       type and Amount, Ph, Pulp Density, Determination of Optimum Equipment Parameters,
       Scale Up)
    + Dewatering Circuit Design (Thickener Design, Filter and Dryer Selection)
    + Placing of Equipments and Control of Flows
    + Plant Start Up
    + Training of Technical Staff

Performance Analysis and Optimisation of Mineral Processing and Concentration Circuits

    + Sampling of Operating Circuits
    + Mass Balance
    + Performance Evaluation
    + Developing Mathematical Models of the Equipments
    + Determination of the Influences of Operating Parameters on the Circuit using Simulation
    + Determination of Optimum Operating Conditions and Flowsheet

Performance Analysis and Optimisation of Cement Grinding Circuits

    + Sampling of Operating Circuits
    + Mass Balance
    + Performance Evaluation
    + Developing Mathematical Models of the Equipments
    + Determination of the Influences of Operating Parameters on the Circuit using Simulation
    + Determination of Optimum Operating Conditions and Flowsheet