In our classical line of services to the metals & mining industry, we propose the following:
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- The management of the strategy, development and scale-up process and execution of the mineral and metallurgical processing developments:
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- Conceptual / lab-scale phase
- Pilot plant
- Demo plant and commercial plant
- Commissioning, operation and maintenance
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- The preparation, definition and execution of the piloting operations:
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- Concept statement, goals and general operating strategy
- Flow-sheet definition, material balance and unit operations
- Basic engineering, technical requirements and the scheduling of the operations
- Establishment and review of the PFD, P&ID, GA and SLD
- Material requirement for the piloting run (bill of materials, bought-out equipment)
- Manpower evaluation (operation shift, maintenance shift, minimum requirements, primary/subcontractor)
- HSEC aspects (risk matrix, mitigation strategies, safety protocols)
- Definition of the QA/QC requirements
- Data collection strategy (parameters, frequency, collection method, use of a Laboratory Information Management System)
- Review of the operation and maintenance protocols (focusing on the piloting goals, consistency and HSEC aspects)
- Cost evaluation
- Post piloting results analysis and reporting to prepare for the demo plant/industrialization.
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- Support for the identification of the metallurgical products outlets, pricing, TC/RCs and possible off-take agreements, supply & demand studies.
- Support and project management for LCA studies.
- Support for valorization of the process residues and tailings management studies