Project highlights
- Design of the world’s largest floating wet concentrator plant for mineral sands
- Supply of gravity, magnetic and surge bin technology
- Metallurgical testing over 3-year period
Smart process engineering
Mining began at the Grande Côte project in Senegal in 2014. This marked the 13th year of Mineral Technologies’ long association with the project.
Starting in 2001, Mineral Technologies conducted the first metallurgical testing of 100 tonne bulk samples. Over the years this expanded into further testing resulting in the development of process flowsheets to deliver optimum separation of Zircon and Ilmenite.
Given proven expertise in fine mineral separation and considered metallurgical knowledge of the ore body, Mineral Technologies was engaged to design the WCP which would become the world’s largest
Mineral Sands Spiral Plant. In addition, Mineral Technologies was engaged to design specific process equipment including a 7,000tph Surge Bin and Tails Densification Modules.
Latest mineral processing technology
The WCP design incorporated state-of-the-art high capacity spiral technology sourced from Mineral Technologies proprietary equipment range. It also included a purpose designed Lyons Feed Control Unit
to deliver a feed surge bin and tails densifying bin to meet specific process needs.
Today the Grande Côte project is a leading example of excellence in Mineral Sands separation and through smart design and innovative technology is expected to continue through the anticipated 20-year
life of the mine.
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