List of Minerals Processing Projects

CAIRN HILL MAGNETITE COPPER GOLD PROJECT
Resource - Copper/Gold/Magnetite project at Stuart Highway 55 Km South East of, Coober Pedy, SA 5723 in the Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing). Resource of 10.5million tonnes indicated & 4.2million tonnes inferred of ore @ 51.9% Fe, 0.4% Cu, 0.12g/t Au. Phase 1 of the mine operations to consist of 2 open pits located to extract the northern and southern mineralisations. The project will initially involve a trial mining operation to remove and crush 20 000 tonnes of ore in order to refine engineering parameters. The main mining operation will then involve mining of an estimated 7.3 million tonnes of reserves in the western portion of the ML area, using open pit techniques. The project will involve on-site crushing with direct export of ore for processing. The ore will be transported in bulk by road to a proposed new rail siding (the Mast) and then by rail to Darwin for export by ship. Facilities at the site will include a mobile crushing plant, two waste rock dumps, diesel power plant and reverse osmosis plant. Associated infrastructure will include a water supply borefield and a site access/haulage road to the proposed rail siding. Phase 2 will target low copper & sulphur magnetite deposits immediately to the east of Phase 1 activity. Phase 3 involves expansion further east again. Detailed aeromagnetic surveys have identified targets for drilling to identify these easterly deposits. It is hoped these will come into operation when additional port capacity becomes available at Port Bonython or Darwin, leading to operations expanding up to 5Mtpa. Click for more details...

RASP SILVER LEAD & ZINC OPERATIONS EXTENSION - PROCESSING PLANT
New project of Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project at via, Broken Hill, NSW 2880. A plant to handle increased Stage 2 production of 750,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) ore throughput to produce an average of 65,000tpa zinc concentrate (50% zinc) & 35,000tpa lead concentrate (70% lead) containing 800,000 ounces silver. Click for more details...

KUNWARARA MAGNESITE OPERATIONS - KG2 EXTN
A project in the QLD Within Rockhampton Regional. Installation of a new crushing and screening circuit. Click for more details...

BLACK SWAN DISSEMINATED TWO PROJECT - PLANT UPGRADE
53 km north east of, Kalgoorlie, WA 6430 Has Black Swan Disseminated Two Project - Plant Upgrade currently at Construction stage. Expansion in production capacity of the processing plant from 600,000 tpa to 2,150,000 tpa. Production of 13,000 tonnes of payable nickel per annum is to be produced. This will require two new grinding mills, which have already been sourced second hand. Project to include upgrade of grinding circuit, new tank cells, relocation of control room. Click for more details...

ARDLETHAN TIN OPERATIONS - TAILINGS TREATMENT CONSULTANCY
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project for New development. The tailings retreatment project involves 8,000,000 tonnes of tailings to be retreated. Marlborough Resources are seeking proposal from consultants for the feasibility study, which includes mining, metallurgy, process design, detailed design and construction. Click for more details...

MIDDLEBACK RANGES IRON ORE/WHYALLA OPERATIONS
Private ownership Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project In The Whyalla Council Area for New development. The crushing & screening plants will be relocated from Whyalla in a move to reduce dust emissions by eliminating the large number of conveyor transfer points incorporated in the pellet plant (which includes the crushing & screening plants). Some infrastructure at the mine site will need to be modified/constructed. Click for more details...

MUNGARI WEST PROJECT - WHITE FOIL
18 km northeast of, Coolgardie, WA 6429 Has Mungari West Project - White Foil currently at Construction stage. Resource of 11.8 million tonnes at 2.42g/t gold for 915,000 ounces of gold. Click for more details...

MOUNT BISCHOFF TIN OPERATIONS - PROCESSING PLANT REFURBISHMENT
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project at Via, Waratah, TAS 7321 of Processing Plant - Refurbishment type of New development. A revised process flow sheet for the existing process plant has been produced and it will involve minimal engineering and processing modifications. Processing rate is expected to be 60,000 tonnes per month. New equipment proposed is a high gravity jig advancements with the addition of Falcon Ultra Fine concentrators. Processing plant when refurbished is expected to process 60,000 tonnes per month. Click for more details...

FOSTERVILLE GOLD OPERATIONS
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) New project at Near Fosterville 20 km northeast of, Bendigo, VIC 3550. This type is Ccd Thickener with Private ownership. Design & suply of CCD thickener. Click for more details...

LEICHARDT COPPER OPERATIONS - MOUNT CUTHBERT- PROCESSING PLANT
Private ownership Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project In The Cloncurry Shire Council Area for New development. The plant is a 5500 tpa solvent extraction/electrowinning (SX/EW) facility with associated leach pad and pond system. Supporting infrastructure includes roads, airstrips, power station, water supply, environmental protection facilities and an accommodation village. Click for more details...

CHALLENGER GOLD OPERATIONS
Private ownership Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project In The Roxby Downs Council Area for New development. The first gold bar at the Challenger Gold project was poured on 12 October during the commissioning process with the first shipment of gold bullion, expected to total 750 ounces, scheduled for 24 October. Ramp-up to full production levels is expected by the end of October. The initial open pit will recover 105,000 ounces of gold over a 20 month operating period from the start-up in October 2002 with head grades expected to average 5.9 g/t. Click for more details...

WHIM CREEK COPPER PROJECT - MONS CUPRI
Renovations, Refurbishments etc. project of Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project at North West Hwy via, Whim Creek, WA 6718. The Whim Creek project is located between Karratha and Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It conists of two deposits, Whim Creek and Mons Cupri approx 6 km apart. Both are mineable by conventional open cut methods. The feasibility study indicated a mine life of at least four years yielding a total of 51,000 tonnes of copper cathode. Click for more details...

BODDINGTON GOLD MINE EXPANSION - BALL MILLS
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) New project at Pinjarra - Williams Rd, Boddington, WA 6390. This type is Ball Mills with Private ownership. Four ball mills with a capacity of 14,500 kW each. The contractor will design, manufacture, install and commission. Click for more details...

BRONZEWING GOLD & NICKEL PROJECT
Resource - Gold/Nickel project at North east of, Leinster, WA 6437 In The Council Area Of Leonora of Private. Underground indicated resource estimate is now 6.32 Mt @ 1.9g/t Au for 396,000 contained ounces of gold, with expected gold production of 355,000 oz over mine life of 3.5 years. The sale of the project includes a 2.3Mtpa Processing Plant & a 280 person accommodation village. The mine is expected to recommence production in january 2010. Click for more details...

MCARTHUR RIVER BASE METALS OPERATIONS - MRM EXPANSION PROJECT
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project for New development. Looking at options from a feasability study. Click for more details...

GOLDEN GROVE ZINC/COPPER OPERATIONS - RESOURCE
A project in the WA Within Yalgoo. Golden grove operations comprises the Gossan Hill copper, zinc, gold and silver underground mine, the Scuddles zinc and copper underground mine, a 1.3 million tpa treatment plant and a surrounding tenement package. Resource base totals 17 mt@5.9% zinc, 1.9% copper, 0.9% lead, 64g/t silver and 1.3g/t gold. Metal contained is 1,000,000 tonnes of zinc, 314,000 tonnes of copper, 155,000 tonnes of lead, 35 Moz of silver and 0.7 Moz of gold. Reserves are 4.8 Mt at 6.9% zinc, 2.1 copper, 0.9% lead, 75 g/t silver and 1.3 g/t gold. Click for more details...

ALCAN GOVE BAUXITE OPERATIONS - REFINERY EXPANSION
A project in the NT Within East Arnhem Shire. Refinery expansion will increase production from a current 2 Mt/y to 3.8Mt/y in 2007. All new process areas will be concrete bunded with sumps installed. Stormwater drainage and utilities will be extended to all new areas and facilities. The existing sewerage treatment facility will be upgraded by the addition of separate reticulation and package sewerage plants. Proposed expansion includes stockpiling and handling. Bauxite will not be exported from Gove anymore but will be directed to the refinery. Stockpile sizes will remain the same, but stacker and feed conveyor systems will be upgraded or replaced and the refinery reclaimer will also be replaced. Three new grinding mills will be installed to replace the old rod and ball mills. One new mill slurry tank and pump transfer system together with one train of indirect mill slurry equipment will be installed. The heated feed will now be processed in a new high temperature double digestion process. A third low temperature digestion plant will be installed, as well as deep-cone thickners and high pressure pumps. The mud and liquor residue will be seperated in pressure decanters and processed through a train of new high rate washers and a single train of five deep cone thickners. The existing washers and thickners will be used for storage of residue liquids. Some will be demolished. Six new vertical pressure filters will be installed in a new security filtation area to process most of the turbid liquor flow from the thickners. Agglomeration precipitators and growth precipitators will be added to increase capacity as well as two interstage cooling facilities will be installed on each growth precipitator train. Flash vessels and a barometric condenser will be installed using cooling water from new cooling towers. A new hydrocyclone classification system with three classification stages allowing three different sized hydrate streams to be produced will be installed. A new filtration area and equipment will be installed to conduct filtration of various hydrate streams. Equipment will include six drum filters, vacum pumps and air blowers. Three new stationary calciners will be installed in conjunction with new hydrate conveyors and upgraded aluminia transfer systems. A new evaporation plant will be installed as well as cooling towers for vapour removal in the last three flash stages. Lime plant capacity will be increased from 140 t/h to 200 t/h by installing a new burner system and modifying the kiln's internal geometry. A new burnt lime storage silo will be installed. The existing power station will be converted from fuel oil to gas that will involve a new boiler and associated turbine units. The neutralisation plant will include a mixing tank and two thickners in a bunded area. New liquor purification plant will be constructed involving two seperate plants for the mixing and drying stage. Click for more details...

REWARD GOLD PROJECT
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project for New development. Inferred resource estimate of 124,400 tonnes @ 19 g/t Au for 75,900 ounces of gold. If the trial mining and sampling studies are successful at the Exhibition area then underground mining will conducted at the rate of 100,000 tonnes @ 20-30 g/t. The process plant has been redesigned and commissioning has commenced. In addition to the gravity sampling plant, which has a nominal capacity of 5 tonnes per hour, a mini-bulk sampling facility is being established on site for gold recovery from small development samples to provide a qualitative assessment of the vein sets as development proceeds. Click for more details...

BHP BILLITON IRON ORE OPS - ASSET DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS - STEEL FABRICATION
New project of Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project at Various sites via, Newman, WA 6753. BHP Billiton has increased iron ore production with work culminating in a production capacity of 110 Mtpa to be completed by late 2004. The company is now investigating ways of increasing production over the next five years to meet a projected increased in demand, especially from China. A complete process redesign will be involved with higher throughput levels and environmental and social benefits. Additional expansions of capacity to 145Mtpa are currently the subject of a feasibility study due for completion late 2004 approx. Click for more details...

MOUNT ISA MINES COPPER SMELTER - EXPANSION STAGE ONE
Mount Isa Mines Copper Smelter - Expansion Stage One is currently at the Construction stage, valued at about $ 410000 it is The expansion includes installation of a second rotary holding furnace, a copper slag cleaning furnace, a converter slag treatment plant and associated plant, all designed to increase the smelter's capacity from 240,000 tpa to 280,000 tpa. Click for more details...

COLLINGWOOD TIN PROJECT - PLANT/INFRASTRUCTURE
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project at 35 km south of, Cooktown, QLD 4871 for New. Water only gravity concentration process. Click for more details...

DARWIN EAST ARM WHARF - FIRE PROTECTION
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) New project at East Arm Wharf, Darwin, NT 0800. This type is Fire Protection-Design/Supply/Install/Commission Fire Fighting Equipment with Private ownership. Design, supply, install and commissioning of a fully operational wharf-based fire protection system for bulk liquid vessel loading and unloading operations. Click for more details...

KOOLAN ISLAND IRON ORE PROJECT - WORKSHOP/FUEL SUPPLY/OFFICES
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project at On, Koolan Island, WA 6733 for New. The contractor will be required to establish appropriate facilities on site, including workshops, administation offices,laboratory, three fuel storage facilities, explosive magazine, washdown bay and hardstand area. Click for more details...

ALDISS-RANDALLS GOLD PROJECT - SALT CREEK PROCESSING FACILITY
Private ownership Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project In The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Council Area for New development. It is anticipated that the operation would have an average annual production of 55,000 ounces per year. Click for more details...

WOLFRAM CAMP PROJECT - TUNGSTEN MOLYBDENUM & BISMUTH RESOURCE
Private ownership Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project In The Tablelands Regional Council Area for New development. Total resources in Wolfram Camp were increased by some 45% to 876,500 tonnes measured plus indicated @ 0.41% WO3 and 0.20%MoS2 and inferred is 211,500 tonnes @ 0.4%WO3 and 0.3%MoS2. Infrastructure to include processing plant, pipeline and electrical. Click for more details...

RAVENSTHORPE NICKEL PROJECT - TESTING/CALIBRATION OF INSTRUMENTS
Private ownership Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project In The Ravensthorpe Council Area for New development. Site services for testing and calibration of instruments. Click for more details...

WORSLEY ALUMINA EFFICIENCY/GROWTH PROJECT - UPS UNITS
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project at 15 Km South east of, Collie, WA 6225 for New. Uninterruptible Power Supply Units (UPS). Click for more details...

WORSLEY ALUMINA EFFICIENCY/GROWTH PROJECT - DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project for New development. For the supply of pressure, differential pressure and flow. Click for more details...

WORSLEY ALUMINA EFFICIENCY/GROWTH PROJECT - MOTOR OPERATED VALVES
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project In The Collie Council Area of Private ownership. For the supply of motor operated valves. Click for more details...

ALCOA REFINERIES PINJARRA RESIDUE PROJECT - MECHANICAL INSTALL FOR CARBONATION PLANT
Currently at the Construction stage In Murray is a project estimated to be $ 22000000. This project For the provision of mechanical installation services for the carbonation plant. Click for more details...

LEONORA GOLD OPERATIONS - GWALIA DEEPS
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project for New development. A new Indicated Resource is 10Mt @ 8.4g/t gold for 2.8 Moz and a total resource estimate of 12Mt @ 8.9g/t for 3.6Moz. The Hoover Decline has reached a vertical depth of 770mbs. The development of the 820 metre long, 5.5 metre diameter Main Ventilation Shaft has commenced. The pilot hole for the Main Ventilation Shaft advanced 640m and is ahead of schedule. Gold production is likely to commence September 2008. Refurbishment of the 1.8Mtpa Gwalia processing plant is underway and other surface infrastructure development has commenced. Production is expected to be 100,000 ounces per annum during 2008/09 and 200,000 ounces per annum during 2009/10. Click for more details...

WALLOWAY BASIN GAS PROJECT - STAGE 2 - COMMERCIAL PLANT
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project In The Orroroo/Carrieton Council Area of Private ownership. Stage 2 involves a plant to produce around 15PJ syngas a year for a 250MW power station. Click for more details...

LAWLERS NICKEL OPERATIONS INTEGRATION
Processing Plant - Closure project at Near, Leinster, WA 6437 in the Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing). Lawler operations being integrated with new owner Gold Fields' existing Agnew operations. To include closure of the Lawler processing plant. Click for more details...

BODDINGTON GOLD MINE EXPANSION PROJECT - HARMONIC & PF COMPENSATION
Harmonic & Pf Compensation project at Pinjarra-Williams Road, Boddington, WA 6390 In The Council Area Of Boddington of Private. Harmonic & PF Compensation. Click for more details...

BODDINGTON GOLD MINE EXPANSION PROJECT - MILL LINER HANDLER & HYDRAULIC BOLT REMOVERS
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project In The Boddington Council Area of Mill Liner Handler/Hydraulic Bolt Removers type. Mill liner handler and hydraulic bolt removers. Click for more details...

GERALDTON PORT BERTH 5 IRON ORE EXPANSION PROJECT - WEIGHTOMETERS
A project in the WA Within City Of Greater Geraldton. Weightometers Click for more details...

KING ISLAND SCHEELITE PROJECT - DRYER FOR PROCESSING FACILITY
King Island Scheelite Project - Dryer For Processing Facility is currently at the Planning stage, valued at about $ 1000000 it is For the provision of a dryer for the processing facility. Click for more details...

KING ISLAND SCHEELITE PROJECT - STRUCTURAL STEEL FOR PROCESSING FACILITY
Structural Steel - For Processing Facility project at Near, Grassy, TAS 7256 in the Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing). For the provision of structural steel for the processing facility. Click for more details...

YARWUN ALUMINA REFINERY EXPANSION
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project In The Gladstone Regional Council Area of Private ownership. Expansion of the existing refinery to increase its capacity by 2million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) to 3.4Mtpa. Includes construction of a 160MW, gas-fired cogeneration plant to improve energy efficiency while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. About half the electricity generated by the plant will be used to power the existing & new refinery facilities with the remainder exported to the national electricity grid. By mid 2010 the cogeneration plant had been handed over & the wharf extension & major tank builds had been completed. Click for more details...

MURRAY BASIN STAGE 2 - KWR MINERAL SANDS PROJECT - PUMPS FOR PROCESSING PLANT
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project at 28 km east of, Ouyen, VIC 3490 for New. Numerous pumps for the processing plant. Click for more details...

MURRAY BASIN STAGE 2 - KWR MINERAL SANDS PROJECT - SPIRALS FOR PROCESSING PLANT
Murray Basin Stage 2 - Kwr Mineral Sands Project - Spirals For Processing Plant is currently at the Planning stage, valued at about $ 1500000 it is For the provision of numerous spirals for the processing plant. Click for more details...

BHP BILLITON RAPID GROWTH 5 IRON ORE PROJECT - STOCKYARD TRAIN LOAD OUT FACILITIES & ORE HANDLING PLANT
Private ownership Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project In The East Pilbara Council Area for New development. The contract includes structural, mechanical and piping works for the supply, pre-assembly and installation of the stockyard and train load out facilities and modifications to the existing Ore Handling Plant 2 (OHP2). Click for more details...

RAVENSWORTH COAL OPERATIONS EXPANSION - RAVENSWORTH NORTH PROJECT
Operating Mine/S - Expansion project at Lemington Rd, Singleton, NSW 2330 in the Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing). A project to create a mining complex incorporating neighbouring open cut & underground operations at Ravensworth West, Narama and Cumnock No 1 Colliery & the surface facilities associated with Ravensworth Underground Mine (RUM) for mining up to 16million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of Run-Of-Mine (ROM) coal over an expected Life-of-mine (LOM) of 29 years. Establishment south of Davis Creek & west of Bayswater Creek of the new Ravensworth North Pit. Open cut operations to continue to involve prestripping, drill & blast overburden removal, coal extraction through blasting or bulldozer, transportation of the ROM coal by truck to stockpiles & then by conveyor to a local power station (Macquarie Generation) or the Ravensworth Coal Terminal (RCT). Expansion of the product coal capacity of the existing northerly Ravensworth Coal Handling & Preparation Plant (RCHPP) & RCT loadout facility to 20Mtpa. A new Raw Coal stockpile with associated conveyor & access bridge over the New England Highway to the RCT. At this coal terminal a new product coal stockpile as well as a water dam. A new rejects bin at the existing centrally located ROM pad along with new conveyor to link to the existing rejects conveyor. Establishment of new workshop & office facilities north of Davis Creek. Realignment of an existing 330kV transmission line & ancillary services. Construction of a mine access road along with realignment of Lemington Road involving a New England Highway intersection upgrade. A new explosives facility. Diversion of Emu Creek. A new main storage dam in the south of the project area with associated drains & pipelines. Expanded out of pit emplacement areas. New Cumnock 3 tailings dam to the south of the existing dams. Construction of temporary employee, maintenance & equipment storage facilities at the Narama operations. Click for more details...

HOPE DOWNS 4 JOINT VENTURE IRON ORE PROJECT - WET ORE PROCESSOR SMP
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project In The East Pilbara Council Area of Structural/Mechanical/Piping - For Wet Ore Processor type. Contract for the provision of structural, mechanical & piping engineering services for a 15 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) wet ore processor to accommodate 220t capacity haul trucks. To include primary & secondary crushing & screening, waste fines thickening & discharge return lines, stockpiling of lump & fines product, reclaiming & train loadout. Click for more details...

GEORGINA BASIN PHOSPHATE PROJECT - FERTILISER COMPLEX
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project at MICA CREEK 10km south of, Gunpowder, QLD 4825 for New. Chemical processing including a 1600ktpa sulphuric acid plant, a 600ktpa phosphoric acid plant, a 1200ktpa Di/Mono Ammonium Phosphate (DAP/MAP) plant & a 30ktpa aluminium fluoride plant. Associated utilities & facilities. Click for more details...

CHRISTMAS CREEK IRON ORE PROJECT - PROCESSING FACILITY 2
Processing Facility project at Via, Tom Price, WA 6751 In The Council Area Of Ashburton of Private. For the design, installation and operation of a 25 million tonne per annum crushing and processing circuit. To include establishment of a remote primary crushing hub, a 7km overland feed conveyor to transfer product from the primary hub to a separate coarse ore stockpile, a scrubbing and wet screening circuit, duplication of the existing CSI/Christmas Creek 1 upgraded 25Mtpa crushing and screening plant and incorporation of a jigging circuit to beneficiate product from the two plants. Click for more details...

CAIRN HILL PHASE 2 IRON ORE PROJECT
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project for New development. Resource estimate of 8.37 Mt at 46.7% Fe using a 35% Fe cut off grade. Likely infrastructure to include a dry magnetic separation plant. Click for more details...

DUGALD RIVER BASE METAL PROJECT CRUSHING & SCREENING PLANT
A project in the QLD Within Mt Isa City. Crushing & screening plant for an underground mining operation of 2million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of zinc/lead/silver plus 1Mtpa of copper for 200,000tpa zinc concentrate. Click for more details...

PILGANGOORA LITHIUM PROJECT - PROCESS PLANT SUPPORT FACILITIES
Process Plant Support Facilities project at 120km South of, Port Hedland, WA 6721 in the Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing). For the provision of processing plant support facilities. Click for more details...

AUSTRALIAN MINES PROCESSING PLANT PERTH
Mining - Primary And Secondary Processing (Minerals Processing) project for New development. Construction of a demonstration size high pressure acid leach & solvent extraction plant to produce offtake samples of cobalt sulphate, nickel sulphate & scandium oxide. Click for more details...