Experience - Novamet

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

NOVAMET’s engineers and consultants have gained considerable experience in many large-scale projects during their respective careers. This combined experience covers all phases of the project life cycle including concept design, test work development, pre-feasibility study, feasibility study, basic engineering, detail engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning. Our project development experience includes hydrometallurgical, mineral processing and chemical processing plants.

NOVAMET PROJECTS

Since its inception in 2016, NOVAMET has been involved with several projects, including:

Some significant projects where our people were involved includes:

Hydrometallurgical Processing

Facilities for chlorine scrub, main draught scrub, furnace draught scrub, chlorine vaporisation and spillage evaporation at Precious Metals Refiners (Bateman)
Lonmin Platinum Refinery Process Audit (Bateman)
Rustenburg Base Metal Refinery Upgrade Project (RBMR)
Rustenburg Base Metal Refinery Z30 Expansion Feasibility Project (RBMR)
Chambishi Cu SX Expansion (WorleyParsons)
Rand Refinery Strategic Positioning Feasibility Study (WorleyParsons)
Meta Nickel Laterite Operations Optimisation (NOVAMET with Mogas Systems & Consulting)
Ambatovy Nickel Laterite Operations Optimisation (NOVAMET with SENET)
Pueblo Viejo Expansion Project (NOVAMET with SENET)

Chemical Processing

Hypo-chlorous and chloric acid plant design (NCP)
Poly-amine plant design and implementation for flocculant production (NCP)
Mono-chloroacetic acid plant design and implementation (Sentrachem)
De-Chlorination & chlorate destruction facility design and implementation (Arch Chemicals)
Chloride TiO₂ Technology Process Development & Pre-Feasibility Study (Bateman)
Sasol (Secunda) Growth Program 1B Utilities –Basic Engineering (Thyssen-Krupp)

Pyromet Experience

Mineral Processing

Rossing Uranium Restoration Project Scoping Study (Bateman)
Harmony Slime Reclamation Pre-Feasibility Study (Bateman)
Foskor Pyroxenite Expansion Project Feasibility Study (Bateman)
Mogalakwena 600ktpm Concentrator (Anglo American Platinum)
Mortimer Concentrator Expansion (Anglo American Platinum)
Western Limb Tails Retreatment Concentrator (Anglo American Platinum)
IsaMill™ Fine Grinding Circuit Project Roll-out (Anglo American Platinum)
Syama Gold Process Audit (Resolute Mining)
Loulo Gold Mine Backfill Plant, Mali (WorleyParsons)

Loulo Gold Mine Elution Circuit, Mali (WorleyParsons)
Nkana Slag Dump Co Recovery Concept Study (WorleyParsons)
Passendro Gold Feasibility Project Peer Review (WorleyParsons)
Sishen Jig Fines Recovery Plant (WorleyParsons)
Grootte Geluk Coal Mine Tailings Feasibility Study (WorleyParsons)
Bakubung Platinum Concentrator Feasibility Study (WorleyParsons)
Mogalakwena North De-Bottlenecking Project (WorleyParsons)
Guelb Iron Ore Beneficiation Plant Revamp Feasibility Study, Mauritania (WorleyParsons)

Process Review for Kibali Gold (DRC)

2nd Crushing & Screening Feasibility Study for Kibali Gold (DRC)

Detailed Design of an online PSD analyser installation for Kibali Gold (DRC)

Kipushi Tailings Project for Cape Lambert Resources (DRC)

Bosveld Phosphates Acid Plant Refurbishment Project for Bosveld Phosphates

Kabwe Process Development for Jubilee Metals

Plant Audit and Optimisation of Meta Nickel for Mogas Systems & Consulting (Turkey)

Project review for River Energy South Africa

Process Engineering for Ambatovy process plant (Madagascar)

Engineering support for the Venetia underground mine

Engineering support for the Mogalakwena Expansion Project for Anglo American

Engineering and commissioning support for the Unki Expansion for Anglo American (Zimbabwe)

Process engineering and commissioning support for Senet on the Barrick Pueblo Viejo POX Expansion Project (Dominican Republic)

Converter commissioning assistance for Transalloys

Process engineering on a Flotation and Gold recovery Project for Wood (Uzbekistan)

Process engineering on a Lithium recovery feasibility study for Senet

Process engineering on an IX Cobalt cleaning concept study for Senet

Gravity Gold retrofit Concept design and costing study for Centamin