Nickel

Elemental Engineering are nickel processing specialists and have worked on a variety of nickel projects from concept studies to plant expansions and optimisation. We have experience in

High Pressure Acid Leach

Mixed Hydroxide Precipitation

Sulphide Leach

Hydrogen Reduction

Atmospheric Leach

Sulphide Precipitation

Ammonia Leach

Electrowinning

Heap Leaching

Carbonate Precipitation

Solvent Extraction

Communition

Direct Solvent Extraction

Ion Exchange

  • Project Types

  • Nickel Laterite Process Development
  • Nickel Sulphide Process Development
  • Process Option Studies
  • Steady State Simulation
  • Dynamic Simulation
  • Metallurgical Consulting
  • Process model peer review and audits
  • Testwork Definition, supervision and interpretation
  • Strategic Planning & Expansion Studies
  • Financial Evaluation of Nickel Projects - development, audit & peer reviews
  • Solution Chemistry Modelling

  • Nickel Projects

  • Murrin Murrin (Ni, Co)
  • Cawse Nickel (Ni)
  • Kwinana Nickel Refinery (Ni)
  • Shevchenko Nickel Project (Ni)
  • Nornico Nickel Project (Ni, Co)
  • Mutanda Mine (Cu, Co, Ni)
  • Niquel do Vermelho (Ni, Co)
  • Sorowako HPAL Project (Ni)
  • Pomalaa HPAL Project (Ni)
  • Gordes HPAL Project (Ni)
  • Ambatovy (Ni, Co)
  • ConRoast Refinery (Cu, Ni, Co, PGM)
  • Nkamouna Project (Co, Ni, Mn)

Cobalt

Elemental Engineering are Cobalt processing specialists and have worked on a variety of cobalt projects from concept studies to detail engineering to plant expansions and optimisation. We have experience in

Atmospheric Leach (agitated)

Hydrometallurgical control of
Iron in cobalt circuits

Solvent Extraction

Electrowinning

Pressure Leach

Cobalt Precipitation

Ion Exchange

Hydrogen Reduction

Heap Leach

Crystallisation

  • Project Types

  • Cobalt Refinery Process Design
  • Steady State Simulation
  • Dynamic Simulation
  • Testwork Definition, supervision and interpretation
  • Strategic Planning & Expansion Studies
  • Financial Evaluation of Cobalt Projects
  • Process Option Studies
  • Detail Engineering Design Support

  • Cobalt Projects

  • Murrin Murrin (Ni, Co)
  • Mutanda Mine (Cu, Co, Ni)
  • Tenke Fungerume (Cu, Co)
  • Kolwezi (Kingamyambo-Musonoi) Tailings Project (Cu, Co)
  • ConRoast Refinery (Cu, Ni, Co, PGM)
  • Nkamouna Project (Co, Ni, Mn)

Copper

Elemental Engineering is involved in copper projects worldwide, and has developed models for a number of conventional and novel processes. We have experience in

Atmospheric Leach (agitated)

Solvent Extraction

Electrowinning

Pressure Oxidation Leach

Heap Leach

Flotation

  • Project Types

  • Flowsheet development
  • Steady State Simulation
  • Dynamic Simulation
  • Process Option Studies
  • Process Validation
  • Detail Engineering Design Support
  • Process Patent Support

  • Copper Projects

  • Tenke Fungerume (Cu, Co)
  • Kolwezi (Kingamyambo-Musonoi) Tailings Project (Cu, Co)
  • Rosemont Refinery (Cu)
  • Mutanda Mine (Cu, Co)
  • ConRoast Refinery (Cu, Ni, Co, PGM)
  • Lumwana Uranium Project (Cu, U)

Uranium

Elemental Engineering has provided process simulation & metallurgical consulting services to Uranium projects located in Australia and Africa. We have experience in

Acid Leach

Ion Exchange

Sodium Diuranate Precipitation (SDU)

Alkaline Leach

Solvent Extraction

Ammonium Diuranate Precipitation (ADU)

Heap Leach

Uranium Oxide Production

  • Project Types

  • Financial Evaluation of Uranium Projects
  • Steady State Simulation
  • Dynamic Simulation
  • Process Development
  • Metallurgical Consulting
  • Testwork supervision
  • Technical review of Uranium Projects
  • Solution Chemistry Modelling

  • Uranium Projects

  • Lumwana Uranium Project (Cu, U)
  • Mutanga (Kariba) Uranium Project (U)
  • Mkuju River Project (U)
  • Langer Heinrich Uranium (U)
  • Letlhakane Uranium Project (U)
  • West Wits Tailings Reprocessing & Concentrator Plant (U-Au)
  • Rossing South Uranium (U)
  • Salamanca Uranium (U)

Hydrogen

Steady state and dynamic simulation of Hydrogen and Hydrogen Sulphide plants and steam related utilities.

Oxygen

Steady state and dynamic simulation of Oxygen Plants and steam related utilities.

Molybdenum

Steady state simulation and engineering design support.

Rare Earths (La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu)

Steady state simulation of hydrometallurgical rare earth circuits.

Zirconium

Steady state simulation of hydrometallurgical Zirconium circuits.

Platinum Group Metals (Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, and Pt)

Flowsheet development & steady state simulation.

Calcium

Steady state and dynamic simulation of lime, limestone and lime boil circuits.

Iron

Hydrometallurgical control of Iron

Steady state & dynamic simulation

Metallurgical consulting

Iron Sands (magnetite) Project Development

Sulphur

Steady state and dynamic simulation of Sulphuric Acid and Hydrogen sulphide plants