Highlights

This project was inclusive of gap-study engineering to ensure compatibility of the productized solution for lump-sum supply of a turnkey modular plant. It included a modular filter plant, housing a single CX5-40 ceramic disc vacuum filter, and filter-cake load-out/stacking conveyor to stockpiling of filter-cake.
The CX-Series filter replaced an outdated plate-and-frame pressure filter as part of a brownfield expansion initiative.
The modular filter plant was designed to be an external structure to the existing mill infrastructure, allowing for minimal downtime of concentrate output during construction and commissioning.
This upgrade reflects the mine's commitment to efficiency and sustainability by replacing obsolete equipment with modernized filtration technology.

Challenge

Wear-and-tear on the existing plate-and-frame pressure filter had limited its efficacy. Initiated by a brownfield expansion of the concentrator, this project had to be implemented in under 12 months and not interrupt ongoing concentrate filtration operations – a vital source of income for the mine.

Solution

We supplied a prefabricated modular filter plant with brownfield integrations between the existing concentrate thickener and agitated slurry feed tank. Field-services included additional water treatment equipment and design of a bulk-handling solution to load-out concentrate filter-cake into transport trucks.

Benefit

By erecting a prefabricated modular filter plant, we were able to supply additional filtration capacity to decouple production from the existing plate-and-frame pressure filter, without interrupting the ongoing operations. This project was executed from concept to commissioning in under 12 months.