Modern Mining April 2017

MODULAR PLANTS

fines recovery UG2 reef, as well as iron ore, mineral sands, spodumene and coal.” Terence Osborn, Commercial Manager for FLSmidth Sub-Sahara Africa, says that access to capital to fund projects is a major hurdle in the minerals processing industry currently. FLSmidth has realised the modular solution is as much a technical issue as it is a commercial one. FLSmidth in Sub-Saharan Africa is open to investigate with its customers alternative packaged tailored solutions, including an out- comes-based model or a cost-per-tonne model based on the additional recovery achieved with the RC™ technology. “Once the commercial offering is confirmed with the customer, all that would be required is for the end-user to pour a concrete slab and provide 400 kW of power, feed water, a slurry feed and takeoff. This could also be costed into the financial model if required.” Hazell says the RC™ technology and

Above: An RC™ 3000 in the FLSmidth Qingdao factory.

modular plant offering is a game-changer for the mining industry. “The modular plant has the potential of putting 5 000 tonnes more per month of product onto the floor than current spirals technology, so the payback for the client is significant,” he says. 

Below: The modular plant consists of modules of standard container sizes for each of the various stages of the process.

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