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Legacy Project:
Million Tonne Expansion

Smelter under constructionExpansion of existing smelter, up-and downstream processing facilities and services to increase production capacity of titania slag from 700,000 to 1,000,000 tpa.

Scope of Services
Engineering from scope definition through to detailed design, including design and drawing production, preparation of equipment and construction specifications, bid analyses and recommendations, capital cost estimates and programming of process control PLC's. Provided bulk of manpower for procurement, cost control, scheduling, construction management and field supervision. Full responsibility for all commissioning and start-up activities. Completion of ‘as-built’ drawings and specifications and preparation of design and operating manuals.

Project Highlights

  • Addition of fourth smelting furnace and related equipment
  • Expansion of roaster magnetic separation capacity and product storage capacity
  • Additional iron injection and pig casting equipment
  • Expansion of slag milling, screening and storage facilities including new fluid bed classifier
  • Expansion of services: compressed air, water, high voltage, emergency power and CO gas plant
  • Computer process control in all plant areas
Project Stats
Client:
Richards Bay Minerals

Location:
Richards Bay, South Africa

Start:
May 1989

Completion:
July 1991

Cost:
US$280 million

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