Novel Flow Sheet Design

Our specialist knowledge in flowsheet design allows us to provide tailored solutions to clients in defining and optimising their hydrometallurgical processes.

We work in the core areas of uranium and rare earth processing where naturally occurring radioactive materials are present or where the focus is on the recovery of rare metals such as zirconium, niobium, scandium, lithium, silver and gold.

Our expertise can be applied to challenging ores with complex mineralogy or where the process economics requires targeting recovery of multiple products.

What can ANSTO Minerals do for you?

If you need assistance in developing a new flowsheet, or if you have an existing flowsheet that needs to be modified, the team at ANSTO Minerals can help. Our approach bridges the gap between research institutions, where the emphasis maybe on longer term fundamental knowledge and testing laboratories undertaking more prescriptive programmes. We have a proven track record of finding innovative solutions that can be applied within a project development timetable.

We can assist with the following:

• Mineralogical characterisation and its impact on process metallurgy.
• Scoping studies, supported by bench scale laboratory tests.
• Pre- feasibility studies supported by batch or continuous mini-plants.
• Definitive feasibility studies supported by a pilot-plant continuous testing demonstration plant as required.

ANSTO Minerals has extensive experience in managing all of the above development steps.

ANSTO is a Registered Research Service Provider for the R&D Tax Incentive.